How to Set SharePoint Content Database to Read Only Mode using PowerShell?
Requirement: Set content database to read only in SharePoint Server using PowerShell.
Solution: We may have to set SharePoint databases to read-only mode in scenarios such as upgrades, disaster recovery / highly available maintenance, patching, etc. Setting SharePoint content database in read-only mode from SQL Server Management Studio is explained in another article: How to make SharePoint database read only?. This time, let’s make the content database read only using PowerShell.
PowerShell to set content database read only SharePoint
Prerequisites: Make sure you have SQL Server Management Studio installed in your server/workstation to use the below script!
#You may have to adjust the below path according to your SSMS version!
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\SDK\Assemblies\Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll"
#Configuration variables
$SQLInstance ="Abjsvrv9"
$DatabaseName = "SP16_Content_Crescent_Intranet"
Try {
#Set the Error Action
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
#Get the Server
$Server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $SQLInstance
#Get the Database
$Database = $Server.Databases[$DatabaseName]
$Server.KillAllProcesses($DatabaseName)
#Set Read only option to True
$Database.DatabaseOptions.ReadOnly = $true
$Database.Alter()
Write-host "$($DatabaseName) Database made Read-only" -f Green
}
catch {
Write-Host "Operation Failed. Find the Error Message below:" -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host $_.Exception.Message -ForegroundColor Red
}
finally {
#Reset the Error Action to Default
$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
}
This makes read only content database in SharePoint. To verify, You can navigate to SharePoint 2013 central Administration >> Application Management >> Manage Content Databases >> Check the “Database Read-Only” flag!
If you navigate to any of the site collection which lives in the above content database, you’ll find the maintenance mode notification in SharePoint 2016 sites!
