Backup your repository

When was the last time you backed up your production repository server? Too long? That's what I figured.

It's easy.

Log onto your production server, and sign in with pmrep

pmrep will want your domain name and repository service name. This is why it's helpful to have the admin console loaded so you can reference those names easily. If you're like me, you don't play admin very often, so I tend to forget what the actual names are.

pmrep is kind of an odd command, in that it's an interactive command line program. So, when you run pmrep, you'll have to then run a "connect" command. Once you're connected, then you can run a "backup" command. Type help for a list of possible commands.

For backup, just use -o and give it a filename. Easy.

Another useful command here is "truncatelog" - pass it something like a -t 90 option to remove all logs older than 90 days.