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Copy-DbaAgentAlert

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NAME Copy-DbaAgentAlert



SYNOPSIS

Copy-DbaAgentAlert migrates alerts from one SQL Server to another.





SYNTAX

Copy-DbaAgentAlert [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]

<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]

[[-Alert] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeAlert] <System.Object[]>] [-IncludeDefaults <Switch>] [-Force <Switch>]

[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

By default, all alerts are copied. The -Alert parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be

used to copy only specific alerts.



If the alert already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.





PARAMETERS

-Alert [<System.Object[]>]

The alert(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all alerts will be

processed.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Destination [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-DestinationSqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EnableException [<Switch>]

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.

This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables

advanced scripting.

Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own

try/catch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ExcludeAlert [<System.Object[]>]

The alert(s) to exclude. This list is auto-populated from the server.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<Switch>]

If this switch is enabled, the Alert will be dropped and recreated on Destination.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-IncludeDefaults [<Switch>]

Copy SQL Agent defaults such as FailSafeEmailAddress, ForwardingServer, and PagerSubjectTemplate.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Source [<DbaInstanceParameter>]

Source SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SourceSqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: Migration, Agent

Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



Requires: sysadmin access on SQL Servers



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentAlert -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster



Copies all alerts from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows credentials. If alerts with the same name exist

on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentAlert -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Alert PSAlert -SourceSqlCredential $cred

-Force



Copies a only the alert named PSAlert from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a

and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If an alert with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped

and recreated because -Force was used.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentAlert -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force



Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaAgentAlert