Get-DbaHideInstance

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Synopsis

Gets Hide Instance settings for a SQL Server instance

Description

Gets Hide Instance settings for a SQL Server instance. Note that this requires access to the Windows Server - not the SQL instance itself.

This setting is found in Configuration Manager.

Syntax

Get-DbaHideInstance
    [[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
    [[-Credential] <PSCredential>]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Get-DbaHideInstance

Gets Hide Instance properties on the default (MSSQLSERVER) instance on localhost - requires (and checks for) RunAs admin.

Example: 2

PS C:\> Get-DbaHideInstance -SqlInstance sql01\SQL2008R2SP2

Gets Force Network Encryption for the SQL2008R2SP2 on sql01. Uses Windows Credentials to both login and view the registry.

Optional Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances. Defaults to localhost.

-Credential

Allows you to login to the computer (not sql instance) using alternative Windows credentials

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.