ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Get-SqlServer</title> </head> <body> <h1>Get-SqlServer</h1> <div>Gets an SMO Server object.</div> <h2> Syntax </h2> <code>Get-SqlServer [-sqlserver] &lt;String&gt; [[-username] &lt;String&gt;] [[-password] &lt;String&gt;] [&lt;CommonParameters&gt;]</code> <h2> Detailed Description </h2> <div> The Get-SqlServer function gets a SMO Server object for the specified SQL Server. </div> <h2> Related Commands </h2> <div> * <a href='Get-SqlServer.htm'>Get-SqlServer</a><br/> </div> <h2> Parameters </h2> <table border='1'> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Required?</th> <th>Pipeline Input</th> <th>Default Value</th> </tr> <tr valign='top'> <td>sqlserver&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>true&nbsp;</td> <td>false&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign='top'> <td>username&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>false&nbsp;</td> <td>false&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign='top'> <td>password&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>false&nbsp;</td> <td>false&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <h2> Input Type </h2> <div>None You cannot pipe objects to Get-SqlServer</div> <h2> Return Values </h2> <div>Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server Get-SqlServer returns a Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server object.</div> <h2> Examples </h2> <h3> EXAMPLE 1</h3> <pre>Get-SqlServer "Z002\sql2K8"</pre> <div>This command gets an SMO Server object for SQL Server Z002\SQL2K8.</div> <h3> EXAMPLE 2</h3> <pre>Get-SqlServer "Z002\sql2K8" "sa" "Passw0rd"</pre> <div>This command gets a SMO Server object for SQL Server Z002\SQL2K8 using SQL authentication.</div> </body> </html>