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Month: September 2015
Set Sql Server Configuration Property
Quick example function on how to set a sql server configuration property.
function Set-SqlConfigValue{ [cmdletbinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param( [string]$ServerName, [string]$ConfigName, [int]$ConfigValue ) begin{ Import-Module SqlPS -DisableNameChecking -Verbose:$false } process{ Write-Verbose "Connecting to server $ServerName..." $srvConn = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection $ServerName try{ $srvConn.connect(); $srv = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server $srvConn Write-Verbose "Checking to see if $ConfigName is a valid property of the Sql Server Configuration..." $prop = $srv.Configuration | Get-Member -MemberType Property | where{$_.Name -eq $ConfigName} if($prop -eq $null){ throw "Property $ConfigName is not a valid sql server property" return; } Write-Verbose "Altering configuration $ConfigName to $ConfigValue" $srv.Configuration.Properties[$ConfigName].ConfigValue = $ConfigValue; $srv.Alter(); } catch{ throw $_ } finally{ $srvConn.Disconnect(); } } end{ } }