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NAME Copy-DbaAgentJob
SYNOPSIS
Copy-DbaAgentJob migrates jobs from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaAgentJob [[-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter>] [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-Job]
<System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeJob] <System.Object[]>] [-DisableOnSource <Switch>] [-DisableOnDestination <Switch>]
[-Force <Switch>] [[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job[]>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
By default, all jobs are copied. The -Job parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used
to copy only specific jobs.
If the job already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.
PARAMETERS
-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
-DisableOnDestination [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, the newly migrated job will be disabled on the destination server.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DisableOnSource [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, the job will be disabled on the source server.
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
-ExcludeJob [<System.Object[]>]
The job(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 Job will be dropped and recreated on Destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job[]>]
Piped in jobs from Get-DbaAgentJob
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Job [<System.Object[]>]
The job(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all jobs will be processed.
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, Job
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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all jobs from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If jobs with the same name exist on
sqlcluster, they will be skipped.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Job PSJob -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force
Copies a single job, the PSJob job from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and
Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If a job with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and
recreated because -Force was used.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force
Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaAgentJob -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a | Where-Object Category -eq "Report Server" | Copy-DbaAgentJob
-Destination sqlserver2014b
Copies all SSRS jobs (subscriptions) from AlwaysOn Primary SQL instance sqlserver2014a to AlwaysOn Secondary SQL
instance sqlserver2014b
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaAgentJob
SYNOPSIS
Copy-DbaAgentJob migrates jobs from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaAgentJob [[-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter>] [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-Job]
<System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeJob] <System.Object[]>] [-DisableOnSource <Switch>] [-DisableOnDestination <Switch>]
[-Force <Switch>] [[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job[]>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
By default, all jobs are copied. The -Job parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used
to copy only specific jobs.
If the job already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.
PARAMETERS
-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
-DisableOnDestination [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, the newly migrated job will be disabled on the destination server.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DisableOnSource [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, the job will be disabled on the source server.
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
-ExcludeJob [<System.Object[]>]
The job(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 Job will be dropped and recreated on Destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job[]>]
Piped in jobs from Get-DbaAgentJob
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Job [<System.Object[]>]
The job(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all jobs will be processed.
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, Job
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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all jobs from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If jobs with the same name exist on
sqlcluster, they will be skipped.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Job PSJob -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force
Copies a single job, the PSJob job from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and
Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If a job with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and
recreated because -Force was used.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentJob -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force
Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaAgentJob -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a | Where-Object Category -eq "Report Server" | Copy-DbaAgentJob
-Destination sqlserver2014b
Copies all SSRS jobs (subscriptions) from AlwaysOn Primary SQL instance sqlserver2014a to AlwaysOn Secondary SQL
instance sqlserver2014b
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaAgentJob