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Copy-DbaAgentOperator

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NAME Copy-DbaAgentOperator



SYNOPSIS

Copy-DbaAgentOperator migrates operators from one SQL Server to another.





SYNTAX

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

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

[[-Operator] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeOperator] <System.Object[]>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException

<Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

By default, all operators are copied. The -Operators parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and

can be used to copy only specific operators.



If the associated credentials for the operator do not exist on the destination, it will be skipped. If the

operator 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



-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



-ExcludeOperator [<System.Object[]>]

The operators(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 Operator will be dropped and recreated on Destination.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Operator [<System.Object[]>]

The operator(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all operators 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, Operator

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-DbaAgentOperator -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster



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

exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

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



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaAgentOperator -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Operator PSOperator

-SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force



Copies only the PSOperator operator from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and

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

recreated because -Force was used.

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



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



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



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaAgentOperator