Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover


Author	Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net
Availability	Windows, Linux, macOS

Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover.

Synopsis

Failover a mirrored database

Description

Failover a mirrored database

Syntax

Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover
    [[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter>]
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <String[]>]
    [[-InputObject] <Database[]>]
    [-Force]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database pubs

Fails over the pubs database on sql2016. Prompts for confirmation.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database pubs | Invoke-DbaDbMirrorFailover -Force -Confirm:$false

Forces the failover of the pubs database on sql2016 and allows data loss.
Does not prompt for confirmation.

Optional Parameters

-SqlInstance

SQL Server name or SMO object representing the primary SQL Server.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-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.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Database

The database or databases to mirror


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-InputObject

Allows piping from Get-DbaDatabase


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	true (ByValue)
Default Value

-Force

Force Failover and allow data loss


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value	False

-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.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value	False

-WhatIf

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


Alias	wi
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Confirm

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


Alias	cf
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value