New-DbaDbSnapshot

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Synopsis

Creates database snapshots

Description

Creates database snapshots without hassles

Syntax

New-DbaDbSnapshot
    [[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeDatabase] <Object[]>]
    [-AllDatabases]
    [[-Name] <String>]
    [[-NameSuffix] <String>]
    [[-Path] <String>]
    [-Force]
    [[-InputObject] <Database[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSnapshot -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -Database HR, Accounting

Creates snapshot for HR and Accounting, returning a custom object displaying Server, Database, DatabaseCreated, SnapshotOf, SizeMB, DatabaseCreated, PrimaryFilePath, Status, Notes

Example: 2

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSnapshot -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -Database HR -Name HR_snap

Creates snapshot named "HR_snap" for HR

Example: 3

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSnapshot -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -Database HR -NameSuffix 'fool_{0}_snap'

Creates snapshot named "fool_HR_snap" for HR

Example: 4

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSnapshot -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -Database HR, Accounting -Path F:\snapshotpath

Creates snapshots for HR and Accounting databases, storing files under the F:\snapshotpath\ dir

Example: 5

PS C:\> Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database df | New-DbaDbSnapshot

Creates a snapshot for the database df on sql2016

Optional Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.

-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.

-Database

The database(s) to process - this list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all databases will be processed.

-ExcludeDatabase

The database(s) to exclude - this list is auto-populated from the server

-AllDatabases

Creates snapshot for all eligible databases

-Name

The specific snapshot name you want to create. Works only if you target a single database. If you need to create multiple snapshot,
you must use the NameSuffix parameter

-NameSuffix

When you pass a simple string, it'll be appended to use it to build the name of the snapshot. By default snapshots are created with yyyyMMdd_HHmmss suffix
You can also pass a standard placeholder, in which case it'll be interpolated (e.g. '{0}' gets replaced with the database name)

-Path

Snapshot files will be created here (by default the file structure will be created in the same folder as the base db)

-Force

Databases with Filestream FG can be snapshotted, but the Filestream FG is marked offline
in the snapshot. To create a "partial" snapshot, you need to pass -Force explicitly
NB: You can't then restore the Database from the newly-created snapshot.
For details, check https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb895334.aspx

-InputObject

Allows Piping from Get-DbaDatabase

-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

Shows what would happen if the command were to run

-Confirm

Prompts for confirmation of every step.