Invoke-Sqlcmd unable to run

Question

I have a PowerShell script that checks the CPU level of the server it is running on, and then if it is above a certain threshold it will run a SQL stored procedure and e-mai

Answer 1

Make sure you've installed Powershell module with SQL Server:

Then try to import module SQLPS:

Import-Module SQLPS

See also: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/psssql/2008/09/02/sql-server-2008-management-tools-basic-vs-complete-explained/

Answer 2

This should help your debugging!

if (-not (Get-Command Invoke-Sqlcmd -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Error "Unabled to find Invoke-SqlCmd cmdlet"
}

if (-not (Get-Module -Name SqlServer | Where-Object {$_.ExportedCommands.Count -gt 0})) {
    Write-Error "The SqlServer module is not loaded"
}

if (-not (Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object Name -eq SqlServer)) {
    Write-Error "Can't find the SqlServer module"
}

Import-Module SqlServer -ErrorAction Stop

Answer 3

If import-module fails then you'll need to run install-module first. Installing SSMS or SSDT doesn't include sqlserver module by default.

install-module sqlserver
update-module sqlserver
import-module sqlserver

Answer 4

PowerShell v2 doesn't auto-load modules, so you need to load the relevant modules or snapins yourself:

Add-PSSnapin SqlServerCmdletSnapin100
Add-PSSnapin SqlServerProviderSnapin100

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