EA repository backup

[SwissSteve]

Hi,

I was wondering what is the best approach to backing up a DB EA repository.

[SwissSteve]

Found the batch XMI command and was wondering if it is possible to run this command outside of EA. then I could setup a script ot perform this export nightly, this would be probably better than doing a DB backup.

Any thoughts from the forum?

[SwissSteve]

For anyone who is interested, I decided to use XMI to export my model
from a C# batch application that I use to publish the HTML version of the model + import into Confluence

For the record here is the line I added

    // Seems the method is touchly abot the format of the path c;/ etc will run but no output or warning

    Uri XMIFileName = new Uri(path.WebSite + "/XMLBackup/backup.xml");
  
    // The GUID is format {xxxxxxx-xxx-xxx-etc}

    string res = project.ExportPackageXMI(path.RootGUID, EA.EnumXMIType.xmiEADefault, 1, 3, 1, 1, XMIFileName.LocalPath);

I just gave the root GUID of the model as I wanted to export all packages from root.
    

[Oliver F.]

Found the batch XMI command and was wondering if it is possible to run this command outside of EA. then I could setup a script ot perform this export nightly, this would be probably better than doing a DB backup.

Any thoughts from the forum?

We use the baseline functionality run from an external daemon.
Each day a new baseline is created so we have the chance to see what has changed in a certain area and to restore it necessary.

HTH

Oliver

[JPHespanha]

You have presented interesting approaches to backup a DB repository.

I've just implemented a repository into PostgreSQL and also a version control supplied by Subversion (SVN). This gives me a sort of backup to the packages under version control, but is not the same as a DB Backup.

I am not a DBA, so I have simpler questions which you might answer:

If I use the backup facilities already existent in the database, should I consider:

1. Inclusion of Blob data;
2. Inclusion of OID's?

Apparently, and just checking the schema, none of the data types is being used by the EA repository, so I can disable their support in the backup. Is that so?