[p4] Perforce Backup question

[G2345C]

I understand now. So let say i change my backup script
to, start checkpoint--->start server--->tar
$P4ROOT/depots. While the "tar" operation is going on,
some one make a label or add a file, what is going to
happen to the database if we have to restore? Will it
be OK to restore even a new label or new file is
added?

Thanks


--- Dan Bloch <6.02e23 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, GC345C-
> 
> You're right that the server only has to be
> unavailable during the
> checkpoint, but the rest of your process can be
> improved.
> 
> You don't need to, or want to, copy all of $P4ROOT. 
> All you want to copy is
> the depot.  Everything else is already in the
> checkpoint.  And the depot can
> be copied after the checkpoint, since it isn't a
> problem if there are depot
> revisions that aren't in the database.  They're just
> ignored and/or
> overwritten as necessary.
> 
> Finally you might want to think about rsync for your
> depot copy, which makes
> copying even a large depot quite fast.
> 
> Regards,
>  Dan
> 
> On 1/17/07, G2345C <g2345c at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I am trying to reduce the downtime of our back up,
> so
> > here i have a question, What we are doing right
> now
> > is:
> > 1/ shut down p4 server
> > 2/ make checkpoint and journal p4d -jc
> > 3/ copy $P4ROOT to a save place
> > 4/ Start Server
> >
> > The problem is that our depot is too big that step
> 3
> > (copy) is taking too long.  I am thinking of
> Mirror
> > $P4ROOT, that has the following steps:
> > 1/ shut down P4 server
> > 2/ make checkpoint and journal p4d -jc
> > 3/ stop the Mirror
> > 4/ Start P4 server
> > 5/ Copy the Mirror to a save place
> > 6/ Turn the Mirror back on
> > Is it doable? and any good or not good about it?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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