Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification

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Synopsis

Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification migrates server audit specifications from one SQL Server to another.

Description

By default, all audits are copied. The -AuditSpecification parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific audits.

If the audit specification already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.

Syntax

Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification
    [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter>
    [[-SourceSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [-Destination] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-AuditSpecification] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeAuditSpecification] <Object[]>]
    [-Force]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster

Copies all server audits from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows credentials to connect. If audits with the same name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -AuditSpecification tg_noDbDrop -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force

Copies a single audit, the tg_noDbDrop audit from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials to connect to sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials to connect to sqlcluster. If an audit
specification with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.

Example: 3

PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAuditSpecification -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force

Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.

Required Parameters

-Source

Source SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher.

-Destination

Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.

Optional Parameters

-SourceSqlCredential

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.

-DestinationSqlCredential

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.

-AuditSpecification

The Server Audit Specification(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all Server Audit Specifications will be processed.

-ExcludeAuditSpecification

The Server Audit Specification(s) to exclude. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server

-Force

If this switch is enabled, the Audits Specifications will be dropped and recreated on Destination.

-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

If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run.

-Confirm

If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state.