To download the module to a specified folder, the ‘Save-Module’ command is used.

This shows all of the directories that PowerShell will use for locating the required module. PowerShell has a list of directories that it uses for loading modules, which can be examined with the following command. So where does PowerShell load modules from? That is why we have the check on the version at the beginning.

The message ‘The specified module ‘sqlserver’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory’ means that it couldn’t find the module in any of the directories it uses, or it has been installed but PowerShell is not a high enough version to access it. For this demonstration, that is the laptop.įirst of all, I’ll confirm that I don’t already have the module installed on the server, by using ‘Import-Module’. Of course, initially the module has to be downloaded, using a machine that does have internet access. Demonstrationįor this demonstration I’m using a laptop that has a virtual machine (VM) installed, which I can treat as two different environments – the VM, which will have internet access disabled and the laptop, which will have internet access.įirst of all, the particular module that I’m after requires a minimum PowerShell version of 5, so I’ll check what version I have installed on my VM test system. With some vague, hinted-at solutions I have discovered that in reality it is very simple and worth documenting for others that encounter a similar situation.

I have read several strange articles on various blog sites, describing methods of achieving this that I (with my limited PowerShell experience) could not understand. Therefore I cannot simply use the PowerShell ‘Install-Module’ command, which would take care of the download and installation. The ultimate installation target (after local development and testing) is a server that has no Internet access, for security reasons. I need to install a new PowerShell module onto a server that has no access to the Internet, so I am unable to use the Install-Module command.įor a task that I have, I require the ‘SQLServer’ PowerShell module, as the older ‘SQLPS’ module does not have the CmdLets that I’m after.

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