Quick API call to copy a model to another server

[MarianMatula]

Hello,
is there a way how to run two BIMservers on one database with feature first BIMserver only write and second only read data?

Thank's for your help.

[rubendel]

Currently no. The underlying database we use (BerkeleyDB) does have facilities for this, so it should be possible to implement without too many changes to BIMserver.

[MarianMatula]

Thank you, we may eventually do that. But we are still asking for one option. Is it possible to copy complete project data from one database to another? That would solve our problem. One server would be used to upload files ifc and the other to read and display projects.

Thank's for your help.

[rubendel]

Entire projects no, but you can add a service to a project A on BIMserver 1 that will - for each checkin - upload the model to a selected project B on BIMserver 2. This second server will however have to process the whole IFC (and geometry) again, probably not what you want.

Currently planned is the following feature: An API call will be added which allows you to "copy" a Revision to another server. This will also copy the generated geometry as-is, so it should be quite fast and not require much processing power on the second server.

[MarianMatula]

Thank you, what you plan to do is exactly what we need. We are very excited about it. Can you please estimate when this will be implemented?

Thank's again and good luck. :)

[rubendel]

No sorry no estimates, depends entirely on how many other projects/features/bugs have more priority, I'd say somewhere this year.

[rubendel]

I'll rename this issue and leave it open