SQL root directory and PowerShell

Question

How can I get PowerShell scripting to get information About SQL root directory?

Answer 1

Hello there,

There are two SQL Server PowerShell modules; SqlServer and SQLPS.
The SqlServer module is the current PowerShell module to use.

The Get-SqlInstance cmdlet gets a SQL Instance object for each instance of SQL Server that is present on the target computer. If the name of the instance of SQL Server is provided, the cmdlet will only get this specific instance of SQL Server.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sqlserver/get-sqlinstance?view=sqlserver-ps

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/powershell/navigate-sql-server-powershell-paths?view=sql-server-ver16

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Answer 2

You can try either (or both) of these bits of code:

Get-ChildItem HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall |   
    ForEach-Object {  
        Get-ItemProperty $_.PsPath } |   
            Select-Object DisplayName,InstallLocation  
  
Get-ChildItem HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |   
    ForEach-Object {   
        Get-ItemProperty $_.PsPath } |   
            Select-Object DisplayName,InstallLocation  

Not everything in these registry keys has an InstallationLocation directory.

If you're doing this on remote machines, you might find this an easier way to get the information. However, wrapping the other code in a script block and using Invoke-Command would run a lot faster:

Get-WmiObject -Computer RemoteComputer -Class Win32_Product |   
    Select-Object Caption,InstallLocation  

If you know at least part of the product name you can add something like this to the Get-WmiObject -Filter 'Name like "%Microsoft. You can also add a Where-Object to the other code to return less information.

Answer 3

How about this?

sql-server-root-directory