Yes, each repository is a distinct Subversion repository. We have about 300 Subversion users located in different departments and 171 repositories.
-----Original Message----- From: Nico Kadel-Garcia <nka...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 6:58 AM To: Morin, Michael <michael.mo...@maine.gov> Cc: users@subversion.apache.org Subject: Re: Moving the entire SVN instance to a newer Windows server EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the State of Maine Mail System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 6:16 AM Morin, Michael <michael.mo...@maine.gov> wrote: > > In my case, I have no choice in the matter of what server and OS to move to. > We don’t use VisualSVN. We just use Tortoise with Subversion. When we last > did a migration from one Windows server to another, it was a tedious process > of contacting the users of the repository, asking them if the repo should be > migrated or archived, setting a date for the migration, telling the users to > make any outstanding commits, locking down the repository, migrating the > repository, informing users of the new URL of the repository, and asking the > users to confirm their ability to access the repo and verifying everything > works as expected. This was done for each repository. This process took us > about 4 ½ months. I’d like to avoid taking that long this time around. *Ouch*. Been there, done that. I'm assuming that each repo is, indeed, an entirely distinct Subversion repo rather than all being distributed under one master repo? That makes migration much, much safer. > Mike Morin > > Senior Programmer Analyst > > MaineIT, Department of Administrative and Financial Services > > (207)592-6134 > >
