Example Details
Hotcopy or rsync the repository to the new location
original location: /usr/local/svn/miller
new location: /u1/svn_spill/miller
With svnhotcopy
svnadmin hotcopy /usr/local/svn/miller /u1/svn_spill/miller
With rsync
Ensure you have blocked access via apache to the repository that you are moving
### Use below config for moving repositories ###
<Location /svn/miller>
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</Location>
Now run the rsync command
rsync -ak /usr/local/svn/miller /u1/svn_spill/miller
Verify each repo is the same size
cd /usr/local/svn/miller
du -s
cd /u1/svn_spill/miller
du -s
If each was the same size, remove original repo
rm -R /usr/local/svn/miller
Symbolic Linking
Create symbolic link (in old repo location) to the new repo location
ln -s /u1/svn_spill/miller /usr/local/svn/miller
Permissions
set proper permissions
chown -R svn:svn /u1/svn_spill/miller
chmod -R g+w /u1/svn_spill/miller
Verify
Browse your repo to make sure it works