[p4] checkpoints/backups

[Andrew Dalgleish]

> A while ago (year+) after consulting with support, I came to the
> conclusion that to have an always guaranteed consistent backup with
> a checkpoint, one had to stop the perforce server while the
> checkpoint and 'tar of the depots' ran.
[Andrew Dalgleish]  
This is where a snapshot file system would be good.

> I am wondering what other people do now?  Does anyone else
> stop the server during the 'tar'?
[Andrew Dalgleish]  
I do.
I have an NT server, and I use cygwin to run a bash script to stop/start
Perforce (and some Windows junk) while doing the backup,
>   Has anyone had a problem
> recovering from a disaster because something has happened in
> the 'time gap'?
[Andrew Dalgleish]  
No, and I'm not taking any chances, no matter how improbable.

Regards,
Andrew Dalgleish