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SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook

By : Donabel Santos
Book Image

SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook

By: Donabel Santos

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Setting up a FileStream filegroup


In this recipe, we will add a Filestream Filegroup to our database.

Getting ready

Before you can use a FileStream Filegroup, the FileStream feature needs to be first enabled on your instance. If you haven't already enabled it, you can follow the Enabling Filestream recipe to enable it.

How to do it...

Let's take a look at the steps to create a FileStream Filegroup:

  1. Open the PowerShell ISE as an administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server object as follows:

    #import SQL Server module
    Import-Module SQLPS –DisableNameChecking
    
    $instanceName = "localhost"
    $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName
  3. Create a sample database for this recipe:

    $databaseName = "FileStreamDB"
    
    #for this recipe only
    #drop if it exists
    if($server.Databases[$databaseName])
    {
        $server.KillDatabase($databaseName)
    }
    
    #create the database
    $db = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database -ArgumentList...