On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 14:41, Christopher Nagel <chrisnagelmi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > This may resolve to a fairly simple operation, but right now I'm a bit in > the weeds and would like to ask your help in charting the best course > forward. > I administer the SVN repository for our workgroup. I started it on a found > copy of svn 1.3.9, but was fortunate to get the repository stored on a NAS > mounted at /svnroot. The SunOS box that svnserve runs on is being > end-of-lifed and we've gotten a shiny new virtual linux box to use. Sounds > great, except now I have to make the move. > I've considered the following: > - add user svn to new system, ensure its UID/GIDs are same as on old system > - install svn 1.3.9 on new system under new user > - move the mount from old system to new, same mount point > - restart svnserve and see if it works > - upgrade svn to latest version in place > Or: > - create new svn user > - install latest version of svn > - export repository on old system (hopefully enough disk space is around) > - wipe disk, mount storage on new system > - create new repository > - import old repository to new (history is preserved?) > Or: > - create new svn user and install latest svn on new system > - move mount to new system > - chown -R * > - let svn update repository structure if it doesn't like it as-is > What's the best way to do this? I'm no linux admin, just a developer who > likes safe code...
Your middle option is best, especially since you're changing OS here too. Shut down svnserve (just to make sure no one commits after you've started your migration - that won't be a deal-breaker but it adds some extra work you'll have to do), then run svnadmin dump to get a portable representation of the repository. Install the latest Subversion on the Linux box, create the repository, then svnadmin load to import your repository. As usual, the fine manual provides: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.reposadmin.maint.html#svn.reposadmin.maint.migrate By doing this, you'll keep your data safe *and* take advantage of the many improvements made to Subversion and the back-end storage over the years since 1.3 was released. You'll also want to look over the Release Notes as they have some information on upgrading as well. http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.6.html http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.5.html http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.4.html
