SQL DBA Blog

Category: PowerShell

PowerShell blog sharing useful tips and tricks to boost efficiency, published by Peter Whyte, an experienced Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator.

  • Install/Uninstall SQL Server via Command

    Installing and uninstalling SQL Server via command line can be useful, especially in environments without a GUI. In this guide, I’ll walk through installing SQL Server on Windows Server Core, in a local Hyper-V test environment. At the end I’ll also uninstall SQL Server from a PowerShell terminal…

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  • Guide for Setting Up Windows Server Core

    When you need to setup Windows Server Core, it’s useful to first familiarize ourselves with the key PowerShell commands that configure the server. Windows Server Core is a minimal installation option that provides a lightweight, command-line interface (CLI)-only environment, making it ideal for environments requiring lower resource usage…

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  • Updating Help Documentation in PowerShell

    Keeping your PowerShell help documentation up to date ensures you always have the latest guidance and reference materials for installed modules. The Update-Help cmdlet allows you to download and install the most recent help files, but you may encounter an access denied error if PowerShell is not run…

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  • Counting Rows within CSV Files using PowerShell

    This post contains a script that will help count rows within multiple CSV files using PowerShell. If you have a directory containing many CSV files, this’ll help you count the rows of each CSV file within the folder. Counting rows within CSV files may be useful for verifying…

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  • Show Available Disk Space in SQL Server

    This blog post is to share a script that you can run in SQL Server (versions 2008 R2 and above) which shows the available disk space for all local volumes on a SQL Server host. I’m also including a quick note on how to get this information with…

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