v2.8.4

What's Changed

• VMSS CI fleet: replace AppVeyor with Azure VMSS self-hosted runners by @potatoqualitee in #10414
• Add Import-DbaParquet command by @jovanpop-msft in #10309
• Save-DbaCommunitySoftware - Retry transient download failures (do Save-DbaCommunitySoftware, Install-DbaDarlingData) by @potatoqualitee in #10415
• ci-azure - Split SINGLE into fifths for a 10-way matrix (do ci-azure) by @potatoqualitee in #10417
• Workflows - Cleanup: dead REPL, timeouts, concurrency, reposize fix (do ci-azure) by @potatoqualitee in #10418
• Ci/workflow cleanup by @potatoqualitee in #10419
• Bump the github-actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #10420
• Harden Azure runner scaling and transient CI setup by @potatoqualitee in #10422
• Implement AppVeyor-style Azure runner pools by @potatoqualitee in #10427
• Use Azure tag API for runner pools by @potatoqualitee in #10429
• Update-DbaMaintenanceSolution - Always refresh source by @potatoqualitee in #10424
• Export-DbaRegServer - Support local registered servers by @potatoqualitee in #10425
• CI - Clear stale native exit codes after successful stages (do Test-DbaLastBackup) by @potatoqualitee in #10430
• CI - Retry transient Azure Blob log shipping failures (do Invoke-DbaDbLogShipping) by @potatoqualitee in #10431
• CI - Replace spent VMSS runners immediately (do Test-DbaLastBackup) by @potatoqualitee in #10432
• Find-DbaAgentJob - Add regex Pattern filtering by @potatoqualitee in #10426
• Invoke-ManualPester - Fix -PassThru under Pester 6 by @potatoqualitee in #10433
• Restore-DbaDatabase - Fix copy-only point-in-time chains by @potatoqualitee in #10428
• Update-DbaMaintenanceSolution - Clarify Force warning by @potatoqualitee in #10434
• Set-DbaNetworkCertificate - Honor Force for unsuitable certificates by @potatoqualitee in #10435
• Test-DbaDbCompression - Add ExcludeTable filtering by @potatoqualitee in #10436
• New-DbaDatabase - Add containment type option by @potatoqualitee in #10437
• Restore-DbaDatabase - Allow Managed Instance XTP restore paths by @potatoqualitee in #10438
• ConvertTo-DbaTimeline - Add configurable date format by @potatoqualitee in #10439
• Invoke-DbaDbShrink - Add logical file selection by @potatoqualitee in #10440
• Rename-DbaDatabase - Add type-specific file templates by @potatoqualitee in #10441
• Set-DbaDbCompression - Scope indexed view compression by @potatoqualitee in #10442
• Set-DbaExtendedProtection - Support accepted SPNs by @potatoqualitee in #10443
• Get-DbaDbOrphanUser - Cover contained AG certificate users by @potatoqualitee in #10444
• Format-DbaBackupInformation - Preserve Azure Blob data-file URLs by @potatoqualitee in #10445
• Invoke-ManualPester - Restore Pester 6 discovery for general tests by @potatoqualitee in #10446
• appveyor.prep - Make directory setup idempotent by @potatoqualitee in #10451
• gdr july 2026 by @niphlod in #10452
• AGENTS - Require real integration runners by @potatoqualitee in #10454
• appveyor.prep - Rely on real Azure preparation coverage by @potatoqualitee in #10453
• Copy-DbaDbTableData - Auto-create standard tables from external sources by @potatoqualitee in #10449
• Invoke-DbaDbLogShipping - Add a secondary to an existing configuration by @potatoqualitee in #10450
• Set-DbaTempDbConfig - Allow forced data file reduction by @potatoqualitee in #10448
• Tests - Replace recent mocks with integration coverage by @potatoqualitee in #10455
• Test-DbaBackupStorageCompatibility - Add S3 multipart risk assessment by @potatoqualitee in #10447
• Copy-DbaDbTableData - Preserve destination access tokens by @potatoqualitee in #10457
• new CUs for 2022 and 2025 by @niphlod in #10458
• Set-DbaMaxMemory: Add parameter Credential to be able to pass it to Test-DbaMaxMemory by @andreasjordan in #10465
• Test-DbaMaxDop / Set-DbaMaxDop: Enable reuse of connections by @andreasjordan in #10466
• Fix Availability always reporting cross-platform by @potatoqualitee in #10469
• CI - Skip the Azure access-token test when no credentials are present (do Copy-DbaDbTableData) by @potatoqualitee in #10468
• Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #10464
• Tests - Balance EnableException set/remove in four test files by @andreasjordan in #10470
• Invoke-ManagedComputerCommand - Throw instead of returning nothing and support SQL Server 2025 by @andreasjordan in #10471
• New-DbaFirewallRule - Fix DAC rule failing with a misleading message about a null path by @andreasjordan in #10472
• Get-DbaStartupParameter - Fix Simple losing the drive letter of the paths by @andreasjordan in #10473
• Tests - Make weak throw assertions strict and stop an external outage from failing unrelated PRs by @andreasjordan in #10474
• CLAUDE.md - Keep the (do ...) pattern out of pull request titles by @andreasjordan in #10476
• Sync-DbaAvailabilityGroup - Open one shared dedicated admin connection instead of three by @andreasjordan in #10475

New Contributors

• @jovanpop-msft made their first contribution in #10309

Full Changelog: v2.8.3...v2.8.4