Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase

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

Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase
    [-InputObject] <AvailabilityDatabase[]>
    [-Script]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

The Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase cmdlet removes availability database from its availability group. The InputObject or Path parameter specifies the availability database.

If you run this cmdlet at the server instance that hosts the primary replica, the cmdlet removes the primary database and all corresponding secondary databases from the availability group.

If you run this cmdlet at a server instance that hosts a secondary replica, the cmdlet removes only the local secondary database from the availability group. The secondary database is no longer joined to the availability group, but other copies of the database continue to be joined.

PS C:\> Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase -Path "SQLSERVER:\Sql\PrimaryServer\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG\AvailabilityDatabases\Database16"

This command removes the availability database named Database16 from the availability group named MainAG. This command runs on the server instance that hosts the primary replica. Therefore, it removes the primary database and all its corresponding secondary databases from the availability group. Data synchronization no longer occurs for this database on any secondary replica.

PS C:\> Get-ChildItem "SQLSERVER:\Sql\PrimaryServer\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG\AvailabilityDatabases" | Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase

This command gets all the availability databases that belong to MainAG, and then passes them to the current cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The current cmdlet removes each availability database.

PS C:\> Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase -Path "SQLSERVER:\Sql\SecondaryServer\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG\AvailabilityDatabases\Database16"

This command removes the secondary database named Database16 from the secondary replica hosted by the server instance named SecondaryServer\Instance. Data synchronization to the removed secondary databases stops. This command does not affect the primary database or any other secondary databases.

To restart data synchronization on this secondary database, rejoin it to the availability group by running the Add-SqlAvailabilityDatabase cmdlet on the same server instance.

PS C:\> Remove-SqlAvailabilityDatabase -Path "SQLSERVER:\Sql\PrimaryServer\InstanceName\AvailabilityGroups\MainAG\AvailabilityDatabases\Database16" -Script

This command creates a Transact-SQL script that removes the availability database named Database16 from the availability group named MainAG. The command does not perform this action.

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

You can pass an availability database to this cmdlet.