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Get-DbaWindowsLog
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NAME Get-DbaWindowsLog
SYNOPSIS
Gets Windows Application events associated with an instance
SYNTAX
Get-DbaWindowsLog [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>] [[-Start]
<Datetime>] [[-End] <Datetime>] [[-Credential] <Pscredential>] [[-MaxThreads] <Int>] [[-MaxRemoteThreads] <Int>]
[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Gets Windows Application events associated with an instance
PARAMETERS
-Credential [<Pscredential>]
Credential to be used to connect to the Server. Note this is a Windows credential, as this command requires we
communicate with the computer and not with the SQL instance.
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
-End [<Datetime>]
Default: Now
Retrieve all events that happened before this timestamp
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MaxRemoteThreads [<Int>]
Default: 2
The maximum number of parallel threads that are executed on the target sql server.
These processes will cause considerable CPU load, so a low limit is advisable in most scenarios.
Any value lower than 1 disables the limit
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MaxThreads [<Int>]
Default: Unlimited
The maximum number of parallel threads used on the local computer.
Given that those will mostly be waiting for the remote system, there is usually no need to limit this.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
The instance(s) to retrieve the event logs from
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Start [<Datetime>]
Default: 1970
Retrieve all events starting from this timestamp.
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: Logging
Author: Drew Furgiuele | Friedrich Weinmann (@FredWeinmann)
Website: https://dbatools.io
Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT
License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>$ErrorLogs = Get-DbaWindowsLog -SqlInstance sql01\\sharepoint
PS C:\\> $ErrorLogs | Where-Object ErrorNumber -eq 18456
Returns all lines in the errorlogs that have event number 18456 in them
This exists to ignore the Script Analyzer rule for Start-Runspace
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaWindowsLog
SYNOPSIS
Gets Windows Application events associated with an instance
SYNTAX
Get-DbaWindowsLog [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>] [[-Start]
<Datetime>] [[-End] <Datetime>] [[-Credential] <Pscredential>] [[-MaxThreads] <Int>] [[-MaxRemoteThreads] <Int>]
[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Gets Windows Application events associated with an instance
PARAMETERS
-Credential [<Pscredential>]
Credential to be used to connect to the Server. Note this is a Windows credential, as this command requires we
communicate with the computer and not with the SQL instance.
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
-End [<Datetime>]
Default: Now
Retrieve all events that happened before this timestamp
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MaxRemoteThreads [<Int>]
Default: 2
The maximum number of parallel threads that are executed on the target sql server.
These processes will cause considerable CPU load, so a low limit is advisable in most scenarios.
Any value lower than 1 disables the limit
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MaxThreads [<Int>]
Default: Unlimited
The maximum number of parallel threads used on the local computer.
Given that those will mostly be waiting for the remote system, there is usually no need to limit this.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
The instance(s) to retrieve the event logs from
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Start [<Datetime>]
Default: 1970
Retrieve all events starting from this timestamp.
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: Logging
Author: Drew Furgiuele | Friedrich Weinmann (@FredWeinmann)
Website: https://dbatools.io
Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT
License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>$ErrorLogs = Get-DbaWindowsLog -SqlInstance sql01\\sharepoint
PS C:\\> $ErrorLogs | Where-Object ErrorNumber -eq 18456
Returns all lines in the errorlogs that have event number 18456 in them
This exists to ignore the Script Analyzer rule for Start-Runspace
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaWindowsLog