After reading this book, we hope you feel more comfortable using dbatools to manage multiple SQL Server instances, databases, and features. You now know plenty of commands and procedures to make your work life easier.
In this penultimate chapter, we wanted to introduce you to one more feature that can take your dbatools experience to the next level: the ability to change the way the module works so you can adapt it to your needs. Think of it like our version of Tools > Options, or File > Preferences. We offer similar options using the dbatools configuration system, which can change settings like date/time formatting and connection timeouts.
Throughout the chapter, we’ll walk you through the configuration commands that can help manage your dbatools preferences, and we will also cover the logging system to help you troubleshoot any issues you encounter.
For most people reading this book, the default configuration values work well. Others in specialized environments may need to modify their configuration settings to ensure that PSRemoting uses SSL, for example. They may also need to change the log retention settings to adhere to company policy.