Copy repository contents

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Perform the following steps to copy the contents of an existing repository server into a newly installed repository server:

  1. Install the new repository server software.

  2. Stop the existing and new repository servers.

  3. Copy the entire contents of the repository backingstore directory from the existing repository server to the corresponding location on the newly installed repository server.

    The default location for the backingstore directory ( <datadir>/repository-data ) is: UNIX/opt/cloudbees/sda/repository-data WindowsC:\ProgramData\CloudBees\Software Delivery Automation\repository-data