As you
probably know, Windows PowerShell is the new command shell and scripting
language that provides a command line environment for interactive exploration
and administration of computers. In addition, it provides an opportunity to
script these commands so that we can schedule and run these scripts multiple
times.
Windows
PowerShell depends on .NET framework 2.0.
SQL
Server Management Objects, known as SMO, is an object model for SQL Server and
its configuration settings. SMO-based applications use .NET Framework languages
to program against this in-memory object model, rather than sending
Transact-SQL (T-SQL) commands to SQL Server to do so.
In this
article series, I am going to illustrate the power of Windows PowerShell in
conjunction with SQL Server 2005.
Part I of
this series is going to illustrate how to install and use a simple PowerShell
command and a simple SMO command.
Assumption
a.
The machine
you use already has .NET 2.0 installed
b.
The machine
you use already has SQL Server 2005 client installed with the latest service
pack
Download
and Install Microsoft PowerShell
a.
Download
Microsoft PowerShell “WindowsXP-KB926139-x86-ENU.exe” from http://download.microsoft.com
b.
Install PowerShell
Step 1: Double click on the
“WindowsXP-KB926139-x86-ENU.exe’ executable. [Refer Fig 1.0]
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Fig 1.0
Step 2: Click “Run”. [Refer Fig 1.1]
Fig 1.1
Step
3: Click “Next”. [Refer
Fig 1.2]
Fig 1.2
Step
4: Select the
option “I agree”. [Refer Fig 1.3]
Fig 1.3
Step
5: Watch the
progress of installation. Refer Fig 1.4
Fig 1.4
Step
6: Click Finish. [Refer
Fig 1.5]
Fig 1.5
Launch
PowerShell
There are
few ways to launch PowerShell. One method is to go to the command prompt and
type the following command. [Refer Fig 1.6]
PowerShell
Fig 1.6
After a
short pause, the PowerShell prompt appears. [Refer Fig 1.7]
Fig 1.7
Alternatively,
you can start PowerShell by selecting Programs-Windows PowerShell 1.0-Windows
PowerShell. [Refer Fig 1.8]
Fig 1.8