I'm trying to implement automatic backups on my Tableau servers. I'm referencing the information located here:
http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/server-maintenance
I'm using the server's task scheduler to create the schedule. I see that the script should be inserted on the Ations tab. Am I supposed to just type the commands in Notepad and then save the file in the Tableau bin directory? (The instructions don't say.)
On our server I use the Windows Task Scheduler to execute the attached DOS batch file. The backuped files are stored in the .../Tableau/backups directory and the batch files reside in the .../Tableau/Scripts directory, both of which I created.
The scheduler simply points to where ever your script is located. It is up to you to provide the file path that gets to tabadmin. To help things along, I also added the bin path to my "Path" environment variable:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\PROGRA~2\IBM\SQLLIB\BIN;C:\PROGRA~2\IBM\SQLLIB\FUNCTION;D:\Application\Tableau\7.0\bin
(Correct, that path isn't the stock default, it's one the company I work for requires). Now I don't have to worry about being in the bin folder when executing tabadmin commands -- nice
