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SQL Server 2014 with Powershell v5 Cookbook

Chapter 2. SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Listing SQL Server instances
  • Discovering SQL Server services
  • Starting/stopping SQL Server services
  • Listing SQL Server configuration settings
  • Changing SQL Server Instance configurations
  • Searching for database objects
  • Scripting SQL Server Stored Procedures
  • Creating a database
  • Altering database properties
  • Dropping a database
  • Changing a database owner
  • Creating a table
  • Creating a view
  • Creating a stored procedure
  • Creating a user defined function
  • Creating a trigger
  • Creating an index
  • Executing a query / SQL script
  • Performing bulk export using Invoke-SqlCmd
  • Performing bulk export using the bcp command-line utility
  • Performing bulk import using BULK INSERT
  • Performing bulk import using the bcp command-line utility
  • Connecting to an Azure SQL database
  • Creating a table in an Azure SQL database

Introduction

In this chapter, we will discuss scripts and snippets of code that accomplish basic SQL Server tasks using PowerShell. We will start with simple tasks such as listing SQL Server instances and creating objects such as tables, indexes, stored procedures, and functions to get you comfortable with working with SQL Server programmatically.

You will find that many of the recipes can be accomplished using PowerShell and SQL Management Objects (SMO). SMO is a library that exposes SQL Server classes that allow programmatic manipulation and automation of many database tasks. For some recipes, we will also explore alternative ways of accomplishing the same tasks using different native PowerShell cmdlets.

Note

SMO is explained in more detail in Chapter 1, Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell.

However, even if we are exploring how to create some common database objects using PowerShell, keep in mind that PowerShell will not always be the best tool for the task. There will be tasks...

Listing SQL Server instances

In this recipe, we will list all SQL Server instances in the local network.

Getting ready

Log in to the server that has your SQL Server development instance as an administrator.

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps to list your SQL Server instances:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
  2. Let's use the Start-Service cmdlet to start the SQL Browser service:
    Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#out of the box, the SQLBrowser is disabled. To enable:
Set-Service SQLBrowser -StartupType Automatic

#sql browser must be installed and running for us
#to discover SQL Server instances
Start-Service "SQLBrowser"
  3. Next, you need to create a ManagedComputer object to get access to instances. Type the following script and run:
    $instanceName = "localhost"
$managedComputer = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer $instanceName

#list server instances
$managedComputer.ServerInstances

    Your result should look similar to the...

Discovering SQL Server services

In this recipe, we will enumerate all SQL Server services and list their statuses.

Getting ready

Check which SQL Server services are installed in your instance. Go to Start | Run and type services.msc. You should see a screen similar to this:

Getting ready

How to do it...

Let's assume you are running this script on the server box:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
  2. Add the following code and execute:
    Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#you can replace localhost with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$managedComputer = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer $instanceName

#list services
$managedComputer.Services |
Select-Object Name, Type, ServiceState, DisplayName |
Format-Table -AutoSize

    Your result will look similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:

    How to do it...

    Items listed in your screen will vary depending on the features installed and running in your instance

  3. Confirm that these are the services that exist in your...

Starting/stopping SQL Server services

This recipe describes how to start and/or stop SQL Server services.

Getting ready

Check which SQL Services are installed in your machine. Go to Start | Run and type services.msc. You should see a screen similar to this:

Getting ready

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps to toggle your SQL Server services states:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
  2. Add the following code:
    $verbosepreference = "Continue"
$services = @("SQLBrowser", "ReportServer")
$hostName = "localhost"

$services |
ForEach-Object {
   $service = Get-Service -Name $_
   if($service.Status -eq "Stopped")
   {
      Write-Verbose "Starting $($service.Name) ...."
      Start-Service -Name $service.Name
   }
   else
   {
      Write-Verbose "Stopping $($service.Name) ...."
      Stop-Service -Name $service.Name
   }
}
$verbosepreference = "SilentlyContinue"

    Note

    Be careful; the status may return prematurely as "started...

Listing SQL Server configuration settings

This recipe walks through how to list SQL Server configurable and nonconfigurable instance settings using PowerShell.

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps involved in listing SQL Server configuration settings:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:
    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

    To explore what members and methods are included in the SMO server, use the following:

    #Explore: get all properties available for a server object
#see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms212724.aspx

$server |
Get-Member |
Where-Object MemberType -eq "Property"

    First, let's explore the Information class.

    #The Information class lists nonconfigurable
#instance settings, like BuildNumber...

Changing SQL Server Instance configurations

This recipe discusses how to change instance configuration settings using PowerShell.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will perform the following tasks:

  • Change fill factor to 60 percent
  • Enable SQL Server Agent
  • Set Minimum Server Memory to 500 MB
  • Change authentication method to Mixed

How to do it...

Let's change some SQL Server settings using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:
    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName
  3. Add the following script and run:
    <#
run value vs config value
config_value," is what the setting has been set to (but may or may not be what SQL Server is actually running now. Some settings don't go into effect until SQL Server has been restarted, or...

Introduction

In this chapter, we will discuss scripts and snippets of code that accomplish basic SQL Server tasks using PowerShell. We will start with simple tasks such as listing SQL Server instances and creating objects such as tables, indexes, stored procedures, and functions to get you comfortable with working with SQL Server programmatically.

You will find that many of the recipes can be accomplished using PowerShell and SQL Management Objects (SMO). SMO is a library that exposes SQL Server classes that allow programmatic manipulation and automation of many database tasks. For some recipes, we will also explore alternative ways of accomplishing the same tasks using different native PowerShell cmdlets.

Note

SMO is explained in more detail in Chapter 1, Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell.

However, even if we are exploring how to create some common database objects using PowerShell, keep in mind that PowerShell will not always be the best tool for the task. There will be tasks...

Listing SQL Server instances

In this recipe, we will list all SQL Server instances in the local network.

Getting ready

Log in to the server that has your SQL Server development instance as an administrator.

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps to list your SQL Server instances:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Let's use the Start-Service cmdlet to start the SQL Browser service:

    Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#out of the box, the SQLBrowser is disabled. To enable:
Set-Service SQLBrowser -StartupType Automatic

#sql browser must be installed and running for us
#to discover SQL Server instances
Start-Service "SQLBrowser"

  3. Next, you need to create a ManagedComputer object to get access to instances. Type the following script and run:

    $instanceName = "localhost"
$managedComputer = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer $instanceName

#list server instances
$managedComputer.ServerInstances

    Your result should look similar to the one shown in the following screenshot...

Discovering SQL Server services

In this recipe, we will enumerate all SQL Server services and list their statuses.

Getting ready

Check which SQL Server services are installed in your instance. Go to Start | Run and type services.msc. You should see a screen similar to this:

How to do it...

Let's assume you are running this script on the server box:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Add the following code and execute:

    Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#you can replace localhost with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$managedComputer = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer $instanceName

#list services
$managedComputer.Services |
Select-Object Name, Type, ServiceState, DisplayName |
Format-Table -AutoSize

    Your result will look similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:

    Items listed in your screen will vary depending on the features installed and running in your instance

  3. Confirm that these are the services that exist in your server. Check...

Starting/stopping SQL Server services

This recipe describes how to start and/or stop SQL Server services.

Getting ready

Check which SQL Services are installed in your machine. Go to Start | Run and type services.msc. You should see a screen similar to this:

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps to toggle your SQL Server services states:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Add the following code:

    $verbosepreference = "Continue"
$services = @("SQLBrowser", "ReportServer")
$hostName = "localhost"

$services |
ForEach-Object {
   $service = Get-Service -Name $_
   if($service.Status -eq "Stopped")
   {
      Write-Verbose "Starting $($service.Name) ...."
      Start-Service -Name $service.Name
   }
   else
   {
      Write-Verbose "Stopping $($service.Name) ...."
      Stop-Service -Name $service.Name
   }
}
$verbosepreference = "SilentlyContinue"

    Note

    Be careful; the status may return prematurely as "started" when in fact the service is still in the "starting" state.

  3. Execute and confirm that the...

Listing SQL Server configuration settings

This recipe walks through how to list SQL Server configurable and nonconfigurable instance settings using PowerShell.

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps involved in listing SQL Server configuration settings:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

    To explore what members and methods are included in the SMO server, use the following:

    #Explore: get all properties available for a server object
#see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms212724.aspx

$server |
Get-Member |
Where-Object MemberType -eq "Property"

    First, let's explore the Information class.

    #The Information class lists nonconfigurable
#instance settings, like BuildNumber,
#OSVersion, ProductLevel etc...

Changing SQL Server Instance configurations

This recipe discusses how to change instance configuration settings using PowerShell.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will perform the following tasks:

  • Change fill factor to 60 percent

  • Enable SQL Server Agent

  • Set Minimum Server Memory to 500 MB

  • Change authentication method to Mixed

How to do it...

Let's change some SQL Server settings using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    <#
run value vs config value
config_value," is what the setting has been set to (but may or may not be what SQL Server is actually running now. Some settings don't go into effect until SQL Server has been restarted, or until the RECONFIGURE WITH...

Searching for database objects

In this recipe, we will search database objects based on a search string using PowerShell.

Getting ready

We will use the AdventureWorks2014 database in this recipe and look for SQL Server objects with the word Product in it.

To get an idea of what we are expecting to retrieve, run the following script in SQL Server Management Studio:

USE AdventureWorks2014
GO
SELECT
  *
FROM
  sys.objects
WHERE
  name LIKE '%Product%'
   -- check only for table, view, function
   -- or stored procedure
  AND [type] IN ('U', 'FN', 'P', 'V')
ORDER BY
  [type]

This will get you 23 results. Remember this number.

How to do it...

Let's see how we can search for objects in your SQL Server database using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer...

Scripting SQL Server Stored Procedures

In this recipe, we will explore how to script SQL Server objects, specifically; how to script all non-system and unencrypted stored procedures in a database and save them individually in their own .sql files.

Getting ready

We will use the AdventureWorks2014 database in this recipe. Before we start, let's check which stored procedures are available in this database so that we can cross-check against the scripts we are going to create later.

Open SQL Server Management Studio and navigate to the Programmability node under AdventureWorks2014. You should see a list of stored procedures as shown in the following screenshot:

How to do it...

Let's see how we can script stored procedures in your SQL Server database using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server...

Creating a database

This recipe walks through creating a database with default properties using PowerShell.

Getting ready

In this example, we are going to create a database called TestDB, and we assume that this database does not yet exist in your instance.

For your reference, the equivalent T-SQL code of this task is as follows:

CREATE DATABASE TestDB

How to do it...

Follow these steps to create a simple database in SQL Server:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    #database TestDB with default settings
#assumption is that this database does not yet exist
$dbName = "TestDB"
$db = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database($server, $dbName)
$db.Create()...

Altering database properties

This recipe shows you how to change database properties using SMO and PowerShell.

Getting ready

Create a database called TestDB by following the steps in the Creating a database recipe.

Using TestDB, we will perform the following tasks:

  • Change ANSI NULLS Enabled to False

  • Change ANSI PADDING Enabled to False

  • Change compatibility version to 110 (SQL Server 2012)

  • Restrict user access to RESTRICTED_USER

  • Set the database to Read Only

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps involved in altering databases using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

    Add the following script and run:

    #database
$dbName = "TestDB"

#we are going to assume db exists
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName...

Dropping a database

This recipe shows how you can drop a database using PowerShell and SMO.

Getting ready

This task assumes you have created a database called TestDB. If you don't have it, create the database TestDB by following the steps in the Creating a database recipe.

How to do it...

Here are the steps to drop your TestDB database:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    $dbName = "TestDB"

#need to check if database exists, and if it does, drop it
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]
if ($db)
{
      #we will use KillDatabase instead of Drop
      #Kill database will drop active connections before
      #dropping the database
      $server.KillDatabase($dbName)
}

How it works...

Changing database owner

This recipe shows how to programmatically change a SQL Server database owner.

Getting ready

This task assumes you have created a database called TestDB, and a Windows account QUERYWORKS\srogers. QUERYWORKS\srogers has been created in our test VM.

Note

For more information, see Appendix B, Create a SQL Server VM.

If you don't have it, create the database TestDB by following the steps in the Creating a database recipe.

How to do it...

Let's look at the steps involved in changing a database owner:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    #create database handle
$dbName = "TestDB"
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]

#display current owner
$db.Owner

#change owner...

Creating a table

This recipe shows how to create a table using PowerShell and SMO.

Getting ready

We will use the AdventureWorks2014 database to create a table named Student, which has five columns and two default constraints. To give you a better idea of what we are trying to achieve, the equivalent T-SQL script needed to create this table is as follows:

USE AdventureWorks2014
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Student](
  [StudentID] [INT] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
  [FName] [VARCHAR](50) NULL,
  [LName] [VARCHAR](50) NOT NULL,
  [DateOfBirth] [DATETIME] NULL,
  [Age]  AS (DATEPART(YEAR,GETDATE())-DATEPART(YEAR,[DateOfBirth])),
    CONSTRAINT [PK_Student_StudentID] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
   (
     [StudentID] ASC
   )
)

GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Student] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_Student_LName] DEFAULT ('Doe') FOR [LName]
GO

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Student] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_Student_DateOfBirth]  DEFAULT ('1800-00-00') FOR [DateOfBirth]
GO

How to do it...

Let's create the Student table using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell...

Creating a view

This recipe shows how to create a view using PowerShell and SMO.

Getting ready

We will use the Person.Person table in the AdventureWorks2014 database for this recipe.

To give you an idea what we are attempting to create in this recipe, this is the T-SQL equivalent.

CREATE VIEW dbo.vwVCPerson
AS
SELECT
   TOP 100
  BusinessEntityID,
  LastName,
  FirstName
FROM
  Person.Person
WHERE
    PersonType = 'IN'
GO

How to do it...

Let's check out the steps to create a view using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

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

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

    Add the following script and run:

    $dbName = "AdventureWorks2014"
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]
$viewName = "vwVCPerson"
$view = $db.Views[$viewName]

#if view exists, drop it...

Creating a stored procedure

This recipe shows how to create an encrypted stored procedure using SMO and PowerShell.

Getting ready

The T-SQL equivalent of the encrypted stored procedure we are about to recreate in PowerShell is as follows:

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspGetPersonByLastName]
@LastName [varchar](50)
WITH ENCRYPTION
AS

SELECT
   TOP 10
   BusinessEntityID,
   LastName
FROM
   Person.Person
WHERE
   LastName = @LastName

How to do it...

Follow these steps to create the uspGetPersonByLastName stored procedure using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

    Add the following script and run:

    $dbName = "AdventureWorks2014"
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]

#storedProcedure class on MSDN:
#http:/...

Creating a trigger

This recipe shows how to programmatically create a trigger in SQL Server using SMO and PowerShell

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will use the Person.Person table in the AdventureWorks2014 database. We will create a trivial AFTER trigger that merely displays values from the inserted and deleted tables upon firing.

The following is the T-SQL equivalent of what we are going to accomplish programmatically in this section:

CREATE TRIGGER [Person].[tr_u_Person]
ON [Person].[Person]
AFTER  UPDATE
AS

  SELECT
     GETDATE() AS UpdatedOn,
     SYSTEM_USER AS UpdatedBy,
     i.LastName AS NewLastName,
     i.FirstName AS NewFirstName,
     d.LastName AS OldLastName,
     d.FirstName AS OldFirstName
  FROM
     inserted i
     INNER JOIN deleted d
     ON i.BusinessEntityID = d.BusinessEntityID

How to do it...

Let's follow these steps to create an AFTER trigger in PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

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

    #import SQL...

Creating an index

This recipe shows how to create a nonclustered index with an included column using PowerShell and SMO.

Getting ready

We will use the Person.Person table in the AdventureWorks2014 database. We will create a nonclustered index on FirstName, LastName, and include MiddleName. The T-SQL equivalent of this task is as follows:

CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [idxLastNameFirstName]
ON [Person].[Person]
(
  [LastName] ASC,
  [FirstName] ASC
)
INCLUDE ([MiddleName])
GO

How to do it...

Let's check out how we can create an index using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

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

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    $dbName = "AdventureWorks2014"
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]

$tableName = "Person"
$schemaName...

Executing a query/SQL script

This recipe shows how you can execute either a hardcoded query or a SQL Script from PowerShell.

Getting ready

Create a file in your C:\Temp folder called SampleScript.sql. This should contain the following:

SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM Person.Person

How to do it...

The following are the steps in executing a query / SQL script:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.

  2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:

    #import SQL Server module
Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

#replace this with your instance name
$instanceName = "localhost"
$server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

  3. Add the following script and run:

    $dbName = "AdventureWorks2014"
$db = $server.Databases[$dbName]

#execute a passthrough query, and export to a CSV file

#line continuation in code below only happens at
#the pipe (|) delimiter
Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query "SELECT * FROM Person.Person"
-ServerInstance "$instanceName" -Database $dbName...
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PowerShell can be leveraged when automating and streamlining SQL Server tasks. PowerShell comes with a rich set of cmdlets, and integrates tightly with the .NET framework. Its scripting capabilities are robust and flexible, allowing you to simplify automation and integration across different Microsoft applications and components. The book starts with an introduction to the new features in SQL Server 2014 and PowerShell v5 and the installation of SQL Server. You will learn about basic SQL Server administration tasks and then get to know about some security-related topics such as the authentication mode and assigning permissions. Moving on, you will explore different methods to back up and restore your databases and perform advanced administration tasks such as working with Policies, Filetables, and SQL audits. The next part of the book covers more advanced HADR tasks such as log shipping and data mirroring, and then shows you how to develop your server to work with BLOB, XML, and JSON. Following on from that, you will learn about SQL Server's BI stack, which includes SSRS reports, the SSIS package, and the SSAS cmdlet and database. Snippets not specific to SQL Server will help you perform tasks quickly on SQL servers. Towards the end of the book, you will find some useful information, which includes a PowerShell tutorial for novice users, some commonly-used PowerShell and SQL Server syntax, and a few online resources. Finally, you will create your own SQL Server Sandbox VMs. All these concepts will help you to efficiently manage your administration tasks.

Who is this book for?

If you are a SQL Server database professional (DBA, developer, or BI developer) who wants to use PowerShell to automate, integrate, and simplify database tasks, this books is for you. Prior knowledge of scripting would be helpful, but it is not necessary.

What you will learn

  • Explore database objects and execute queries on multiple servers
  • Manage and monitor the running of SQL Server services and accounts
  • Back up and restore databases
  • Create an inventory of database properties and server configuration settings
  • Maintain permissions and security for users
  • Work with CLR assemblies, XML, and BLOB objects in SQL
  • Manage and deploy SSIS packages and SSRS reports
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Table of Contents

14 Chapters
1. Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell
Introduction
Working with the sample code
Installing SQL Server using PowerShell
Installing SQL Server Management Objects
Loading SMO assemblies
Exploring the SQL Server PowerShell hierarchy
Discovering SQL-related cmdlets and modules
Creating a SQL Server Instance Object
Exploring SMO Server Objects
2. SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks
Introduction
Listing SQL Server instances
Discovering SQL Server services
Starting/stopping SQL Server services
Listing SQL Server configuration settings
Changing SQL Server Instance configurations
Searching for database objects
Scripting SQL Server Stored Procedures
Creating a database
Altering database properties
Dropping a database
Changing database owner
Creating a table
Creating a view
Creating a stored procedure
Creating a trigger
Creating an index
Executing a query/SQL script
Performing bulk export using Invoke-SqlCmd
Performing bulk export using the bcp command-line utility
Performing bulk import using BULK INSERT
Performing bulk import using the bcp command-line utility
Connecting to an Azure SQL database
Creating a table in an Azure SQL database
3. Basic Administration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Basic Administration
Introduction
Creating a SQL Server instance inventory
Creating a SQL Server database inventory
Listing installed hotfixes and Service Packs
Listing running/blocking processes
Killing a blocking process
Checking disk space usage
Setting up WMI server event alerts
Detaching a database
Attaching a database
Copying a database
Executing SQL query to multiple servers
Creating a filegroup
Adding a secondary data file to a filegroup
Increase data file size
Moving an index to a different filegroup
Checking index fragmentation
Reorganizing/rebuilding an index
Running DBCC commands
Setting up Database Mail
Listing SQL Server Jobs
Adding a SQL Server operator
Creating a SQL Server Job
Adding a SQL Server event alert
Running an SQL Server Job
Scheduling a SQL Server Job
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4. Security
Introduction
Listing SQL Server service accounts
Changing SQL Server service account
Listing authentication mode
Changing authentication mode
Listing SQL Server log errors
Listing failed login attempts
Enabling Common Criteria compliance
Listing logins, users, and database mappings
Listing login/user roles and permissions
Creating a user-defined server role
Creating a login
Assigning permissions and roles to a login
Creating a database user
Assigning permissions to a database user
Creating a database role
Fixing orphaned users
Creating a credential
Creating a proxy
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5. Backup and Restore
Introduction
Changing database recovery model
Checking last backup date
Creating a backup device
Listing backup header and FileList information
Creating a full backup
Creating a backup on Mirrored Media Sets
Creating a differential backup
Creating a transaction log backup
Creating a filegroup backup
Restoring a database to a point-in-time
Performing an online piecemeal restore
Backing up database to Azure Blob storage
Restoring database from Azure Blob storage
6. Advanced Administration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Advanced Administration
Introduction
Connecting to LocalDB
Creating a new LocalDB instance
Listing database snapshots
Creating a database snapshot
Dropping a database snapshot
Enabling FileStream
Setting up a FileStream filegroup
Adding a FileTable
Adding full-text catalog
Adding full-text index
Creating a memory-optimized table
Creating a database master key
Creating a certificate
Creating symmetric and asymmetric keys
Setting up Transparent Data Encryption
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7. Audit and Policies
Introduction
Enabling/disabling change tracking
Configuring SQL Server Audit
Listing facets and their properties
Listing policies
Exporting a policy
Importing a policy
Creating a condition
Creating a policy
Evaluating a policy
Running and saving a profiler trace event
Extracting the contents of a trace file
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8. High Availability with AlwaysOn
Introduction
Installing the Failover Cluster feature on Windows
Enabling TCP and named pipes in SQL Server
Enabling AlwaysOn in SQL Server
Creating and enabling the HADR endpoint
Granting the CONNECT permission to the HADR endpoint
Creating an AlwaysOn Availability Group
Joining the secondary replicas to Availability Group
Adding an availability database to an Availability Group
Creating an Availability Group listener
Testing the Availability Group failover
Monitoring the health of an Availability Group
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9. SQL Server Development
Introduction
Importing data from a text file
Exporting records to a text file
Adding files to a FileTable
Inserting XML into SQL Server
Extracting XML from SQL Server
Creating an RSS feed from SQL Server content
Applying XSL to an RSS feed
Creating a JSON file from SQL Server
Storing binary data in SQL Server
Extracting binary data from SQL Server
Creating a new assembly
Listing user-defined assemblies
Extracting user-defined assemblies
10. Business Intelligence Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Business Intelligence
Introduction
Listing items in your SSRS Report Server
Listing SSRS report properties
Using ReportViewer to view your SSRS report
Downloading an SSRS report in Excel and as a PDF
Creating an SSRS folder
Creating an SSRS data source
Changing an SSRS report's data source reference
Uploading an SSRS report to Report Manager
Downloading all SSRS report RDL files
Adding a user with a role to SSRS report
Creating folders in an SSIS package store and MSDB
Deploying an SSIS package to the package store
Executing an SSIS package stored in a package store or filesystem
Downloading an SSIS package to a file
Creating an SSISDB catalog
Creating an SSISDB folder
Deploying an ISPAC file to SSISDB
Executing an SSIS package stored in SSISDB
Listing SSAS cmdlets
Listing SSAS instance properties
Backing up an SSAS database
Restoring an SSAS database
Processing an SSAS cube
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11. Helpful PowerShell Snippets
Introduction
Documenting PowerShell script for Get-Help
Getting history
Getting a timestamp
Getting more error messages
Listing processes
Getting aliases
Exporting to CSV and XML
Using Invoke-Expression
Testing regular expressions
Managing folders
Manipulating files
Compressing files
Searching for files
Reading an event log
Sending an e-mail
Embedding C# code
Creating an HTML report
Parsing XML
Extracting data from a web service
Using PowerShell remoting
A. PowerShell Primer Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
A. PowerShell Primer
Introduction
Understanding the need for PowerShell
Setting up the environment
Running PowerShell scripts
Learning PowerShell basics
Scripting syntax
Converting scripts into functions
Listing notable PowerShell features
Exploring more PowerShell
B. Creating a SQL Server VM Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
B. Creating a SQL Server VM
Introduction
Terminologies
Downloading software
VM details and accounts
Creating an empty virtual machine
Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 as guest OS
Installing VMware tools
Making a snapshot as a baseline
Configuring a domain controller (optional)
Creating domain accounts
Installing SQL Server 2014 on a VM
Configuring Reporting Services in native mode
Installing sample databases
Installing PowerShell V5
Using SQL Server on a Windows Azure VM
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Alan Jaeger Mar 04, 2016
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Aktuell kenne ich kein besseres Buch mit diesem Fokus, deshalb bekommt es volle Sternzahl, wenn auch in Punkto Sprache, deutsche Ausgabe, Luft nach hoben ist.
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Enrique Thedy Jan 25, 2016
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The book is very complete and the explanations are clear! An imprescindible complement for any SQL Server user
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Dan Q Yang May 08, 2016
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good one!
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txtester Aug 20, 2019
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I am using PowerShell on a greater scale, especially with SQL Server, and I have bought previous books with this subject matter. None of the PowerShell books I have bought are really no better than the Blog Posts and public boards, but at least they have some organization that can be useful. This book has none. Not sure what the other two reviewers were looking at, but the several times I have tried to get useful information out of this book, it is simply too frustrating to find anything. Since the cost of this book was higher than most of the other books I have bought (@ $30), I did expect better.
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現在のpowershell では対応しないように思います。
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Donabel Santos is a self-confessed data geek. She loves working with data, writing queries, and developing reports on her SQL Server databases, and exploring and visualizing data with Tableau. She is the principal and senior business intelligence architect at QueryWorks Solutions, a Tableau Learning and Alliance partner in Vancouver, BC, Canada, providing consulting and training services. She has spent years in consulting and has developed a variety of solutions for clients in different verticals—finance, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, higher education, and local government. Donabel is a multi-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP (previously known as SQL Server MVP) and has extensive experience in the SQL server in different areas, such as development, administration, data warehouse, reporting (SSRS), tuning, troubleshooting, XML, CLR, and integration with ERPs and CRMs using PowerShell, C#, SSIS, and Power BI. One of Donabel's passions is teaching and sharing her love for data. She is a Tableau Certified Professional and a Tableau accredited trainer, delivering Tableau public and on-site client training. She is also the lead instructor for a number of courses at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), including Applied Database Administration and Design (ADAD) and Applied Data Analytics (ADA) programs. She teaches SQL server administration, development, integration (SSIS), data warehouse foundations, and visual analytics with Tableau. Donabel has also authored three other books with Packt Publishing: SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook, PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials, and SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell V5 Cookbook. She also contributed a chapter to Manning Publications' PowerShell Deep Dives.
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  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela