What Gets Backed Up?

The full_backup.sh command backs up:

• All Git repositories.
• All GitCentric databases.
• All configuration settings: database connection, Gerrit configuration (site/etc), Gerrit hooks (site/hooks), and SSH keys used for replication (site/ssh).

All files are backed up to a .TAR file that is created at the location from which you run the full_backup.sh command. The file is named kando_backup_site_etc_<yyyymmdd>.tar, where <yyyymmdd> is the year, month, and day.

You can move the backup file to, and restore it from, a different location if you choose.

What are the GitCentric Databases?

The GitCentric databases, kando and gcreviewdb, are PostgreSQL databases installed on the GitCentric server. These databases contain all AccuRev stream-Git branch mappings, as well as a history of all import and export activity. Stream-branch mappings are recorded using AccuRev transaction-Git commit pairs. For more information on the GitCentric databases, see Basic Architecture.