As mentioned, here is the code we developed during the session, so all of those little nuggets we talked about squirreling away can be found within.

If you have any queries feel free to ping me an email.

Jeremy

As mentioned during the session, here are the slides and scripts from the session – along with some useful links which will help get you underway for your future PowerShell adventures

Slides: http://turtle.net.nz/sqlug/2010%20-%2003/Powershell%20for%20DBAs.pptx

Snippets: http://turtle.net.nz/sqlug/2010%20-%2003/PowershellSnippets.zip

Links:

PowerShell 2.0 download: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Installer for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista and Server 2008. If you have Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 you already have PowerShell 2.0 available as an installable feature.

PowerShell on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx

This is a great starting point for good information about PowerShell both as a reference and also into the wider community of IT pro’s working with it.

SQL PowerShell Extensions: http://sqlpsx.codeplex.com/

This is the CodePlex site where you can download the very useful extensions for the SQL SMO objects to give you an army of useful cmdlets for your SQL scripting. These were the ones I used heavily in the later demos last night. You definitely want to make use of these

Idera PowerShell Plus: http://www.idera.com/Products/PowerShell/PowerShell-Plus/

Check out the Idera PowerShell IDE if you are interested in a “better text editor” for developing scripts. Remember that there is a simple built in IDE with PowerShell 2.0 as well. Idera also have a bunch of free PowerShell scripts on their site so go download them if you are interested.