Thanks Aravind, I found what I was looking for. On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8:06:29 AM UTC-7 Aravind SV wrote:
> Searching for “backup” in GoCD’s documentation should provide you all the > information regarding it. > > https://docs.gocd.org > > > On Fri, 27 May 2022 at 15:57, Tim Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From what tool do I perform the backup? I don't see anything in Perforce >> to do this. I am assuming it is performed through the GoCD user interface >> on the server? >> >> On Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 2:43:21 AM UTC-7 Aravind SV wrote: >> >>> There’s also the maintenance mode >>> <https://docs.gocd.org/current/advanced_usage/maintenance_mode.html>, >>> which helps make sure that nothing is running and no one is able to run >>> anything new. I don’t remmeber if you can run a backup during that time, >>> but it could be used to wind everything down in preparation. >>> >>> I second everything Chad said regarding the file system speed etc. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Aravind >>> >>> * From*: Chad Wilson >>> * Subject*: Re: [go-cd] H2 Database Backup >>> * To*: [email protected] >>> * Date*: Wed, 25 May 2022 10:43:31 +0800 >>> Hi Tim >>> >>> Not sure if you are aware, but you can schedule GoCD's backup which will >>> prevent interactions temporarily while it takes a database backup, so not >>> sure you need to "schedule downtime" as much as schedule the backups in the >>> middle of the morning and set user expectations if the server is otherwise >>> expected to be up 24/7. >>> >>> For a rough rule of thumb, the build.gocd.org database is ~5GB and >>> anecdotally I think takes a minute or so to complete, zipping to a 1GB DB >>> file. This will likely vary depending on the resources your GoCD server has >>> (as the H2 BACKUP operation is done in memory) and the file system speed >>> for where your DB is stored and your output "artifacts" dir. >>> >>> -Chad >>> >>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 9:58 PM Tim Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, I am new to GoCD and want to take a backup of our rather large >>>> H2 database +4 gigs. Has anyone done this before and remember about how >>>> long the backup took? I want to schedule downtime for this, but want a >>>> ball park figure of how long to plan on. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "go-cd" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/7e492020-871d-41e7-aea6-18fd31da5127n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/7e492020-871d-41e7-aea6-18fd31da5127n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "go-cd" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAA1RwH_JnmbSRLXtZomyoTYLiXGKUp4bvL0e2WHdnTmhJu1Mug%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAA1RwH_JnmbSRLXtZomyoTYLiXGKUp4bvL0e2WHdnTmhJu1Mug%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "go-cd" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/96c0bc20-7c41-4b82-8d21-9e2c9924821fn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/96c0bc20-7c41-4b82-8d21-9e2c9924821fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "go-cd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/fc27b4e9-4bbe-4fe6-b95e-4db7d106eedan%40googlegroups.com.
