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NAME Invoke-DbaDbClone
SYNOPSIS
Clones a database schema and statistics
SYNTAX
Invoke-DbaDbClone [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>] [[-SqlCredential]
<Pscredential>] [[-Database] <System.String[]>] [[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database[]>]
[[-CloneDatabase] <System.String[]>] [-ExcludeStatistics <Switch>] [-ExcludeQueryStore <Switch>]
[-UpdateStatistics <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Clones a database schema and statistics.
This can be useful for testing query performance without requiring all the space needed for the data in the
database.
Read more:
- https://sqlperformance.com/2016/08/sql- ... nedatabase
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... -statistic
s-only
Thanks to Microsoft Tiger Team for the code and idea https://github.com/Microsoft/tigertoolbox/
PARAMETERS
-CloneDatabase [<System.String[]>]
The name(s) to clone to.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Database [<System.String[]>]
The database to clone - this list is auto-populated from the server.
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
-ExcludeQueryStore [<Switch>]
Exclude the QueryStore data in the cloned database
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ExcludeStatistics [<Switch>]
Exclude the statistics in the cloned database
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database[]>]
Enables piping from Get-DbaDatabase
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SqlCredential [<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
-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
The target SQL Server instance or instances.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-UpdateStatistics [<Switch>]
Update the statistics prior to cloning (per Microsoft Tiger Team formula)
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: Statistics, Performance, Clone
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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Invoke-DbaDbClone -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database mydb -CloneDatabase myclone
Clones mydb to myclone on sql2016
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database mydb | Invoke-DbaDbClone -CloneDatabase myclone, myclone2
-UpdateStatistics
Updates the statistics of mydb then clones to myclone and myclone2
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Invoke-DbaDbClone
SYNOPSIS
Clones a database schema and statistics
SYNTAX
Invoke-DbaDbClone [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>] [[-SqlCredential]
<Pscredential>] [[-Database] <System.String[]>] [[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database[]>]
[[-CloneDatabase] <System.String[]>] [-ExcludeStatistics <Switch>] [-ExcludeQueryStore <Switch>]
[-UpdateStatistics <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Clones a database schema and statistics.
This can be useful for testing query performance without requiring all the space needed for the data in the
database.
Read more:
- https://sqlperformance.com/2016/08/sql- ... nedatabase
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... -statistic
s-only
Thanks to Microsoft Tiger Team for the code and idea https://github.com/Microsoft/tigertoolbox/
PARAMETERS
-CloneDatabase [<System.String[]>]
The name(s) to clone to.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Database [<System.String[]>]
The database to clone - this list is auto-populated from the server.
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
-ExcludeQueryStore [<Switch>]
Exclude the QueryStore data in the cloned database
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ExcludeStatistics [<Switch>]
Exclude the statistics in the cloned database
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database[]>]
Enables piping from Get-DbaDatabase
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SqlCredential [<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
-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
The target SQL Server instance or instances.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-UpdateStatistics [<Switch>]
Update the statistics prior to cloning (per Microsoft Tiger Team formula)
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: Statistics, Performance, Clone
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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Invoke-DbaDbClone -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database mydb -CloneDatabase myclone
Clones mydb to myclone on sql2016
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database mydb | Invoke-DbaDbClone -CloneDatabase myclone, myclone2
-UpdateStatistics
Updates the statistics of mydb then clones to myclone and myclone2
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Invoke-DbaDbClone