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AddAFDatabase Class

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AddAFDatabase Class

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Last UpdatedDec 15, 2025
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AddAFDatabase Class

Add an AF Database

The Add-AFDatabase cmdlet will add a new AF Database to a specified AF Server.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  InternalCommand
    Cmdlet
      PSCmdlet
        OSIsoft.PowerShellOSICmdletBase
          OSIsoft.PowerShellAddAFDatabase

Namespace: OSIsoft.PowerShell
Assembly: OSIsoft.PowerShell (in OSIsoft.PowerShell.dll) Version: 2.2.3.0 (2.2.3.952)

Syntax

[CmdletAttribute("Add", "AFDatabase", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
public class AddAFDatabase : OSICmdletBase

<CmdletAttribute("Add", "AFDatabase", SupportsShouldProcess := true)>
Public Class AddAFDatabase
	Inherits OSICmdletBase

Dim instance As AddAFDatabase

[CmdletAttribute(L"Add", L"AFDatabase", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
public ref class AddAFDatabase : public OSICmdletBase

[<CmdletAttribute("Add", "AFDatabase", SupportsShouldProcess = true)>]
type AddAFDatabase =  
    class
        inherit OSICmdletBase
    end

The AddAFDatabase type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	AddAFDatabase

Properties

	Name	Description
	AFServer	AFServer object representing the AF Server on which to add the database
	Default	Make the AF Database to be added the default database
	DefaultPIServerName	Specify the name of the default PI Server to be associated with this database
	Description	Description for the AF Database to add to the specified AF Server
	Name	Name of the AF Database to add to the specified AF Server

Examples

Add-AFDatabase -Name MyNewDB -AFServer (Get-AFServer -Default)

This example will add a new AF Database to the default AF Server in the local AF Servers list.

Examples

Add-AFDatabase -Name MyNewDB -AFServer (Get-AFServer -Name "PIAF1")

This example will add the AF Database "MyNewDB" to the AF Server "PIAF1".

Examples

Add-AFDatabase -Name MyNewDB -Description "New Corporate AF Database" -Default -AFServer -DefaultPIServerName "DEFPISERV" (Get-AFServer -Name "PIAF1")

This example will add an AF Database called "MyNewDB" to the AF Server "PIAF1" with a description and specified default PI Server and the new AF Database will be set as the default database.

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