| Author | Stuart Moore (@napalmgram) , Chrissy LeMaire (@cl) |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Disable-DbaFilestream on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Disable-DbaFilestream.
Sets the status of FileStream on specified SQL Server instances both at the server level and the instance level
Connects to the specified SQL Server instances, and sets the status of the FileStream feature to the required value
To perform the action, the SQL Server instance must be restarted. By default we will prompt for confirmation for this action, this can be overridden with the -Force switch
Disable-DbaFilestream
[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
[[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
[[-Credential] <PSCredential>]
[-Force]
[-EnableException]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Disable-DbaFilestream -SqlInstance server1\instance2
Prompts for confirmation. Disables filestream on the service and instance levels.
PS C:\> Disable-DbaFilestream -SqlInstance server1\instance2 -Confirm:$false
Does not prompt for confirmation. Disables filestream on the service and instance levels.
PS C:\> Get-DbaFilestream -SqlInstance server1\instance2, server5\instance5, prod\hr | Where-Object InstanceAccessLevel -gt 0 | Disable-DbaFilestream -Force
Using this pipeline you can scan a range of SQL instances and disable filestream on only those on which it's enabled.
The target SQL Server instance or instances. Defaults to localhost.
| Alias | |
| Required | True |
| Pipeline | true (ByPropertyName) |
| Default Value |
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.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | true (ByPropertyName) |
| Default Value |
Login to the target server using alternative credentials.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | true (ByPropertyName) |
| Default Value |
Restart SQL Instance after changes. Use this parameter with care as it overrides whatif.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | False |
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.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | False |
Shows what would happen if the command runs. The command is not run unless Force is specified.
| Alias | wi |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Prompts you for confirmation before running the command.
| Alias | cf |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |