If you get an error message about some commands already being available on your system, you may need to re-run the Install-Module command with the -AllowClobber parameter. If you get an ‘Untrusted repository’ prompt enter ‘y’ followed by the Enter/Return key to trust modules from ‘PSGallery’. If so, enter ‘y’ followed by the Enter/Return key to install the NuGet provider. Install-Module SqlServerĪfter running the above command you may be prompted that the ‘NuGet provider is required to continue’.
If you don’t have the SqlServer module available on your machine already, you’ll need to install it by running the following command from an elevated PowerShell prompt. However, note that the instructions should work for SQLPS too. In the following sub-sections, we will use the newer SqlServer module to navigate through a SQL Server instance and output information regarding tables in a database. More recently, in 2017, a new ‘SqlServer’ module was released which solves the majority of the annoyances from SQLPS. However, the module had a lot of quirks and, as a result, gained a bad reputation. The SQL Server PowerShell Module was first made available for SQL Server 2008 and was referred to as ‘SQLPS’. You should consider using the SQL Server PowerShell Module whenever you are seeking to speed up operations which you would normally carry out manually via SQL Server Management Studio. SQL Server PowerShell Moduleįirst up, we have the SQL Server PowerShell Module which allows us to interact with SQL Server in a very intuitive way, similar to how we navigate through the Windows filesystem from the command-line. In the following sections, we will explore each of the above options in turn. SQL Server PowerShell Module (SQLPS/SqlServer).There are 3 main ways of connecting to SQL Server from PowerShell which I will cover in this article. Let’s dive right in and see what options we have for connecting to SQL Server from PowerShell.
In this article, we are going to look at how PowerShell can be used to interact with different aspects of SQL Server by employing a variety of techniques. If you need to automate repetitive and/or time-consuming DBA processes, connecting PowerShell to your SQL Server instance can be a massive help. This includes integration with SQL Server a fantastic database engine that is both reliable and battle-tested. PowerShell is an awesome scripting language with many powerful features.
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