Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup

Reference

Module:: SQLPS

Removes an availability group.

Syntax

Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup
      [-Path] <String[]>
      [-Script]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup
      [-InputObject] <AvailabilityGroup[]>
      [-Script]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup cmdlet removes an availability group in AlwaysOn Availability Groups. You can run this cmdlet on any instance of SQL Server that has AlwaysOn Availability Groups enabled on a Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) node that has security credentials for the availability group.

Examples

Example 1: Remove an availabity group

PS C:\> Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup -Path "SQLSERVER:\Sql\Server\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG"

This command removes the availability group named MainAG. You can run this command on any server instance that hosts an availability replica for the availability group.

Example 2: Remove all availability groups

PS C:\> Get-ChildItem "SQLSERVER:\Sql\Server\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups" | Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup

This command gets all availability groups that have availability replicas in the specified location in the SQLSERVER: provider. The command passes them to the current cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. That cmdlet deletes each availability group.

Example 3: Create a script to remove an availability group

PS C:\> Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup -Path "SQLSERVER:\Sql\Server\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG" -Script

This command creates a Transact-SQL script that removes the availability group named MainAG. The command does not perform this action.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-InputObject

Specifies availability group that this cmdlet removes.

Type:	AvailabilityGroup[]
Position:	2
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Path

Specifies the path of the availability group that this cmdlet removes.

Type:	String[]
Position:	2
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Script

Indicates that this cmdlet returns a Transact-SQL script that performs the task that this cmdlet performs.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
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:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AvailabilityGroup