| Author | Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Test-DbaDbCollation on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Test-DbaDbCollation.
Compares Database Collations to Server Collation
Compares Database Collations to Server Collation
Test-DbaDbCollation
[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
[[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
[[-Database] <Object[]>]
[[-ExcludeDatabase] <Object[]>]
[-EnableException]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Test-DbaDbCollation -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a
Returns server name, database name and true/false if the collations match for all databases on sqlserver2014a.
PS C:\> Test-DbaDbCollation -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -Database db1, db2
Returns information for the db1 and db2 databases on sqlserver2014a.
PS C:\> Test-DbaDbCollation -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a, sql2016 -Exclude db1
Returns information for database and server collations for all databases except db1 on sqlserver2014a and sql2016.
PS C:\> Get-DbaRegServer -SqlInstance sql2016 | Test-DbaDbCollation
Returns db/server collation information for every database on every server listed in the Central Management Server on sql2016.
The target SQL Server instance or instances.
| 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 |
Specifies the database(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all databases will be processed.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Specifies the database(s) to exclude from processing. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server.
| 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 |