Invoke-AzSqlDatabaseFailover
Failovers a database.
Syntax
Invoke-AzSqlDatabaseFailover
[-DatabaseName] <String>
[-ReadableSecondary]
[-AsJob]
[-PassThru]
[-Force]
[-ServerName] <String>
[-ResourceGroupName] <String>
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Invoke-AzSqlDatabaseFailover cmdlet failovers an Azure SQL database. If the database is in an elastic pool, this command will failover the given database without affecting the other databases in the same elastic pool.
Examples
Example 1
Invoke-AzSqlDatabaseFailover -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup01" -ServerName "Server01" -DatabaseName "Database01"This command will failover the primary replica of the database named "Database01" on the server named "Server01"
Example 2
Invoke-AzSqlDatabaseFailover -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup01" -ServerName "Server01" -DatabaseName "Database01" -ReadableSecondaryThis command will failover the readable secondary replica of the database named "Database01" on the server named "Server01"
Parameters
-AsJob
Run cmdlet in the background
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DatabaseName
The name of the Azure SQL Database to failover.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | Name |
| Position: | 2 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DefaultProfile
The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with Azure.
| Type: | IAzureContextContainer |
| Aliases: | AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Force
Skip confirmation message for performing the action
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PassThru
On Successful execution, returns true. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ReadableSecondary
Failover the readable secondary replica instead of the default primary replica
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ResourceGroupName
The name of the resource group.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ServerName
The name of the Azure SQL Database Server the database is in.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
