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PowerShell Server Baseline | Compare Script

2) You run script the Compare Script that will Compare the historical

data in SQL to the current list of services Running from servers to a file

called New_Services_Found_Running.txt

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3) The Compare Script will also generate a report.txt of servers that were

not entered into the SQL database table on the initial run. This will allow

you to instantly recognize new servers not in this system yet. 

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#=======================================================================
#Section to Get Current Running Services on List of Computers
#=======================================================================

#Get List of Online Accessible Servers | Can Change to Query AD if Desired
$CurrentServers = Get-Content C:\temp\ServerList.txt 

#Query Each Server for a List of Running Services
$CurrentResults=Invoke-Command -ComputerName $CurrentServers -ScriptBlock {Get-Service | Where{$_.Status -eq "Running"}}

#Export Select Results to File and for Reference File
$CurrentResults | Select PSComputerName,Name, DisplayName | Export-csv C:\temp\MyCurrnetServices.csv -NoTypeInformation 

#Import Data 
$ImportData=Import-CSV C:\temp\MyCurrnetServices.csv
#=============================================================================================================
#Section to Get Server Service History from SQL and compare to Current Running Services on Servers
#=============================================================================================================

#New Dir for File Output for Keeping a History
$DateForamt = Get-Date -Format("yyyy-MM-dd")
New-Item -Path "C:\Temp" -Name $DateForamt -ItemType "directory"
$Directory = "C:\Temp\$DateForamt"

#Downloads and Installs SQL Module and Will Overwrite and Older Version Module Installed
Install-Module -Name SqlServer -AllowClobber

#List of Unique Servers  
$ServerList=$ImportData.PSComputerName | Select-Object -Unique

#Da Loop
Foreach($ServerName in $ServerList){
   
# Command Query SQL by Each Server name
    $SQLData=Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance Desktop-Main -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -database ServerManager -Query "Select DisplayName from ComputerServices Where PSCOMputername = '$ServerName'"    
   
# Export & Import SQL Data to File
    $SQLData | Select -ExpandProperty DisplayName |  Out-File "$Directory\SQLDATA.txt"
    $CompareSQL = Get-content "$Directory\SQLData.txt"
        
# Export & Import Current Services to File by Looped ServerName
    $Names=$ImportData | Where{$_.PSComputerName -eq $ServerName} | Select -ExpandProperty DisplayName
    $Names | Out-File "$Directory\Name.txt"    
    $Names=Get-Content "$Directory\Name.txt" 

    #This Compare Shows items in  $Name (Master List) that are not listed in $CompareSQL
    $newSerivces=Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $Names -DifferenceObject $CompareSQL | ? {$_.SideIndicator -eq '<='} | Select -ExpandProperty inputobject

    #Create Output and Export to txt  tab delimited to import to csv   
    ForEach($NewService in $newSerivces){"$ServerName `t $NewService" | Out-File "$Directory\New_Services_Found_Running.txt" -Append}
}

#Pull Distinct Server Names for Compare to ServerList
$SQLComptuers=Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance Desktop-Main -database ServerManager -Query "Select Distinct PSCOmputername from ComputerServices" | Select -ExpandProperty PSComputername 
Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $ServerList -DifferenceObject $SQLComptuers | ? {$_.SideIndicator -eq '<='} | Select -ExpandProperty inputobject |  Out-File "$Directory\Report.txt"

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