Why this blog post?
Now this is a short one.
A while back I was testing attempting to access SQL Server using a defined port number.
To do that, you have to access SQL Server Configuration Manager to specify the port number, or at least I think you do (If you don’t have to do it this way, please, oh please, let me know!).
So, since my laptop is running on Windows10, I open up the Start menu, type in “config” and…nothing!
No SQL Server Configuration Manager! The closest I got was the configuration manager for Reporting Server.
I’m shocked by this especially because when I type it into the Start menu now, I get…
Ignoring the fact that it shows up in the result pane now, I had to go to MSDN and figure out where it’s default path is.
But WHY this blog post?
Well it turns out that, for me, the default path is now in…
C:\Windows\sysWOW64\SQLServerManager”<nn>”.msc
I say “<nn>” because it’s a number dependant on what version of SQL Server that you are running.
For example, I have a 2012, a 2014 and a 2016 version on my laptop so I have 3 versions of SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Seriously, is that it?
Nope, that ain’t it.
Opening up Windows Explorer, going all the way down to that level just to get the config manager? Ain’t nobody got time for that!
They say “imitation is the greatest form of flattery” so taking ideas garnered from dbatools and the fact that I’m just finished a pre-con for SQL Saturday Boston in PowerShell from Mike Fal ( b | t ), thank you Andy Mallon ( b | t ) for pushing me out of my comfort zone even if it was only to just sign up!, I’ve created a little PowerShell script to let me choose and open a SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Check it out! And let me know what you think.
Script me!
Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Windows\sysWOW64\ -Filter "*SQLServerManager*" | Out-GridView -PassThru | Invoke-Item
Now, I only have 2014 service up on this time so when Out-GridView pops up, I’m going to choose SQLServerManager12.msc and click “Ok”
Which will open up our “missing” configuration manager!
Exit:
PowerShell! Helping make my life easier since…whenever I actually figure it out. 😐