Create New Content Database Using SharePoint PowerShell

Execute following script to create new content database using SharePoint PowerShell. You can run this script on any WFE or APP server.

add-pssnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

#Set following parameters

$WebsiteName = "Test Site"

$DbServer = "SQLServer"

$WebAppUrl = "http://webapplink"

$DBName = "WSS_Content_" + $WebsiteName

$MaxSiteCount = 1 

$WarningSiteCount = 0

#Create new content database

New-SPContentDatabase -Name $DBName -DatabaseServer $DbServer -WebApplication $WebAppUrl -MaxSiteCount $MaxSiteCount -WarningSiteCount $WarningSiteCount -ErrorAction Stop