I can backup and restore databases on Microsoft SQL server Analysis Service 2008 using GUI as from Backup SSAS
I want to schedule backup and restore it to another server every night. so what i did is : I scripted out the backup and restore process from the GUI. Created a new SQL server agent job in database engine and added a "Run SSAS query" step. Copied the scripts to this step. But it fails. the scripts that the GUI copied out look like:
<Backup xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Object>
<DatabaseID>DB</DatabaseID>
</Object>
<File>C:\Backup\DB.abf</File>
<AllowOverwrite>true</AllowOverwrite>
</Backup>
<Restore xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<File>\\server\C$\Backup\DB.abf</File>
<DatabaseName>DB</DatabaseName>
<AllowOverwrite>true</AllowOverwrite>
</Restore>
Any help please?
Fixed- the job step had to be "Run SSAS command" rather than "Run SSAS query"