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PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials
Table of Contents
PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example code
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Getting Started with PowerShell
A brief history of PowerShell
The PowerShell environment
The PowerShell console
The PowerShell ISE
Running PowerShell as an administrator
The execution policy
PowerShell versions
PowerShell cmdlets
Cmdlet naming convention
Cmdlet parameters
Cmdlet aliases
PowerShell providers
Snap-ins and modules
PowerShell Pipeline
Scripting basics
Running PowerShell scripts
Getting help
Getting help from other cmdlets
Summary
2. Using PowerShell with SQL Server
SQL Server via PowerShell
Mini-shell (or the sqlps utility)
The SQLPS module
SQL Server snap-ins
SQL Server assemblies
SQL Server-specific cmdlets
SQL Server Management Objects
Creating SMO objects
Summary
3. Profiling and Configuring SQL Server
Current server resources
Getting processor (CPU) information
Checking server memory
Checking disk space
Checking network settings
Hotfixes and service packs
Current SQL Server instances
Services and service accounts
SQL Server error logs
Current instance configuration
Changing configurations
Start or stop services
Changing a service account
Changing instance settings
Summary
4. Basic SQL Server Administration
Listing databases and tables
Listing database files and filegroups
Adding files and filegroups
Listing the processes
Checking enabled features
Scripting database objects
Attaching and detaching databases
Detaching databases
Backing up and restoring databases
Backing up
Restoring
Reorganizing or rebuilding indexes
Managing logins, users, and permissions
Permissions
Adding a login
Adding database users
Policies
Managing jobs
Summary
5. Querying SQL Server with PowerShell
To PowerShell or not to PowerShell
Sending queries to SQL Server
SQL Server Management Objects
The Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet
ADO.NET
The Invoke-Expression cmdlet
Sending simple queries to SQL Server – different variations
Fixing orphaned users
Getting fragmentation data
Backing up and restoring databases
Exporting data using bcp
Summary
6. Monitoring and Automating SQL Server
Getting to know helpful cmdlets
The Send-MailMessage cmdlet
The ConvertTo-Html cmdlet
The Export-Csv cmdlet
The Write-EventLog cmdlet
Additional cmdlets
Scheduling PowerShell scripts
Checking logs
Monitoring failed jobs
Alerting on disk space usage
Logging blocked processes
Getting performance metrics
Summary
A. Implementing Reusability with Functions and Modules
Functions
Simple functions
Advanced functions
Best practices
Modules
Script modules
Summary
Index
PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials
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