MS Analysis Services and NetBackup

[Carlos_V]

Hello!

Someone knows if NB 6.5 can backup MS Analysis Services?

[Andy_Welburn]

Had a quick root around & all I can find is a T/N for BackupExec:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH142988

"...
Backup and Restoration of the SQL Analysis Service (SSAS) database is a Microsoft SQL solution. SQL Analysis Services Database is not a relational database, but a combination of a Database engine, Reporting Services, Analysis Services and the Integration services for Business intelligence applications.  

The Backup Exec agent for SQL Server does not provide the functionality and supportability to Backup of these databases through SQL server node. 

For more information regarding the Backup and restore operations, please refer the following document from Microsoft.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc917611.aspx
..."

But as I say, that's for BE. Can't find anything is the Admin Guides, so unless anyone knows anything different.....?

There was a similar query almost a year ago, but no resolution marked:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-backup-ms-analysis-databases

[Carlos_V]

Thanks.

It seems that NetBackup does not support such applications.

The new version of NB could be?

[Andy_Welburn]

But then I'm not privy to the inner machinations at Symantec!

[Carlos_V]

which one is the best way to backup Analysis Services?

NB is recommended or not for this kind of applications?