public/Ping-SqlServer.ps1
function Ping-SqlServer { <# .SYNOPSIS Checks that the SQL Server instance exists .DESCRIPTION Checks that the SQL Server instance exists .PARAMETER Server Name of the target server, including instance and port if required. .OUTPUTS Returns $true if the server is found, $false otherwise. .EXAMPLE Ping-SqlDatabase -Server build01 Check if server build01 exists and has SQL Server running .LINK https://github.com/DrJohnT/PublishDacPac .NOTES Written by (c) Dr. John Tunnicliffe, 2019-2021 https://github.com/DrJohnT/PublishDacPac This PowerShell script is released under the MIT license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT #> [OutputType([Boolean])] [CmdletBinding()] param ( [String] [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $Server ) if ($Server -eq $null -or $Server -eq "") { return $false; } try { [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO") | Out-Null; $smoServer = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $Server; $database = $smoServer.Databases["master"]; if ($database.Name -eq "master") { return $true; } else { return $false; } } catch { Write-Error "Error $_"; return $false; } } |