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NAME Copy-DbaInstanceAudit
SYNOPSIS
Copy-DbaInstanceAudit migrates server audits from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaInstanceAudit [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-Audit] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeAudit] <System.Object[]>] [[-Path] <String>] [-Force <Switch>]
[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
By default, all audits are copied. The -Audit parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be
used to copy only specific audits.
If the audit already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.
PARAMETERS
-Audit [<System.Object[]>]
The audit(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all audits
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
-ExcludeAudit [<System.Object[]>]
The audit(s) to exclude. Options for this list are 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 audits will be dropped and recreated on Destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Path [<String>]
Destination file path. If not specified, the file path of the source will be used (or the default data
directory).
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
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-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all server audits from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If audits with the same
name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Audit tg_noDbDrop
-SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force
Copies a single audit, the tg_noDbDrop audit from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for
sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If an audit with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it
will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force
Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver-0 -Destination sqlserver-1 -Audit audit1 -Path 'C:\\audit1'
Copies audit audit1 from sqlserver-0 to sqlserver-1. The file path on sqlserver-1 will be set to 'C:\\audit1'.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaInstanceAudit
SYNOPSIS
Copy-DbaInstanceAudit migrates server audits from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaInstanceAudit [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-Audit] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeAudit] <System.Object[]>] [[-Path] <String>] [-Force <Switch>]
[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
By default, all audits are copied. The -Audit parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be
used to copy only specific audits.
If the audit already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.
PARAMETERS
-Audit [<System.Object[]>]
The audit(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all audits
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
-ExcludeAudit [<System.Object[]>]
The audit(s) to exclude. Options for this list are 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 audits will be dropped and recreated on Destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Path [<String>]
Destination file path. If not specified, the file path of the source will be used (or the default data
directory).
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
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-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all server audits from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If audits with the same
name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Audit tg_noDbDrop
-SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force
Copies a single audit, the tg_noDbDrop audit from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for
sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If an audit with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it
will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force
Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver-0 -Destination sqlserver-1 -Audit audit1 -Path 'C:\\audit1'
Copies audit audit1 from sqlserver-0 to sqlserver-1. The file path on sqlserver-1 will be set to 'C:\\audit1'.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaInstanceAudit