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RE: CVS Best Practice: cvs in conjunction with nfs?
From: |
Arthur Barrett |
Subject: |
RE: CVS Best Practice: cvs in conjunction with nfs? |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:57:25 +1100 |
Kenneth,
> I recall from long ago being advised not
> to nfs mount the cvs repository.
Yes that is the best advice.
Whilst Larry's suggestions are good, I would also like to point out that
if your repository becomes corrupt that:
A) you may not know of the corruption unless you are looking/testing for
it
B) there are no failsafe automated tools for testing the integrity of
CVS repositories
C) once a repository is corrupt, there is little chance to rescue the
data short of restoring a backup
D) no-one will sympathise with your predicament since the repository is
stored on a network share (NFS or SAMBA)
With the prevalence and low cost of iSCSI SAN alternatives I do not
think that there is any reason to use NFS/SAMBA/Network Shares for a CVS
repository today (if indeed there ever was).
Regards,
Arthur Barrett