How to make a copy of the repository

Here is a nice article on how to make a copy of the “Oslo” repository so you can later restore it to its previous state https://blogs.msdn.com/modelcitizen/archive/2009/04/06/how-to-clean-up-the-repository.aspx. This is great for experimenting with the repository and for edit debug cycles with domains. The steps are essentially what we do internally at Microsoft.