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NAME Remove-DbaXESession
SYNOPSIS
Removes Extended Events sessions.
SYNTAX
Remove-DbaXESession [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [-SqlCredential
<Pscredential>] -Session <System.Object[]> [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-DbaXESession [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [-SqlCredential
<Pscredential>] -AllSessions <Switch> [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-DbaXESession -InputObject <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.Session[]> [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This script removes Extended Events sessions on a SQL Server instance.
PARAMETERS
-AllSessions [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, all Extended Events sessions will be removed except the packaged sessions
AlwaysOn_health, system_health, telemetry_xevents.
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.XEvent.Session[]>]
Accepts a collection of XEsession objects as output by Get-DbaXESession.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Session [<System.Object[]>]
Specifies a list of Extended Events sessions to remove.
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. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL
Server version 2008 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: ExtendedEvent, XE, 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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -AllSessions
Removes all Extended Event Session on the sqlserver2014 instance.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -Session xesession1,xesession2
Removes the xesession1 and xesession2 Extended Event sessions.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2017 | Remove-DbaXESession -Confirm:$false
Removes all sessions from sql2017, bypassing prompts.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -Session xesession1 | Remove-DbaXESession
Removes the sessions returned from the Get-DbaXESession function.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Remove-DbaXESession
SYNOPSIS
Removes Extended Events sessions.
SYNTAX
Remove-DbaXESession [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [-SqlCredential
<Pscredential>] -Session <System.Object[]> [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-DbaXESession [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [-SqlCredential
<Pscredential>] -AllSessions <Switch> [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-DbaXESession -InputObject <Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.XEvent.Session[]> [-EnableException <Switch>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This script removes Extended Events sessions on a SQL Server instance.
PARAMETERS
-AllSessions [<Switch>]
If this switch is enabled, all Extended Events sessions will be removed except the packaged sessions
AlwaysOn_health, system_health, telemetry_xevents.
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.XEvent.Session[]>]
Accepts a collection of XEsession objects as output by Get-DbaXESession.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Session [<System.Object[]>]
Specifies a list of Extended Events sessions to remove.
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. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL
Server version 2008 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: ExtendedEvent, XE, 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
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -AllSessions
Removes all Extended Event Session on the sqlserver2014 instance.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Remove-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -Session xesession1,xesession2
Removes the xesession1 and xesession2 Extended Event sessions.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2017 | Remove-DbaXESession -Confirm:$false
Removes all sessions from sql2017, bypassing prompts.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-DbaXESession -SqlInstance sql2012 -Session xesession1 | Remove-DbaXESession
Removes the sessions returned from the Get-DbaXESession function.
RELATED LINKS
https://dbatools.io/Remove-DbaXESession