DSCResources/DSC_SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation/en-US/about_SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation.help.txt

.NAME
    SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation
 
.DESCRIPTION
    The `SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation` DSC resource is used to configure default
    locations for user databases. The types of default locations that can be
    changed are Data, Log, and Backup. For more information about database
    default locations, please read the article [Changing the Database Default Locations](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd206993.aspx).
 
    ## Requirements
 
    * Target machine must be running Windows Server 2012 or later.
    * Target machine must be running SQL Server Database Engine 2012 or later.
 
    ## Known issues
 
    All issues are not listed here, see [here for all open issues](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+in%3Atitle+SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation).
 
.PARAMETER InstanceName
    Key - String
    The name of the SQL Server instance to be configured.
 
.PARAMETER Type
    Key - String
    Allowed values: Data, Log, Backup
    The type of database default location to be configured.
 
.PARAMETER Path
    Required - String
    The path to the default directory to be set for the type specified in the parameter Type.
 
.PARAMETER ServerName
    Write - String
    The host name of the SQL Server to be configured. Default value is $env:COMPUTERNAME.
 
.PARAMETER RestartService
    Write - Boolean
    If set to $true then SQL Server and dependent services will be restarted if a change to the configuration is made. The default value is $false.
 
.PARAMETER ProcessOnlyOnActiveNode
    Write - Boolean
    Specifies that the resource will only determine if a change is needed if the target node is the active host of the SQL Server instance.
 
.PARAMETER IsActiveNode
    Read - Boolean
    Returns if the current node is actively hosting the SQL Server instance.
 
.EXAMPLE 1
 
This example shows how to manage database default locations for Data, Logs, and Backups for SQL Server.
 
In the event this is applied to a Failover Cluster Instance (FCI), the
ProcessOnlyOnActiveNode property will tell the Test-TargetResource function
to evaluate if any changes are needed if the node is actively hosting the
SQL Server Instance.
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
        $SqlAdministratorCredential
    )
 
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'SqlServerDsc'
 
    node localhost
    {
        SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation 'Set_SqlDatabaseDefaultDirectory_Data'
        {
            ServerName = 'sqltest.company.local'
            InstanceName = 'DSC'
            ProcessOnlyOnActiveNode = $true
            Type = 'Data'
            Path = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server'
 
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlAdministratorCredential
        }
 
        SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation 'Set_SqlDatabaseDefaultDirectory_Log'
        {
            ServerName = 'sqltest.company.local'
            InstanceName = 'DSC'
            ProcessOnlyOnActiveNode = $true
            Type = 'Log'
            Path = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server'
 
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlAdministratorCredential
        }
 
        SqlDatabaseDefaultLocation 'Set_SqlDatabaseDefaultDirectory_Backup'
        {
            ServerName = 'sqltest.company.local'
            InstanceName = 'DSC'
            ProcessOnlyOnActiveNode = $true
            Type = 'Backup'
            Path = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server'
 
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlAdministratorCredential
        }
    }
}