Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover

Reference

Module:: Az.IotHub

Invoke failover process for the IoT Hub to the geo-paired disaster recovery region.

Syntax

Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover
      [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
      [-Name] <String>
      [-AsJob]
      [-PassThru]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover
      [-InputObject] <PSIotHub>
      [-AsJob]
      [-PassThru]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover
      [-ResourceId] <String>
      [-AsJob]
      [-PassThru]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

It will trigger the failover your IoT hub to the secondary location. This action will cause down time and telemetry loss to your solution. This is a long running operation and could take several minutes to finish. Please exercise with caution when using it.

Examples

Example 1

Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover -ResourceGroupName "myresourcegroup" -Name "myiothub"

Initiating failover process of "myiothub" IoT Hub.

Example 2

Invoke-AzIotHubManualFailover -ResourceGroupName "myresourcegroup" -Name "myiothub" -AsJob

Initiating failover process of "myiothub" IoT Hub in the background.

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

-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

-InputObject

Iot Hub Object

Type:	PSIotHub
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Name of the Iot Hub

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

-PassThru

Allows to return the boolean object. 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

-ResourceGroupName

Name of the Resource Group

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ResourceId

Iot Hub Resource Id

Type:	String
Position:	0
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

Inputs

PSIotHub

String

Outputs

Boolean