New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase
Published 21 March 2023
Creates a new temporary object that holds information about a Azure SQL Database instance.
Syntax
New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase -AzureSqlDatabaseCredential <CredentialsTransferObject> [-Group <Group>] [-AutoDiscoveryEnabled <bool>] [-Databases <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>] New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase -FullName <string> -BaseMonitor <BaseMonitor> [-Group <Group>] [-UserName <string>] [-Password <string>] [-AzureAuthenticationMode <string>] [-AutoDiscoveryEnabled <bool>] [-Databases <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Description
The New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase cmdlet creates a new temporary object that holds information about a Azure SQL Database instance. The returned object needs to be passed to Add-SqlMonitorMonitoredObject, as it does not add anything to SQL Monitor on its own.
Parameters
  
    -AzureSqlDatabaseCredential
    <CredentialsTransferObject>
  
Definitions of the monitored objects to be created, as returned by the New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabaseCredential cmdlet.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | true | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | True (ByValue) | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -FullName
    <String>
  
The full address of the Azure SQL Database server to be monitored, e.g. "sample.database.windows.net".
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | true | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | True (ByValue) | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -BaseMonitor
    <BaseMonitor>
  
The base monitor to add the monitored object to. For more informatiom, see https://documentation.red-gate.com/sm/api/powershell-cmdlet-reference/get-sqlmonitorbasemonitor.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | true | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -Group
    <Group>
  
Group object - use Get-Group or related methods to find the group.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -UserName
    <String>
  
Username to connect to Azure SQL Database instance with.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -Password
    <String>
  
Password to connect to Azure SQL Database instance with.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -AzureAuthenticationMode
    <String>
  
"SqlServerAuthentication", "AzureActiveDirectoryPassword" or "AzureActiveDirectoryIntegrated" authentication mode which is used to connect to Azure SQL Database.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | SqlServerAuthentication | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -AutoDiscoveryEnabled
    <Boolean>
  
Flag to set automatic database discovery.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | True | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -Databases
    <String[]>
  
List of database names that need to be monitored, required if AutoDiscoveryEnabled is false.
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | @() | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  
    -ProgressAction
    <ActionPreference>
  
{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}
| Aliases | None | 
| Required? | false | 
| Position? | named | 
| Default Value | None | 
| Accept Pipeline Input | False | 
| Accept Wildcard Characters | false | 
  <CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847884.aspx.
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
- 
    None.
    
 You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.
Examples
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
$instance = New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase -FullName "sample.database.windows.net" -BaseMonitor $BaseMonitor -UserName "sql_username" -Password "sql_pass" -AzureAuthenticationMode SqlServerAuthentication $instance | Add-SqlMonitorMonitoredObject
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
$azureCredentials = New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabaseCredential -FullName "sample.database.windows.net" -BaseMonitor $BaseMonitor -UserName "sql_username" -Password "sql_pass" -AzureAuthenticationMode SqlServerAuthentication $instance = New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase -AzureSqlDatabaseCredential $azureCredentials $instance | Add-SqlMonitorMonitoredObject
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
$instance = New-SqlMonitorAzureSqlDatabase -FullName "sample.database.windows.net" -BaseMonitor $BaseMonitor -UserName "ad_username" -Password "ad_password" -AzureAuthenticationMode AzureActiveDirectoryPassword $instance | Add-SqlMonitorMonitoredObject