the dirty dozen: windows powershell scripts for the busy dba ike ellis

The Dirty Dozen: Windows PowerShell Scripts for the Busy DBAIke Ellis

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About Me

AaronNelson

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Talking SQL Server from PowerShell

There are several different approaches to working with SQL Server from PowerShell

.NET

SMO

Cmdlets

SQL PowerShell ADO.NET

Windows PowerShell

SQL Provider

WMI

The SQL Server 2012 PowerShell Provider

Once you’re inside the SQL Server Provider for PowerShell you have a lot of options besides just working with databases inside of the Relational Engine

Analysis Services

Data Collection

Integration Services

Registrations

Utility

Policy Management

Server Extended Events

Database Engine

PowerShell for SQL ServerTraversing the SQLSERVER:\SQL\ Provider 101

If you know how to navigate Object Explorer in SSMS you already know how to navigate the SQL Server PowerShell Provider

To navigate to an instance it looks like this:SQLSERVER:\SQL\LocalHost\Default\DatabasesTo get to a named instance on a remote server it’s like this:SQLSERVER:\SQL\ProdSQL01\R2\Databases

SQLPSXmake things easy on yourself. Download this now!

First: Don’t Script, write PowerShell Functions instead

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/06/26/don-t-write-scripts-write-powershell-functions.aspx

Second: Don’t write code directly against the SMO if you can avoid it.

Chad Miller is better than you. See for yourself…CodePlex: SQLPSX.codeplex.com

12 for 2012

12 PowerShell scripts for working with SQL Server 2012

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