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Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile

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

 

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

Synopsis

Returns calculations on the database virtual log files for database on a SQL instance.

Description

Having a transaction log file with too many virtual log files (VLFs) can hurt database performance.

Too many VLFs can cause transaction log backups to slow down and can also slow down database recovery and, in extreme cases, even affect insert/update/delete performance.

References:
http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/kimberly/transaction-log-vlfs-too-many-or-too-few/
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saponsqlserver/archive/2012/02/22/too-many-virtual-log-files-vlfs-can-cause-slow-database-recovery.aspx

If you've got a high number of VLFs, you can use Expand-SqlTLogResponsibly to reduce the number.

Syntax

Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeDatabase] <Object[]>]
    [-IncludeSystemDBs]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

 

Examples

 

Example: 1
PS C:\> Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile -SqlInstance sqlcluster

Returns all user database virtual log file counts for the sqlcluster instance.

Example: 2
PS C:\> Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile -SqlInstance sqlserver | Where-Object {$_.Total -ge 50}

Returns user databases that have 50 or more VLFs.

Example: 3
PS C:\> @('sqlserver','sqlcluster') | Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile

Returns all VLF information for the sqlserver and sqlcluster SQL Server instances. Processes data via the pipeline.

Example: 4
PS C:\> Measure-DbaDbVirtualLogFile -SqlInstance sqlcluster -Database db1, db2

Returns VLF counts for the db1 and db2 databases on sqlcluster.

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.

Alias
Required True
Pipeline true (ByValue)
Default Value

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.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Database

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
-ExcludeDatabase

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
-IncludeSystemDBs

If this switch is enabled, system database information will be displayed.

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