| Author | Bryan Hamby (@galador) |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Get-DbaAvailableCollation on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Get-DbaAvailableCollation.
Return available collations for a given SQL Server
Returns the list of collations available on each SQL Server.
Only the connect permission is required to get this information.
Get-DbaAvailableCollation
[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
[[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
[-EnableException]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Get-DbaAvailableCollation -SqlInstance sql2016
Gets all the collations from server sql2016 using NT authentication
The target SQL Server instance or instances. Only connect permission is required.
| Alias | |
| Required | True |
| Pipeline | true (ByValue) |
| 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 | false |
| Default Value |
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 |