Timeout error running invoke-SqlCmd

• rnunez

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  November 2, 2009 at 1:28 pm

  #213366

  (I don't know where else to post this as there doesn't seem to be a category for people scripting sql in Powershell)

  I am trying to run a script in Powershell to backup a database but everytime I attempt it, I get the following timeout error:

  Invoke-Sqlcmd : Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completio

  n of the operation or the server is not responding.

  The backup or restore was aborted.

  At line:1 char:14

  + Invoke-SqlCmd <<<< -ServerInstance "localhost" -Database "dbname" -Query "BA

  CKUP DATABASE [dbname] TO DISK='..file path'"

  Here is the command I am using:

  PS C:\testnewclient> Invoke-SqlCmd -ServerInstance "localhost" -Database "dbname

  " -Query "BACKUP DATABASE [dbname] TO DISK=file path"

  I am able to run the same backup command fine in sqlcmd in the DOS prompt and I have increased the timeout on the SQL Server using "sp_configure 'remote login timeout', 60

  go

  reconfigure with override

  go "

  Any suggestions?

• sauraviit-689328

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  December 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

  #1096155

  i am having the same problem when attaching database, did u figured it out..

• Pei Zhu-415513

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  December 24, 2009 at 11:28 am

  #1096374

  have you tried to add -QueryTimeout

  when using invoke-sqlcmd?