ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Get-SqlServerRole</title> </head> <body> <h1>Get-SqlServerRole</h1> <div>Gets an SMO ServerRole object.</div> <h2> Syntax </h2> <code>Get-SqlServerRole [-sqlserver] &lt;Object&gt; [&lt;CommonParameters&gt;]</code> <h2> Detailed Description </h2> <div> The Get-SqlServerRole function gets a collection of SMO ServerRole objects for the specified SQL Server. </div> <h2> Related Commands </h2> <div> * <a href='Get-SqlServerRole.htm'>Get-SqlServerRole</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> </table> <h2> Input Type </h2> <div>None You cannot pipe objects to Get-SqlServerRole</div> <h2> Return Values </h2> <div>Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ServerRole Get-SqlServerRole returns a Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ServerRole object.</div> <h2> Notes </h2> <div>Additional properties including the effective members of the ServerRole are returned. Nested AD/local groups are recursively enumerated and returned in a flat structure.</div> <h2> Examples </h2> <h3> EXAMPLE 1</h3> <pre>Get-SqlServerRole "Z002\sql2K8"</pre> <div>This command gets a collection of SMO ServerRole objects for SQL Server Z002\SQL2K8.</div> </body> </html>