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NAME Copy-DbaXESession
SYNOPSIS
Migrates SQL Extended Event Sessions except the two default sessions, AlwaysOn_health and system_health.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaXESession [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-XeSession] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeXeSession]
<System.Object[]>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Migrates SQL Extended Event Sessions except the two default sessions, AlwaysOn_health and system_health.
By default, all non-system Extended Events are migrated.
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
-ExcludeXeSession [<System.Object[]>]
The Extended Event Session(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, existing Extended Events sessions on Destination with matching names from Source
will be dropped.
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
-XeSession [<System.Object[]>]
The Extended Event Session(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all
Extended Event Sessions will be processed.
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, ExtendedEvent, XEvent
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-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all Extended Event sessions from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows credentials.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -SourceSqlCredential $cred
Copies all Extended Event sessions from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and
Windows credentials for sqlcluster.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the command were executed.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -XeSession CheckQueries,
MonitorUserDefinedException
Copies only the Extended Events named CheckQueries and MonitorUserDefinedException from sqlserver2014a to
sqlcluster.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaXESession
SYNOPSIS
Migrates SQL Extended Event Sessions except the two default sessions, AlwaysOn_health and system_health.
SYNTAX
Copy-DbaXESession [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [-Destination]
<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]
[[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-XeSession] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeXeSession]
<System.Object[]>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Migrates SQL Extended Event Sessions except the two default sessions, AlwaysOn_health and system_health.
By default, all non-system Extended Events are migrated.
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
-ExcludeXeSession [<System.Object[]>]
The Extended Event Session(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, existing Extended Events sessions on Destination with matching names from Source
will be dropped.
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
-XeSession [<System.Object[]>]
The Extended Event Session(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all
Extended Event Sessions will be processed.
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, ExtendedEvent, XEvent
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-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all Extended Event sessions from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows credentials.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -SourceSqlCredential $cred
Copies all Extended Event sessions from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and
Windows credentials for sqlcluster.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the command were executed.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Copy-DbaXESession -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -XeSession CheckQueries,
MonitorUserDefinedException
Copies only the Extended Events named CheckQueries and MonitorUserDefinedException from sqlserver2014a to
sqlcluster.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaXESession