https://github.com/dataplat/dbaclone

👯 Clone SQL Server databases using PowerShell previously named PSDatabaseClone
https://github.com/dataplat/dbaclone

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👯 Clone SQL Server databases using PowerShell previously named PSDatabaseClone

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dataplat/dbaclone
• Owner: dataplat
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-07-25T13:04:32.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: development
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-15T14:45:01.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T16:45:28.780Z (9 months ago)
• Language: PowerShell
• Homepage: https://github.com/sqlcollaborative/dbaclone/wiki
• Size: 2.22 MB
• Stars: 133
• Watchers: 18
• Forks: 28
• Open Issues: 21
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • Changelog: changelog.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# dbaclone

 dbaclone is a PowerShell module for creating SQL Server database images and clones.

It enables administrator to supply environments with database copies that are a fraction of the original size.

Do you have any ideas for new commands? Please propose them as [issues](https://github.com/sqlcollaborative/dbaclone/issues) and let us know what you'd like to see.

Bug reports should also be filed under this repository's issues section.

Take a look at the [wiki](https://github.com/sqlcollaborative/dbaclone/wiki) to get more information on how to install, configure and use dbaclone.

## Why use dbaclone

* Save lots of space provisioning data to other locations

* Spend less time provisioning databases

* Create multiple local copies of a database from the same image

* Make sure there tests are accurate with up-to-date data

## Usage scenarios

There are multiple scenarios where you could use the module with

* Supply developers with a local copy of the database

* Provision non-production servers with production data

* Implement a CI/CD pipeline with production like copies

## Prerequisites

As with every piece of software we need to set some prerequisites to make this module work.

* Windows 10 (Professional, Enterprise or Education) or Windows Server 2012 R2 (Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter) and up

* PowerShell 5 or above

* SQL Server instance for saving image and clone information (dbaclone database)

* SQL Server instance to create the images (can be the same as for saving the information)

* Enough space to save to save one copy of the database (size of the image is the size of the database)

## How does it work

The process consists of the following steps:

1. Setup the module

2. Create an image of the database

3. Create a clone based on an image

It's that easy.

## Planned for future releases

* Default directories for the images

* Creation of multiple disks for a single database to rebuild original file structure