| Summary: | Manage and monitor SQL Server administration and application deployment with PowerShell In Detail PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials helps us to manage and monitor server administration and application deployment. Use PowerShell along with SQL Server to perform common DBA tasks. Starting with a basic introduction to PowerShell, the initial chapters will provide the SQL Server professional PowerShell fundamentals, covering topics such as PowerShell notations and syntax, cmdlets, pipeline, and getting help. Succeeding chapters build upon these fundamentals, and illustrate how to administer and automate SQL Server. Tasks covered throughout include profiling the SQL Server instance, performing backup and restores, invoking T-SQL scripts using PowerShell, and monitoring jobs, security, and permissions. Packed with practical examples and numerous ready-to-use snippets, this book gets you to an intermediate level in using PowerShell for SQL Server. What You Will Learn Create scripts using PowerShell to manage and monitor server administration and application deployment Automate the creation of SQL Database objects through PowerShell with the help of the SQL Server module (SQLPS) and SQL Server snap-ins Use PowerShell to work with SQL Server specific providers and cmdlets Identify and manage SQL Server services, instances, settings, and confi gurations Profile your SQL Server instances and export current configurations to a file Monitor SQL Server jobs and alerts Manage logins, database users, and instance security and permissions Invoke T-SQL queries from PowerShell and export results Accomplish tasks from your DBA daily/weekly/monthly/yearly checklists with PowerShell
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