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March 7, 2018 Microsoft

I’m not sure why MS makes it so convoluted to install these tools on a server that isn’t running SQL.  Regardless, head here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065

And don’t click download.  All that gets you is a text file.  Instead, head down the page and expand Install Instructions.  From there, search for and download the following modules:

  • Microsoft® System CLR Types for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 (SQLSysClrTypes.msi)
  • Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Shared Management Objects (SharedManagementObjects.msi)
  • Microsoft® Windows PowerShell Extensions for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 (PowerShellTools.msi)

If you get a 2503 or 2502 error while trying to install, as I did, you may not have sufficient rights.  Try either killing explorer.exe and restarting it with admin privs or invoking the msi from within an elevated command prompt.

Then just install modules a la:

Import-Module sqlps -DisableNameChecking

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