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April 2013 - Scripting Blog

Monitor an AlwaysOn Availability Group with PowerShell

April 30, 2013 Apr 30, 2013 04/30/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Tom Stringer, illustrates how to monitor an AlwaysOn Availability Group by using Windows PowerShell to ensure high availability functionality in an environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have another blog in our SQL Server Week series from Microsoft PFE, Thomas Stringer. Thomas Stringer is a ...

PowerTip: Find Printer Configuration in Windows 8

April 29, 2013 Apr 29, 2013 04/29/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows to easily find printer configuration settings.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find printer configuration settings on my Windows 8 computer? Use the Get-Printer function to retrieve all printer objects, and pipe the results to the Get-PrintConfiguration function: Get-...

Set Up an AlwaysOn Availability Group with PowerShell

April 29, 2013 Apr 29, 2013 04/29/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft SQL Server PFE, Thomas Stringer, talks about using Windows PowerShell to set up an AlwaysOn availability group. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we kick off SQL Server Windows PowerShell Week. Our first blog of the series is a guest blog written by SQL Server PFE, Thomas Stringer. Here is a little bit about...