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Get-DbaComputerSystem

Shawn Melton (@wsmelton), wsmelton.github.io

Get-DbaComputerSystem View Source Shawn Melton (@wsmelton), wsmelton.github.io Windows, Linux, macOS Synopsis Retrieves comprehensive hardware and system information from Windows computers hosting SQL Server instances. Description Collects detailed system specifications including processor details, memory configuration, domain membership, and hardware information from target computers. This function is essential for SQL Server capacity planning, pre-installation system verification, and troubleshooting performance issues by providing complete hardware inventory data. The function queries WMI classes (Win32_ComputerSystem and Win32_Processor) to gather CPU details, determines hyperthreading status, checks total physical memory, and identifies domain roles.

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