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Achieve More in Less Time by Using the New SQL PowerShell


Aaron NelsonData Architect

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Microsoft Data Platform MVP

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Aaron Nelson [email protected]


Where to get the modules

You can see the modules on

PowerShellGallery.com but you install

them from your favorite PowerShell editor

SqlServer module for SQL Server, SSAS,

& SSIS

ReportingServicesTools Module for

SSRS & Power BI Report Server


Install-Module -Name SqlServer

Update-Module -Name SqlServer -WhatIf

Download the SqlServer Module from the PowerShell Gallery


<# You may need to include some additional parameters #>Install-Module -Name SqlServer -Force

<# You need to check every once in a while to see if a new version is available. #>Update-Module -Name SqlServer;

Notes about installing & updating


<# This will help you find the commands available in each module #>

Get-Command -Module SqlServer -Noun *Job*

Get-Command -Module SqlServer | Out-GridView

Search for commands available inside the SqlServer Module


Get-SqlAgentGet-SqlAgentJobGet-SqlAgentJobHistoryGet-SqlAgentJobScheduleGet-SqlAgentJobStepGet-SqlAgentSchedule

New cmdlets since 2016

Name Description

SQLRegistration SQL Server Registrations

SQL SQL Server Database Engine

SQLAS SQL Server Analysis Services

SSIS SQL Server Integration Services

Xevent SQL Server Extended Events

DatabaseXEvent SQL Server Extended Events

DAC SQL Server Data-Tier Application

DataCollection SQL Server Data Collection

SQLPolicy SQL Server Policy Management

Utility SQL Server Utility

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What do they do?

• They’re like having access to Object Explorer, or even Object Explorer details, but at the command line!

• <Demo of scripting multiple object, sorted by size, then create date, in Object Explorer Details>


What is the benefit to the SQL Providers?

• SQL PowerShell doesn’t have as many cmdlets as it should, but these help to fill in the gaps a little.

• You can see lots of things, but you can also modify them too.

• In the case of SSAS, they can give you more actionable information that SSMS can.


How can I easily leverage these Providers?

• Dir = Get-ChildItem

• Running a Dir is almost like piping objects to SELECT-[Object] *• Except that it’s different!

• You can’t always rely on “column names” to be the actual “property name”• To confirm this you will need to pipe to Get-Member or SELECT-[Object] *


What’s else is new in the SqlServer module?

• Updated SQL Server provider (SQLRegistration) to display AS/IS/RS groups

• Updated Get-SqlInstance cmdlet. This cmdlet now utilizes SMO and supports all server instances exposed via SMO

• Fixed SqlServer Provider for SSIS • Added Get-SqlBackupHistory cmdlet • Ported PS Provider to .NET Core for PowerShell 6 support • Ported a subset of cmdlets to .NET Core for PowerShell 6

support • PowerShell 6 support on macOS and Linux in Preview.


Little Fixes that make things a lot easier!

• Added support for PSCredential to Invoke-Sqlcmd• -Name parameter on Get-SqlDatabase has been aliased as Database• Added -ErrorLogSizeKb parameter to Set-SqlErrorLog cmdlet• Fixed the issue where Instance name was showing up as empty string

on directly creating a SMO.Server object after SqlServer module is imported

• Fixed issue where PowerShell was not able to find cmdlets in the module unless the user did an explicit ''Import-Module SQLServer''


Little Fixes that make things a lot easier!

• Added support for PSCredential to Invoke-Sqlcmd• -Name parameter on Get-SqlDatabase has been aliased as Database• Added -ErrorLogSizeKb parameter to Set-SqlErrorLog cmdlet• Fixed the issue where Instance name was showing up as empty string

on directly creating a SMO.Server object after SqlServer module is imported

• Fixed issue where PowerShell was not able to find cmdlets in the module unless the user did an explicit ''Import-Module SQLServer''


Don’t believe me? Look at the comments


New Vulnerability Assessment cmdlets

• Export-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentBaselineSet• Export-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentScan• Import-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentBaselineSet• Invoke-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentScan• New-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentBaseline• New-SqlVulnerabilityAssessmentBaselineSet


<# This is a module created & maintained by the community. It is available in the PowerShell Gallery #>

Install-Module ImportExcel

Want to be able to import or export Excel files?

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