Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory

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Synopsis

Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory removes an alert category.

Description

Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory makes it possible to remove an alert category.
Insure that the category you want to remove is not used with any alerts. If an alert uses this category it will be get the category [Uncategorized].

Syntax

Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [-SqlCredential <PSCredential>]
    [-Category <String[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory -InputObject <AlertCategory[]>
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory -SqlInstance sql1 -Category 'Category 1'

Remove the alert category Category 1 from the instance.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory -SqlInstance sql1 -Category Category1, Category2, Category3

Remove multiple alert categories from the instance.

Example: 3

PS C:\> Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory -SqlInstance sql1, sql2, sql3 -Category Category1, Category2, Category3

Remove multiple alert categories from the multiple instances.

Example: 4

PS C:\> Get-DbaAgentAlertCategory -SqlInstance SRV1 | Out-GridView -Title 'Select SQL Agent alert category(-ies) to drop' -OutputMode Multiple | Remove-DbaAgentAlertCategory

Using a pipeline this command gets all SQL Agent alert category(-ies) on SRV1, lets the user select those to remove and then removes the selected SQL Agent alert category(-ies).

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or greater.

-InputObject

Allows piping from Get-DbaAgentAlertCategory.

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

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.

-Category

The name of the category

-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

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.