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NAME Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup
SYNOPSIS
Removes availability groups on a SQL Server instance.
SYNTAX
Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
[[-SqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-AvailabilityGroup] <System.String[]>] [-AllAvailabilityGroups <Switch>]
[[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AvailabilityGroup[]>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Removes availability groups on a SQL Server instance.
If possible, remove the availability group only while connected to the server instance that hosts the primary
replica.
When the availability group is dropped from the primary replica, changes are allowed in the former primary
databases (without high availability protection).
Deleting an availability group from a secondary replica leaves the primary replica in the RESTORING state, and
changes are not allowed on the databases.
Avoid dropping an availability group when the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) cluster has no quorum.
If you must drop an availability group while the cluster lacks quorum, the metadata availability group that is
stored in the cluster is not removed.
After the cluster regains quorum, you will need to drop the availability group again to remove it from the WSFC
cluster.
For more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t- ... ansact-sql
PARAMETERS
-AllAvailabilityGroups [<Switch>]
Remove all availability groups on an instance.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-AvailabilityGroup [<System.String[]>]
Only remove specific availability groups.
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
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AvailabilityGroup[]>]
Enables piping from Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup.
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. Server version must be SQL Server version 2012 or higher.
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: AvailabilityGroup, HA, AG
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:\\>Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AllAvailabilityGroups
Removes all availability groups on the sqlserver2014 instance. Prompts for confirmation.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AvailabilityGroup ag1, ag2 -Confirm:$false
Removes the ag1 and ag2 availability groups on sqlserver2012. Does not prompt for confirmation.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AvailabilityGroup availabilitygroup1 |
Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup
Removes the availability groups returned from the Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup function. Prompts for confirmation.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup
SYNOPSIS
Removes availability groups on a SQL Server instance.
SYNTAX
Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup [[-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
[[-SqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-AvailabilityGroup] <System.String[]>] [-AllAvailabilityGroups <Switch>]
[[-InputObject] <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AvailabilityGroup[]>] [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Removes availability groups on a SQL Server instance.
If possible, remove the availability group only while connected to the server instance that hosts the primary
replica.
When the availability group is dropped from the primary replica, changes are allowed in the former primary
databases (without high availability protection).
Deleting an availability group from a secondary replica leaves the primary replica in the RESTORING state, and
changes are not allowed on the databases.
Avoid dropping an availability group when the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) cluster has no quorum.
If you must drop an availability group while the cluster lacks quorum, the metadata availability group that is
stored in the cluster is not removed.
After the cluster regains quorum, you will need to drop the availability group again to remove it from the WSFC
cluster.
For more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t- ... ansact-sql
PARAMETERS
-AllAvailabilityGroups [<Switch>]
Remove all availability groups on an instance.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-AvailabilityGroup [<System.String[]>]
Only remove specific availability groups.
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
-InputObject [<Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AvailabilityGroup[]>]
Enables piping from Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup.
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. Server version must be SQL Server version 2012 or higher.
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: AvailabilityGroup, HA, AG
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:\\>Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AllAvailabilityGroups
Removes all availability groups on the sqlserver2014 instance. Prompts for confirmation.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AvailabilityGroup ag1, ag2 -Confirm:$false
Removes the ag1 and ag2 availability groups on sqlserver2012. Does not prompt for confirmation.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup -SqlInstance sqlserver2012 -AvailabilityGroup availabilitygroup1 |
Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup
Removes the availability groups returned from the Get-DbaAvailabilityGroup function. Prompts for confirmation.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup