functions/Get-DbaAgentLog.ps1
function Get-DbaAgentLog { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the "SQL Agent Error Log" of an instance .DESCRIPTION Gets the "SQL Agent Error Log" of an instance. Returns all 10 error logs by default. .PARAMETER SqlInstance The SQL Server instance, or instances. .PARAMETER SqlCredential Allows you to login to servers using SQL Logins as opposed to Windows Auth/Integrated/Trusted. .PARAMETER LogNumber An Int32 value that specifies the index number of the error log required. Error logs are listed 0 through 9 where 0 is the current error log and 9 is the oldest. .PARAMETER Silent Use this switch to disable any kind of verbose messages .NOTES Tags: Logging Website: https://dbatools.io Copyright: (C) Chrissy LeMaire, clemaire@gmail.com License: GNU GPL v3 https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0 .LINK https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaAgentLog .EXAMPLE Get-DbaAgentLog -SqlInstance sql01\sharepoint Returns the entire error log for the SQL Agent on sql01\sharepoint .EXAMPLE Get-DbaAgentLog -SqlInstance sql01\sharepoint -LogNumber 3, 6 Returns log numbers 3 and 6 for the SQL Agent on sql01\sharepoint .EXAMPLE $servers = "sql2014","sql2016", "sqlcluster\sharepoint" $servers | Get-DbaAgentLog -LogNumber 0 Returns the most recent SQL Agent error logs for "sql2014","sql2016" and "sqlcluster\sharepoint" #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [Alias("ServerInstance", "SqlServer")] [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$SqlInstance, [Alias("Credential")] [PSCredential] $SqlCredential, [ValidateRange(0, 9)] [int[]]$LogNumber, [switch]$Silent ) process { foreach ($instance in $SqlInstance) { Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Attempting to connect to $instance" try { $server = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $instance -SqlCredential $SqlCredential } catch { Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance -Continue } if ($LogNumber) { foreach ($number in $lognumber) { try { foreach ($object in $server.JobServer.ReadErrorLog($number)) { Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Processing $object" Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty ComputerName -value $server.NetName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty InstanceName -value $server.ServiceName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty SqlInstance -value $server.DomainInstanceName # Select all of the columns you'd like to show Select-DefaultView -InputObject $object -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, LogDate, ProcessInfo, Text } } catch { Stop-Function -Continue -Target $server -Message "Could not read from SQL Server Agent" } } } else { try { foreach ($object in $server.JobServer.ReadErrorLog()) { Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Processing $object" Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty ComputerName -value $server.NetName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty InstanceName -value $server.ServiceName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty SqlInstance -value $server.DomainInstanceName # Select all of the columns you'd like to show Select-DefaultView -InputObject $object -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, LogDate, ProcessInfo, Text } } catch { Stop-Function -Continue -Target $server -Message "Could not read from SQL Server Agent" } } } } } |