Creating an SSISDB catalog

In this recipe, we will create an SSISDB catalog.

Getting ready

To create an SSISDB catalog, we must first enable SQLCLR on the instance. Log in to SQL Server Management Studio, and use the system stored procedure sp_configure to enable CLR. Execute the following T-SQL script:

sp_configure 'clr enabled', 1
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO

How to do it...

These are the steps required to create SSISDB programmatically:

1. Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
2. Import the SQLPS module as follows:

   Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

3. Load the IntegrationServices assembly as follows:

   Add-Type -AssemblyName "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.IntegrationServices, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91"    

4. Add the following script and run it:

   $instanceName = "localhost"
   $connectionString = "Data Source=$instanceName;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=SSPI"       
                    
   $conn = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient...