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PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials

PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials

By : Donabel Santos
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PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials

PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials

3.8 (5)
By: Donabel Santos
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Overview of this book

This book is written for SQL Server administrators and developers who want to leverage PowerShell to work with SQL Server. Some background with scripting will be helpful but not necessary.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Getting Started with PowerShell
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1. Getting Started with PowerShell
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A brief history of PowerShell
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The PowerShell environment
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PowerShell versions
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PowerShell cmdlets
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PowerShell providers
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Snap-ins and modules
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PowerShell Pipeline
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Scripting basics
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Running PowerShell scripts
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Getting help
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Summary
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2. Using PowerShell with SQL Server
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2. Using PowerShell with SQL Server
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SQL Server via PowerShell
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SQL Server-specific cmdlets
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SQL Server Management Objects
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3. Profiling and Configuring SQL Server
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3. Profiling and Configuring SQL Server
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Current server resources
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Hotfixes and service packs
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Current SQL Server instances
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Services and service accounts
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SQL Server error logs
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Current instance configuration
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Changing configurations
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4. Basic SQL Server Administration
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4. Basic SQL Server Administration
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Listing databases and tables
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Adding files and filegroups
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Checking enabled features
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Scripting database objects
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Attaching and detaching databases
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Backing up and restoring databases
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Reorganizing or rebuilding indexes
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Managing logins, users, and permissions
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Policies
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Managing jobs
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5. Querying SQL Server with PowerShell
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5. Querying SQL Server with PowerShell
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To PowerShell or not to PowerShell
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Sending queries to SQL Server
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Fixing orphaned users
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Getting fragmentation data
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Backing up and restoring databases
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Exporting data using bcp
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6. Monitoring and Automating SQL Server
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6. Monitoring and Automating SQL Server
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Getting to know helpful cmdlets
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Scheduling PowerShell scripts
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Checking logs
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Monitoring failed jobs
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Alerting on disk space usage
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Logging blocked processes
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Getting performance metrics
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A. Implementing Reusability with Functions and Modules
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A. Implementing Reusability with Functions and Modules
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Functions
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Modules
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Index
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Index

SQL Server via PowerShell

There are several ways to work with SQL Server via PowerShell. The way you choose to work will largely depend not only on what version of SQL Server and PowerShell you have, but also on what you want to do with SQL Server.

Mini-shell (or the sqlps utility)

Starting from SQL Server 2008, SQL Server was shipped with what used to be called a mini-shell (the sqlps utility). Back then, the mini-shell was a limited PowerShell console specifically bundled with SQL Server, which preloaded the sqlps utility, which in turn preloaded the session with the SQL Server PowerShell providers and cmdlets.

The mini-shell can be invoked in a couple of ways. One way is to go to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and right-click on a SQL Server object and choose Start PowerShell. The following screenshot shows what you will see on a SQL Server 2014 interface, which is not that different from what you will see in SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2012:

Mini-shell (or the sqlps utility)

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