SQLServer Module in PowerShell
If you are not already
using this modal as a DBA it’s well worth a go.
In it you will find some great ways to administrate your database
servers from your desk top.
To install it just
open ISE and type:-
Install-Module –Name SQLServer
Or to get the very latest
(at the time of writing)
Install-Module -Name
SqlServer -RequiredVersion 21.1.18080
You might find that you
don’t have admin permissions to install it for all users, you can get round
this by installing just for your user with:-
Install-Module -Name
SqlServer -Scope CurrentUser
Also you may get an
issue as parts of this modal may exist, so go for the below that will allow
overwrite:-
Install-Module -Name
SqlServer –AllowClobber
So the whole thing:-
Install-Module -Name SqlServer -RequiredVersion
21.1.18068 -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber
So what can it do?
Well almost anything,
have a look for yourself here:-
Get-Command -Module SqlServer -CommandType
Cmdlet | Out-GridView
But here are a few of
the top picks I think are worth an explore.
Get-SQLErrorLog
Use this to search the
SQL error log for set words or strings, can be very useful for looking for
stack dumps or log in failures.
New-SQLAvailbilityGroupListner
Does what it says on
the tin, there are a number of availability group modules that are worth a
look.
Start-SQLInstance ,
Stop-SQLinstance
Great for controlling
SQL from afar.
Remove-SQlLogin.
Again great if you need
to remove a login on all servers quickly.
Have a look about, and
tell me your favourite commands.
