Step-by-Step Guide on PerforceDFiles Tool PerforceDFiles is a diagnostic tool used in Perforce Helix Core (P4) to list, analyze, and delete orphaned or corrupted files from the Perforce server’s depot storage directory (P4ROOT). It’s helpful for server maintenance, especially for identifying unused or damaged depot files. When to Use PerforceDFiles Step 1: Download and Install…
1. Introduction Perforce (Helix Core) provides a command-line tool called p4.exe for interacting with the Perforce version control system. To access the server, users must log in using their credentials. This guide covers:✅ Logging in via the Command Line (CLI)✅ Automating login using a Batch File (.bat) 2. Logging into Perforce Using the Command Line…
How to Backup Perforce Server Regular backups of your Perforce data are vital. The key concepts are: Make sure journaling is active Create checkpoints regularly, and Use p4 verify regularly Versioned files A checkpoint is a snapshot or copy of the database at a particular moment in time. A journal is a log that records updates made to the…
DRAFT VERSION Cleaning up Old Checkpoints Playing with Symlink(Softlink) and Redirecting the ROOT folder to drive where we have enough place. Deleting db.have and recreate it manually Display disk space information on the server using “p4 diskspace” Display size information for files in the depot using “p4 sizes” Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about…
Perforce Replication Replication is the duplication of server data from one Perforce Server to another Perforce Server, ideally in real time. You can use replication to: A replica server can function as an up-to-date warm standby system, to be used if the master server fails. Such a replica server requires that both server metadata and…