I am working on an install of a new product that requires modifications to SQL Server.
Specifically, enable tcp/ip and turning on named pipes. I know how to do it manually. What i want is a way to automate this for a new customer though SQL or with C# code.
I would love any suggestions for the right direction.
You can use C# and Server Management Objects (SMO) to do it. The classes you need are in the Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo and Microsoft.SqlServer.WmiManagement libraries.
Here's a Powershell snippet I've used that uses the same objects. Hopefully, it will point you down the right path.
$smo = 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.'
$wmi = new-object ($smo + 'Wmi.ManagedComputer').
# List the object properties, including the instance names.
$Wmi
# Enable the TCP protocol on the default instance.
$uri = "ManagedComputer[@Name='<computer_name>']/ ServerInstance[@Name='MSSQLSERVER']/ServerProtocol[@Name='Tcp']"
$Tcp = $wmi.GetSmoObject($uri)
$Tcp.IsEnabled = $true
$Tcp.Alter()
$Tcp
# Enable the named pipes protocol for the default instance.
$uri = "ManagedComputer[@Name='<computer_name>']/ ServerInstance[@Name='MSSQLSERVER']/ServerProtocol[@Name='Np']"
$Np = $wmi.GetSmoObject($uri)
$Np.IsEnabled = $true
$Np.Alter()
$Np
