You can archive a Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services database by using Analysis Manager or the msmdarch command.
To archive an Analysis Services database using Analysis Manager, use the Archive Database and Archive Database Progress dialog boxes.
To archive an Analysis Services database using Analysis Manager
To archive an Analysis Services database using the msmdarch command, you can use the Command Prompt window.
To archive an Analysis Services database using the msmdarch command
You can also execute the msmdarch command from a .bat file. If you want to schedule execution of a .bat file, you can use Data Transformation Services (DTS) to create an Execute Process task that runs the batch file. The msmdarch command returns an exit code of 1 if it fails.