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NAME Copy-DbaRegServer
SYNOPSIS
Migrates SQL Server Central Management groups and server instances from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaRegServer [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-Group] <System.String[]>] [-SwitchServerName <Switch>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Copy-DbaRegServer copies all groups, subgroups, and server instances from one SQL Server to another.
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
-Force [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, group(s) will be dropped and recreated if they already exists on destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Group [<System.String[]>]
This is an auto-populated array that contains your Central Management Server top-level groups on Source. You
can specify one, many or none.
If Group is not specified, all groups in your Central Management Server will be copied.
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
-SwitchServerName [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, all instance names will be changed from Source to Destination.
Central Management Server does not allow you to add a shared registered server with the same name as the
Configuration Server.
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-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
All groups, subgroups, and server instances are copied from sqlserver2014a CMS to sqlcluster CMS.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Group Group1,Group3
Top-level groups Group1 and Group3 along with their subgroups and server instances are copied from sqlserver to
sqlcluster.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Group Group1,Group3 -SwitchServerName
-SourceSqlCredential $SourceSqlCredential -DestinationSqlCredential $DestinationSqlCredential
Top-level groups Group1 and Group3 along with their subgroups and server instances are copied from sqlserver to
sqlcluster. When adding sql instances to sqlcluster, if the server name of the migrating instance is "sqlcluster",
it will be switched to "sqlserver".
If SwitchServerName is not specified, "sqlcluster" will be skipped.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaRegServer
SYNOPSIS
Migrates SQL Server Central Management groups and server instances from one SQL Server to another.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaRegServer [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-Group] <System.String[]>] [-SwitchServerName <Switch>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Copy-DbaRegServer copies all groups, subgroups, and server instances from one SQL Server to another.
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
-Force [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, group(s) will be dropped and recreated if they already exists on destination.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Group [<System.String[]>]
This is an auto-populated array that contains your Central Management Server top-level groups on Source. You
can specify one, many or none.
If Group is not specified, all groups in your Central Management Server will be copied.
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
-SwitchServerName [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, all instance names will be changed from Source to Destination.
Central Management Server does not allow you to add a shared registered server with the same name as the
Configuration Server.
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-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
All groups, subgroups, and server instances are copied from sqlserver2014a CMS to sqlcluster CMS.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Group Group1,Group3
Top-level groups Group1 and Group3 along with their subgroups and server instances are copied from sqlserver to
sqlcluster.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaRegServer -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Group Group1,Group3 -SwitchServerName
-SourceSqlCredential $SourceSqlCredential -DestinationSqlCredential $DestinationSqlCredential
Top-level groups Group1 and Group3 along with their subgroups and server instances are copied from sqlserver to
sqlcluster. When adding sql instances to sqlcluster, if the server name of the migrating instance is "sqlcluster",
it will be switched to "sqlserver".
If SwitchServerName is not specified, "sqlcluster" will be skipped.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaRegServer