Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime

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Synopsis

Gets execution and estimated completion time information for queries

Description

Gets execution and estimated completion time information for queries

Percent complete will show for the following commands

ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE
AUTO_SHRINK option with ALTER DATABASE
BACKUP DATABASE
DBCC CHECKDB
DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP
DBCC CHECKTABLE
DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
DBCC SHRINKDATABASE
DBCC SHRINKFILE
RECOVERY
RESTORE DATABASE
ROLLBACK
TDE ENCRYPTION

For additional information, check out https://blogs.sentryone.com/loriedwards/patience-dm-exec-requests/ and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-exec-requests-transact-sql

The command will only return queries that provide estimated completion time, all other running queries will be filtered out.

Syntax

Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeDatabase] <Object[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime -SqlInstance sql2016

Gets estimated completion times for queries performed against the entire server

Example: 2

PS C:\> Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime -SqlInstance sql2016 | Select-Object *

Gets estimated completion times for queries performed against the entire server PLUS the SQL query text of each command

Example: 3

PS C:\> Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime -SqlInstance sql2016 | Where-Object { $_.Text -match 'somequerytext' }

Gets results for commands whose queries only match specific text (match is like LIKE but way more powerful)

Example: 4

PS C:\> Get-DbaEstimatedCompletionTime -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database Northwind,pubs,Adventureworks2014

Gets estimated completion times for queries performed against the Northwind, pubs, and Adventureworks2014 databases

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

SqlLogin 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..

-Database

The database(s) to process - this list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all databases will be processed.

-ExcludeDatabase

The database(s) to exclude - this list is auto-populated from the server

-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.