This page last changed on Dec 13, 2007 by alui.
You can configure Bamboo to automatically create a backup each night, rather than doing a manual export every time.
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- Bamboo will be unavailable while the backup process completes. Depending on the number of builds and tests, the export may take a long time to complete and may require large amounts of disk space. Please make sure you have enough disk space before proceeding.
- Bamboo will not export if it detects that plans are currently being built. Please ensure that you do not have plans building (see 1.2 Viewing Bamboo's Current Activity).
- There is a bug in Bamboo 1.2 which causes the dependency associations to not be exported along with the plans. If you are using Bamboo 1.2, please upgrade to Bamboo 1.2.1 for a fix.
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To specify a backup schedule,
- Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
- Click the 'Scheduled Backups' link in the left navigation column.
- The 'Scheduled Backups' screen will be displayed Click the 'Edit' button.
- In the 'Backup path' field, specify the directory where you want to store your backups. Each backup will be stored as a single file.
Note that backups may require large amounts of disk space. Please make sure you have enough disk space before proceeding.
- In the 'Backup file prefix' field, specify the first part of the filename for all your backup files.
- In the 'Backup file date pattern' field, specify the date/time format for identifying your individual backup files. This will be appended to the 'Backup file prefix' to form the complete filename for your backup files, e.g.:
- if your 'Backup file prefix' is 'bamboo_backup_' and your 'Backup file date pattern' is 'yyyy_MM_dd', then your backup file on 31st July 2007 would be named 'bamboo_backup_2007_07_31'.
- In the 'Backup Frequency' field, specify how often (in days) you want Bamboo to create a backup, e.g.:
- specify '1' to create a backup every day.
- specify '7' to create a backup every week.
- In the 'Backup Time field, specify the time of day at which you want Bamboo to create a backup. Use 24-hour format, e.g. to create a backup at 8.30 PM you would specify '20:30'.
Note that Bamboo will be unavailable for the duration of the backup, so choose a time of day or night when usage is low.
- Select the 'Backup Artifacts' check-box if you want to backup your build artifacts.
- Click the 'Save' button.
Your first backup will run when your server's clock matches the time specified in the 'Backup Time' field.
To disable a scheduled backup,
- Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
- Click the 'Scheduled Backups' link in the left navigation column.
- The 'Scheduled Backups' screen will be displayed, showing your current backup schedule. Click the 'Edit' button.
- Select the 'Disable scheduled backups' check-box.
Your schedule details will be retained, but no automatic backups will be performed.
- Click the 'Save' button.
Screenshot: 'Scheduled Backups'

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