1. dbatools! The reason to finally start learning and using Powershell
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dbatools! The reason to finally start learning and using Powershell

2. Thanks to all our Sponsors

3. Who Am I Patrick Flynn MCM – SQL Server 2008 MCSM – Data Platform
Happy to answers any queries on this or any other SQL Server issues
MCM – SQL Server 2008
MCSM – Data Platform
Production DBA for 10+ years.

4. What we will cover: Powershell – a quick sales pitch!.
dbatools.io – Why its awsome
Installing and Using dbatools

5. PowerShell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerShell
Microsoft first showed off Monad at the Professional Development Conference in Los Angeles in September 2003
Microsoft published the first Monad public beta release on June 17, 2005, Beta 2 on September 11, 2005,
Release Candidate 2 of PowerShell version 1 was released on September 26, 2006 with final Release to the web (RTW) on November 14, 2006 and announced at TechEd Barcelona
PowerShell v2.0 was completed and released to manufacturing in August 2009
PowerShell 3.0 is integrated with Windows 8 and with Windows Server 2012.
PowerShell 4.0 is integrated with Windows 8.1 and with Windows Server 2012 R2.
Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM which includes PowerShell 5.0 was re-released to web on February 24, 2016
PowerShell 5.1 was released on August 2, 2016, in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Final Version of Windows Powershell
On 18 August 2016, Microsoft announced[14] that they had made PowerShell open-source and cross-platform with support for Windows, OS X, CentOS and Ubuntu.[3]
Based on Dot Net Core
On 10th January 2018 GA release of Powershell Core
SQL Server
SQLPS introduced with Windows 2008
Available as mini-shell with SSMS
Initially 5 Commands
In 2016 changed to

6. dbatools
Community project, initially started out as Start-SqlMigration but has grown into a DBA’s best friend. dbatools currently sports 79 commands.
How many of you have heard of dbatools? How many of you have used it? How many knew it was born in Belgium? :D
dbatools is a free PowerShell module with over 300 SQL Server best practice, administration and migration commands included.

7. requirements Minimum Recommended Client Client PowerShell v3
SQL Server Management Studio / SMO 2008 R2
Server
SQL Server 2000
No PowerShell for pure SQL commands
PowerShell v2 for Windows commands
Remote PowerShell enabled for Windows commands
Recommended
Client
PowerShell v5.1

8. installation PowerShell Gallery (PowerShell v5+)
Install-Module dbatools
Install-Module dbatools –Scope CurrentUser
GitHub – dbatools.io/git
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-WebRequest
Clone repo found at dbatools.io/git, Import-Module dbatools

9. Demo’s of Backup Script
Maintenance Plans Ola Hallengren
Minion Backup
#702 | Malaysia 2018

10. Asking Questions via Slack
Go to sqlslack.com to get an automatic invite.
Sign in at sqlcommunity.slack.com
Join the #powershellhelp channel.
Also a dedicated #dbatools
Ask questions! ( people are friendly  )
Further information: dbatools.io/slack/

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12. Thanks to all our Sponsors

13. Social
Make sure you tweet on #SQLSat706 or #SQLSatWellington Don’t forget to thank Sponsors, Volunteers and Speakers!

14. More Help
Extensive documentation within each command Get-Help Start-DbaMigration –Detailed
Extensive documentation on dbatools.io
dbatools.io/Start-DbaMigration
dbatools.io/Repair-DbaOrphanUser
Some commands have videos
dbatools.io/youtube

15. Powershell Resources PowerShell for SQL Data Professionals
PASS Powershell Virtual Chapter