Get-SqlAgentJob

Gets a SQL Agent Job object for each job that is present in the target instance of SQL Agent.

Syntax

Get-SqlAgentJob
   [[-Name] <String>]
   [[-Path] <String>]
   [-AccessToken <PSObject>]
   [-TrustServerCertificate]
   [-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
   [-Encrypt <String>]
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlAgentJob
   [[-ServerInstance] <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [-ConnectionTimeout <Int32>]
   [[-Name] <String>]
   [-AccessToken <PSObject>]
   [-TrustServerCertificate]
   [-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
   [-Encrypt <String>]
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlAgentJob
   [[-Name] <String>]
   [-InputObject] <JobServer>
   [-AccessToken <PSObject>]
   [-TrustServerCertificate]
   [-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
   [-Encrypt <String>]
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-SqlAgentJob cmdlet gets a SQL Agent Job object for each job that is present in the target instance of SQL Agent. If the name of the job is provided, the cmdlet gets only this specific job object.

This cmdlet supports the following modes of operation to get a collection of Job objects:

  • Specify the path of the SQL Agent instance.
  • Pass the instance of the SQL Agent in the input.
  • Invoke the cmdlet in a valid context.

Examples

Example 1: Get all Job instances from the specified server instance

PS C:\> Get-SqlAgent -ServerInstance MyServerInstance | Get-SqlAgentJob
Name                      Owner                Category                  Enabled    CurrentRunStatus     DateCreated               LastModified              JobID
----                      -----                --------                  -------    ----------------     -----------               ------------              -----
MyJob1                    Owner                [Uncategorized (Local)]   True       Idle                 6/2/2016 10:21:44 AM      6/2/2016 10:21:44 AM      841255df-06e8-43ef-b798-3... 
MyJob2                    Owner                [Uncategorized (Local)]   True       Idle                 5/31/2016 2:40:58 PM      6/1/2016 5:09:40 PM       995b296a-cd35-4505-868a-3... 
MyJob3                    Owner                [Uncategorized (Local)]   True       Idle                 5/25/2016 12:13:56 PM     5/25/2016 12:13:56 PM     01d2e61a-9a90-4f77-98f4-e...

This command gets all Job instances in the server instance named 'MyServerInstance'.

Example 2: Get a job instance by name from the specified server instance

PS C:\> Get-SqlAgent -ServerInstance MyServerInstance | Get-SqlAgentJob -Name MyJob1
Name                      Owner                Category                  Enabled    CurrentRunStatus     DateCreated               LastModified              JobID
----                      -----                --------                  -------    ----------------     -----------               ------------              -----
MyJob1                    Owner                [Uncategorized (Local)]   True       Idle                 6/2/2016 10:21:44 AM      6/2/2016 10:21:44 AM      841255df-06e8-43ef-b798-3...

This command gets the Job instance named 'MyJob1' in the Server Instance named 'MyServerInstance'.

Parameters

-AccessToken

The access token used to authenticate to SQL Server, as an alternative to user/password or Windows Authentication.

This can be used, for example, to connect to SQL Azure DB and SQL Azure Managed Instance using a Service Principal or a Managed Identity.

The parameter to use can be either a string representing the token or a PSAccessToken object as returned by running Get-AzAccessToken -ResourceUrl https://database.windows.net.

This parameter is new in v22 of the module.

Type:PSObject
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ConnectionTimeout

Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a server connection before a time-out failure. The time-out value must be an integer Value between 0 and 65534. If 0 is specified, connection attempts do not time out.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies a PSCredential object used to specify the credentials for a SQL Server login that has permission to perform this operation.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Encrypt

The encryption type to use when connecting to SQL Server.

This value maps to the Encrypt property SqlConnectionEncryptOption on the SqlConnection object of the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient driver.

In v22 of the module, the default is Optional (for compatibility with v21). In v23+ of the module, the default value will be 'Mandatory', which may create a breaking change for existing scripts.

This parameter is new in v22 of the module.

Type:String
Accepted values:Mandatory, Optional, Strict
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-HostNameInCertificate

The host name to be used in validating the SQL Server TLS/SSL certificate. You must pass this parameter if your SQL Server instance is enabled for Force Encryption and you want to connect to an instance using hostname/shortname. If this parameter is omitted then passing the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to -ServerInstance is necessary to connect to a SQL Server instance enabled for Force Encryption.

This parameter is new in v22 of the module.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Specifies a SQL Management Objects (SMO) object representing the SQL Server Agent being targeted.

Type:JobServer
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the Job object that this cmdlet gets. The name may or may not be case-sensitive, depending on the collation of the SQL Server where the SQL Agent is running.

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Path

Specifies the path to the Agent of SQL Server on which this cmdlet runs the operation. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the cmdlet uses the current working location.

Type:String
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ProgressAction

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by the Write-Progress cmdlet. The Write-Progress cmdlet creates progress bars that show a command's status.

Type:ActionPreference
Aliases:proga
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ServerInstance

Specifies, as a string array, the name of an instance of SQL Serverwhere the SQL Agent is running. For default instances, only specify the computer name: MyComputer. For named instances, use the format ComputerName\InstanceName.

Type:String[]
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-TrustServerCertificate

Indicates whether the channel will be encrypted while bypassing walking the certificate chain to validate trust.

In v22 of the module, the default is $true (for compatibility with v21). In v23+ of the module, the default value will be '$false', which may create a breaking change for existing scripts.

This parameter is new in v22 of the module.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

System.Object