Subversion for Administrators — A 1-day course

Synopsis

This course aims to extend the skills of system administrators so that they can administer Subversion repository servers and advise of best practices in the use of Subversion.

The course will also cover:

Strategies for migrating to Subversion from other version control systems such as CVS and Perforce
Details of the process of integrating Subversion with Apache
Overview the Subversion API and how to call it from scripting languages such as Perl or Python
Integration of Subversion with other tools such as Emacs, Ant and Eclipse

Suitable for

System administrators who need to install and maintain the Subversion software and Subversion repositories.

Prerequisites

Attendees are expected to have:

User level knowledge of working with Subversion
Relevant general system administration experience in the operating system(s) they are going to be administering Subversion
Knowledge of installation and configuration of Apache (see note below)

Note: Where Administrators do not have experience of the installation and configuration of Apache, a two day intensive introduction to Apache for System Administrators is available. In addition, there is a two day module on Perl programming for Subversion Administrators and advanced Subversion users.

Delivery

Instructor lead in-house training with a great deal of hands-on practice.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

A schedule of dates for this course is not currently available. Please call 0800 651 0338 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.

Course Contents

Rapid overview of subversion use

Repository Administration

Designing the repository directory layout
Using file backup systems with the repository
Dumping and loading repository contents
Berkeley DB vs. native-filesystem based repository
Accessing a repository server over a network
Using SSH and the svn protocol
Using HTTP / SHTTP to access the repository server via Apache WebDav and the mod_dav_svn module
Repository permissions
- Apache authentication and access control

Migrating from other version control systems

Migrating release histories
Migration principles and strategies
Understanding the Subversion Dumpfile format
Migrating from CVS to Subversion using cvs2svn
Migrating from Perforce to Subversion
Overview of VCP and RevML and their use in migrating from Visual SourceSafe to Subversion
Apache Integration Issues
Authentication, authorisation and encryption
Compression
DAV autoversioning
Troubleshooting mod_dav_svn problems

Best Practices - Use Cases and Patterns

Committing changes - importance of good commit messages
Branching and merging
Working with vendor branches
Integration of version control with testing and integration
Handling releases
Understanding the design, implementation and possible uses of Hook Scripts
Integration of Subversion with other tools
Emacs
Eclipse
Ant
Integrating with Visual Studio.Net via AnkhSVN
Web-Based repository interfaces
- View CVS
- SVN::Web

Introduction to and overview of the Subversion APIs

Understanding the organisation and inter-relations of the SVN libraries
APR and Core SVN libraries
Client library
Repository access library
Repository library
Filesystem library
Using Subversion from Perl
Using Subversion from Python

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