PowerShell for SQL Server Administration

Manage multiple machines at once using PowerShell. Learn how to use PowerShell to create objects, populate and delete data from tables, remote to other servers, and more.

Introduction

• Manage SQL servers with PowerShell
• What you should know
• Download tools

1. PowerShell in SQL Server

• PowerShell won't solve all problems
• When PowerShell is useful
• Differences between the two modules
• Open-source solutions

2. Connecting to SQL Server from PowerShell

• Declaring objects
• Connecting to SQL Server
• Parameters in PowerShell
• Closing connections
• Disposing connections
• Object reuse

3. Creating Objects in PowerShell

• Creating databases
• Creating tables
• Creating views
• Creating procedures

4. Querying Data in PowerShell

• Inserting data into tables
• Returning data from SQL Server
• Running stored procedures in PowerShell

5. Looping Through Servers in PowerShell

• Loops in PowerShell
• Storing servers for PowerShell
• Concepts of threading
• PowerShell threading commandlets
• Authentication and threading
• Piping between objects
• Exporting CSV files
• Importing CSV files
• Exporting XML data
• Importing XML data

6. PowerShell Remoting

• What is remoting?
• Removing over HTTP ports
• Enabling remoting via PowerShell
• Enabling remoting via GPO
• Starting a remote session
• Ending a remote session
• Using alternate credentials for remoting
• Invoking a remote command

Conclusion

• Next steps