The backup command performs a backup of the AccuRev metadata stored in the database as of the time the command is issued. The resulting file is saved under the specified name in the
site_slice\backup directory. You can override the default file location by specifying either of:
After the metadata backup has finished, you can proceed to make backup copies of all the storage files in the repository. You need not make these copies at the same time, or even on the same day. But you eventually must make copies of
all the files in the repository. Users can continue to perform regular AccuRev operations while you’re making the backup copies of the repository files.
In versions prior to 5.0, the backup command was called
backup mark, and it
declared a “checkpoint” of the AccuRev repository, which involved making copies of certain repository files in preparation for backing up AccuRev data. This command produces an error message in AccuRev 5.0.