Add PowerShell example to differential database backup article - #10382
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Added PowerShell instructions for creating a differential database backup, including example usage and prerequisites.
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the SQL Server differential backup documentation to include a PowerShell-based procedure, complementing the existing SSMS and Transact-SQL guidance.
Changes:
- Adds a new “Use PowerShell” section using
Backup-SqlDatabasewith-Incremental. - Adds PowerShell prerequisites, module installation guidance, and an example command.
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| ## <a name="PowerShellProcedure"></a> Use PowerShell | ||
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| > These examples require the SqlServer module. To determine whether it's installed, run `Get-Module -Name SqlServer`. To install it, run `Install-Module -Name SqlServer` in an administrator session of PowerShell. |
| ```powershell | ||
| $credential = Get-Credential | ||
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| Backup-SqlDatabase -ServerInstance Computer[\Instance] -Database <myDatabase> -BackupAction Database -Incremental -Credential $credential |
| # Create a Differential Database Backup (SQL Server) | ||
| [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)] | ||
| Create a differential database backup in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)]. | ||
| Create a differential database backup in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)], or PowerShell. |
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Added PowerShell instructions for creating a differential database backup, including example usage and prerequisites.