You're reading from SQL Server 2014 with Powershell v5 Cookbook Over 150 real-world recipes to simplify database management, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance your productivity

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785283321

Length 760 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

SQL Server

Concepts

Database Administration

Author (1):

Donabel Santos

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell

2. SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks FREE CHAPTER

3. Basic Administration

4. Security

5. Backup and Restore

6. Advanced Administration

7. Audit and Policies

8. High Availability with AlwaysOn

9. SQL Server Development

10. Business Intelligence

11. Helpful PowerShell Snippets

A. PowerShell Primer

B. Creating a SQL Server VM

Index

Installing SQL Server Management Objects

SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) was introduced with SQL Server 2005 to allow SQL Server to be accessed and managed programmatically. SMO can be used in any .NET language, including C#, VB.NET, and PowerShell. Since SQL Server does not ship with many cmdlets, SMO is the key to automating most SQL Server tasks. SMO is also backwards compatible with previous versions of SQL Server, extending support all the way to SQL Server 2000.

SMO comprises two distinct classes: the Instance classes and the Utility classes.

The Instance classes are the SQL Server objects. Properties of objects such as the server, databases, and tables can be accessed and managed using the instance classes.

The Utility classes are helper or utility classes that accomplish common SQL Server tasks. These classes belong to one of four groups: Transfer, Backup, and Restore classes, or the Scripter class.

To gain access to the SMO libraries, SMO needs to be installed and the SQL Server-related assemblies need to be loaded.

Getting ready

There are a few ways to install SMO:

If you are installing SQL Server 2014 or already have SQL Server 2014, SMO can be installed by installing Client Tools SDK. Get your install disk or image ready.
If you want just SMO installed without installing SQL Server, download the SQL Server Feature 2014 Pack.

How to do it...

If you are installing SQL Server or already have SQL Server, perform the following steps:

Load up your SQL Server install disk or image, and launch the setup.exe file.
Select New SQL Server standalone installation or add features to an existing installation.
Choose your installation type and click on Next.
In the Feature Selection window, make sure you select Client Tools SDK.
Complete your installation

After this, you should already have all the binaries needed to use SMO.

If you are not installing SQL Server, you must install SMO using the SQL Server Feature Pack on the machine you are using SMO with. The steps are as follows:

Open your web browser. Go to your favorite search engine and search for SQL Server 2014 Feature Pack.
Download the package.
Double-click on the SharedManagementObjects.msi to install.

There's more...

By default, the SMO assemblies in SQL Server 2014 will be installed in <SQL Server Install Directory>\120\SDK\Assemblies. This is shown in the following screenshot: