functions/Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory.ps1
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function Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory { <# .SYNOPSIS Reduces the size of the backup and restore history tables by deleting old entries for backup sets. .DESCRIPTION Reduces the size of the backup and restore history tables by deleting the entries for backup sets. Can be used at server level, in this case a retention period -KeepDays can be set (default is 30 days). Can also be used at database level, in this case the complete history for the database(s) is deleted. The backup and restore history tables reside in the msdb database. To periodically remove old data from backup and restore history tables it is recommended to schedule the agent job sp_delete_backuphistory from the SQL Server Maintenance Solution created by Ola Hallengren (https://ola.hallengren.com). .PARAMETER SqlInstance The target SQL Server instance or instances. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher. .PARAMETER SqlCredential Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Windows and SQL Authentication supported. Accepts credential objects (Get-Credential) .PARAMETER KeepDays The number of days of history to keep. Defaults to 30 days. .PARAMETER Database The database(s) to process. If unspecified, all databases will be processed. .PARAMETER InputObject Enables piped input from Get-DbaDatabase .PARAMETER WhatIf Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed. .PARAMETER Confirm Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command. .PARAMETER 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. .NOTES Tags: Delete Author: IJeb Reitsma Website: https://dbatools.io Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT .LINK https://dbatools.io/Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory -SqlInstance sql2016 Prompts for confirmation then deletes backup and restore history on SQL Server sql2016 older than 30 days (default period) PS C:\> Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory -SqlInstance sql2016 -KeepDays 100 -Confirm:$false Remove backup and restore history on SQL Server sql2016 older than 100 days. Does not prompt for confirmation. PS C:\> Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory -SqlInstance sql2016 -Database db1 Prompts for confirmation then deletes all backup and restore history for database db1 on SQL Server sql2016 PS C:\> Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2016 | Remove-DbaDbBackupRestoreHistory -WhatIf Remove complete backup and restore history for all databases on SQL Server sql2016 #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, ConfirmImpact = 'High')] param ( [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$SqlInstance, [parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [PSCredential]$SqlCredential, [int]$KeepDays = 30, [string[]]$Database, [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database[]]$InputObject, [switch]$EnableException ) begin { $odt = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$KeepDays) } process { foreach ($instance in $SqlInstance) { try { $server = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $instance -SqlCredential $sqlcredential } catch { Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance -Continue } if (-not $Database) { try { if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($server, "Remove backup/restore history before $($odt) for all databases")) { # While this method is named DeleteBackupHistory, it also removes restore history $server.DeleteBackupHistory($odt) $server.Refresh() } } catch { Stop-Function -Message "Could not remove backup/restore history on $server" -Continue } } else { $InputObject += $server.Databases | Where-Object { $_.Name -in $Database } } } foreach ($db in $InputObject) { try { $servername = $db.Parent.Name if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess("$db on $servername", "Remove complete backup/restore history")) { # While this method is named DeleteBackupHistory, it also removes restore history $db.DropBackupHistory() $db.Refresh() } } catch { Stop-Function -Message "Could not remove backup/restore history for database $db on $servername" -Continue } } } } |