On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 08:31, KM <info...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I have an existing older installation of svn 1.4.3 on solaris 8. We are > doing work on Solaris 10 now. To save time I wanted to install svn 1.6.x on > the solaris 10 box and set up a new svn repository for this version of our > project. > > My question is - if i do that how do I later move the existing repositories > from the old server? can i just copy them in, or do i have to dump them and > create empty ones on the new box and load them. Also I assume between 1.4.x > and 1.6.x there are conversions for the databases? > > Eventually the entire solaris 8 will be migrated to Solaris 10 ... just don't > have the resources or time now.
If you're using FSFS and you're staying on the same processor architecture, you may be able to just copy the database over. But a dump/load cycle is the safest way to go and you'll be able to take full advantage of the changes made to FSFS since 1.4 - sharding, packing & rep-sharing - which may result in significant space usage.
