Scanning the LAN for SQL servers

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Scanning the LAN for SQL servers

gkramer 23701

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April 8, 2016 at 1:12 am

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LS,
I was asked to scan the LAN for SQL servers to find all SQL servers in and out of our maintenace scoop.
I have tried 'SQLCMD -L' but this methode just gave me 10 pct of all servers in scoop....
I also tried Pingsql3cl but this methode is just scanning but gave me no results whatsoever....
-- SQLPing3cl.exe -scantype range -startIP 100.100.101.0 -EndIP 100.100.101.254 -Output results.csv
Is there a way to scan the LAN which is working ???
Please help me out on this....
Regards,
GKramer
The Netherlands

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BLOB EATER SSChampion Points: 14609 More actions · Answer 1

I have used Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit before where it gives you information on your estate, including your SQL Servers. Thought about trying this?

gkramer 23701 Ten Centuries Points: 1381 More actions · Answer 2

BL0B_EATER,

I was not aware of this MAP toolkit....

I just installed version 9 and my first scan is running.... hope this will do the trick.

Guus

gkramer 23701 Ten Centuries Points: 1381 More actions · Answer 3

mmmmmmm

The first scan ran for several hours ending up crashing my PC......(with no results).

Retrying the same settings || Collect inventory data - IP-range - add credentials - with the same DB as the first run || is ending in a blanco data-collection screen (Machines inventoried - Collections remaining).

What I'm I doing wrong here.....

Regards, GKramer

Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 4

I've only done it using Active Directory rather than an IP range but when I got that screen it took a while for any numbers to appear. Have you clicked on Details at the bottom?

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 233921 More actions · Answer 5

The machine performing the scan with sqlcmd or sqlping must have network connectivity to all network segments to discover all SQL servers

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"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003903 More actions · Answer 6

Beatrix Kiddo (4/8/2016)
I've only done it using Active Directory

Ooooooo.... I'd love to see that! Got any code you could share? And, no... it doesn't have to be T-SQL.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
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Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 7

Oh no, sorry to get your hopes up, I think I phrased it badly. I used the Active Directory settings in the MAP toolkit (rather than scanning an IP range). Sorry about that.

Jon.Morisi SSChampion Points: 12846 More actions · Answer 8

IIRC, I used this once upon a time

http://sqlmag.com/sql-server-2000/sqlping