Copy-DbaInstanceAudit

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Synopsis

Copy-DbaInstanceAudit migrates server audits from one SQL Server to another.

Description

By default, all audits are copied. The -Audit parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific audits.

If the audit already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.

Syntax

Copy-DbaInstanceAudit
    [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter>
    [[-SourceSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [-Destination] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Audit] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeAudit] <Object[]>]
    [[-Path] <String>]
    [-Force]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster

Copies all server audits from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If audits with the same name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Audit tg_noDbDrop -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force

Copies a single audit, the tg_noDbDrop audit from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If an audit with the same name exists
on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.

Example: 3

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force

Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.

Example: 4

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver-0 -Destination sqlserver-1 -Audit audit1 -Path 'C:\audit1'

Copies audit audit1 from sqlserver-0 to sqlserver-1. The file path on sqlserver-1 will be set to 'C:\audit1'.

Required Parameters

-Source

Source SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher.

-Destination

Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.

Optional Parameters

-SourceSqlCredential

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.

-DestinationSqlCredential

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.

-Audit

The audit(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all audits will be processed.

-ExcludeAudit

The audit(s) to exclude. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server.

-Path

Destination file path. If not specified, the file path of the source will be used (or the default data directory).

-Force

If this switch is enabled, the audits will be dropped and recreated on Destination.

-EnableException

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.

-WhatIf

If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run.

-Confirm

If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state.