Get-DbaServerRole

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Synopsis

Gets the list of server-level roles.

Description

Gets the list of server-level roles for SQL Server instance.

Syntax

Get-DbaServerRole
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-ServerRole] <String[]>]
    [[-ExcludeServerRole] <String[]>]
    [-ExcludeFixedRole]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Get-DbaServerRole -SqlInstance sql2016a

Outputs list of server-level roles for sql2016a instance.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Get-DbaServerRole -SqlInstance sql2017a -ExcludeFixedRole

Outputs the server-level role(s) that are not fixed roles on sql2017a instance.

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances. Server version must be SQL Server version 2005 or higher.

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.

-ServerRole

Server-Level role to filter results to that role only.

-ExcludeServerRole

Server-Level role to exclude from results.

-ExcludeFixedRole

Filter the fixed server-level roles. Only applies to SQL Server 2017 that supports creation of server-level roles.

-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.