Schedule repository backups

As part of repository maintenance, you can schedule full dump or hotcopy backups and specify the number of backup files to retain. You can also back up your repositories to the CollabNet Cloud.

Select Repositories in the main navigation bar and click Backup Schedule.
In the Backup Schedule page, select the type of backup:
- Cloud Services Backup -- this feature requires an account with CollabNet Cloud Service; when you register, you get 250 MB of free storage.
- Full Dump Backup
- Hotcopy Backup -- full backup including hook scripts and configuration files; faster than the dump options
In the New Jobs tab, select one or more repositories to back up.
Specify how often and at what times you want the repositories backed up.
Enter the number of backup files you want to retain.
You will see this option if you selected full dump or hotcopy backup. A value of zero will preserve all backup files.

Note: Dump files created on demand from the repository list are not affected by this setting. Only backups created by this schedule are cleaned up.
Select whether you want the Use deltas option. This option is available for full dump or hotcopy backups. The advantage of selecting it is reduced file size. However, the dump files are more CPU-intensive to create and cannot be easily compressed or filtered.
Click Create.
Note: The backup job runs, compares the current HEAD revision of the repository with the latest copy of the backed up files. If there are no changes found between the repository and the latest backup files, the job is skipped.

In the Administration > Jobs page, you can see the active, scheduled, and completed backup jobs. Here's an example:

Completed and scheduled repository backups

Backups created using the hotcopy or dump options are stored in the location specified in Administration > Server Settings > Backup Directory. The default location is data/dumps in the directory where you installed Subversion Edge.

Tip: With Subversion Edge 3.0.0 and later, it is possible to schedule more than one backup job for a repository. For example, you can set up an hourly cloud backup, a daily hot copy backup, and a monthly repository dump.

You can also replace an existing job with the new schedule — on the Existing Jobs tab, select the job and click Replace.