SQL Server Policy-Based Management

Using PBM Against SQL2K and SQL2K5

We get this question a lot: can I use PBM against a SQL2K & SQL2K5 instances. The quick answer is yes but in a limited fashion. PBM is ultimately based on SMO (SQL Server Management Objects) and SMO supports SQL2K, SQL2K5, and SQL2K8. PBM relies on

Running Against SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000

@ TechEd SQL Server MVP Peter DeBetta and I presented a session where we created a PowerShell script for running a group of policies against a group of servers. The script was then automated using the PowerShell subsystem in SQL Server Agent. The result