Removes a database from a SQL Server Database Engine instance.

Remove-SqlDscDatabase -ServerObject <Server> -Name <String> [-Force] [-Refresh]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-SqlDscDatabase -DatabaseObject <Database> [-Force] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

This command removes a database from a SQL Server Database Engine instance.

$serverObject = Connect-SqlDscDatabaseEngine -InstanceName 'MyInstance'
$databaseObject = $serverObject | Get-SqlDscDatabase -Name 'MyDatabase'
$databaseObject | Remove-SqlDscDatabase

Removes the database named MyDatabase.

$serverObject = Connect-SqlDscDatabaseEngine -InstanceName 'MyInstance'
$serverObject | Remove-SqlDscDatabase -Name 'MyDatabase'

Removes the database named MyDatabase.

$serverObject = Connect-SqlDscDatabaseEngine -InstanceName 'MyInstance'
$serverObject | Remove-SqlDscDatabase -Name 'MyDatabase' -Force

Removes the database named MyDatabase without prompting for confirmation.

Specifies a database object to remove.

Type: Database
Parameter Sets: DatabaseObject
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Specifies that the database should be removed without any confirmation.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Specifies the name of the database to be removed.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: ServerObject
Aliases:

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

Specifies that the ServerObject's databases should be refreshed before trying to remove the database object. This is helpful when databases could have been modified outside of the ServerObject, for example through T-SQL. But on instances with a large amount of databases it might be better to make sure the ServerObject is recent enough, or pass in DatabaseObject.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: ServerObject
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Specifies current server connection object.

Type: Server
Parameter Sets: ServerObject
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

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