SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook

Listing installed hotfixes and Service Packs

In this recipe, we will check which Service Pack and hotfixes/patches are installed on our server.

How to do it...

Let's explore the ways to list hotfixes and Service Packs:

1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server object:

   #import SQL Server module
   Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking
   
   #replace this with your instance name
   $instanceName = "localhost"
   $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

   To list the version of SQL Server and Service Pack level, add the following script and run:

   #the version format is: #major.minor.build.buildminor #this should tell you collectively at what #level your install ...