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Database.Backup Method (String, Boolean, Boolean, array<BackupLocation[], Boolean, String)

Provides programmatic access to Backup operations for a Database with six parameters.

Namespace:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Backup ( _
    file As String, _
    allowOverwrite As Boolean, _
    backupRemotePartitions As Boolean, _
    locations As BackupLocation(), _
    applyCompression As Boolean, _
    password As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim file As String
Dim allowOverwrite As Boolean
Dim backupRemotePartitions As Boolean
Dim locations As BackupLocation()
Dim applyCompression As Boolean
Dim password As String

instance.Backup(file, allowOverwrite, _
    backupRemotePartitions, locations, _
    applyCompression, password)
public void Backup(
    string file,
    bool allowOverwrite,
    bool backupRemotePartitions,
    BackupLocation[] locations,
    bool applyCompression,
    string password
)
public:
void Backup(
    String^ file, 
    bool allowOverwrite, 
    bool backupRemotePartitions, 
    array<BackupLocation^>^ locations, 
    bool applyCompression, 
    String^ password
)
member Backup : 
        file:string * 
        allowOverwrite:bool * 
        backupRemotePartitions:bool * 
        locations:BackupLocation[] * 
        applyCompression:bool * 
        password:string -> unit 
public function Backup(
    file : String, 
    allowOverwrite : boolean, 
    backupRemotePartitions : boolean, 
    locations : BackupLocation[], 
    applyCompression : boolean, 
    password : String
)

Parameters

  • allowOverwrite
    Type: System.Boolean
    true if overwrite of the target is enabled; otherwise, false.  
  • backupRemotePartitions
    Type: System.Boolean
    true if remote partitions are subject to backup; otherwise, false. 
  • locations
    Type: array<Microsoft.AnalysisServices.BackupLocation[]
    If locations is specified, then remote partitions are backed up on their servers using the same file name as defined in this parameter. 
  • applyCompression
    Type: System.Boolean
    true if compression is to be used; otherwise, false. 
  • password
    Type: System.String
    The password text to apply to the backup. 

Remarks

Security noteSecurity Note

For each backup file, the user who runs the backup command must have permission to write to the backup location specified for each file. Also, the user must have one of the following roles: a member of a server role for the Analysis Services instance or a member of a database role with Full Control (Administrator) permissions on the database to be backed up.