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sys.dm_server_registry (Transact-SQL)

Returns configuration and installation information that is stored in the Windows registry for the current instance of SQL Server. Returns one row per registry key. Use this dynamic management view in SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and later versions to return information such as the SQL Server services that are available on the host machine or network configuration values for the instance of SQL Server.

Column name

Data type

Description

registry_key

nvarchar(256)

Registry key name. Is nullable.

value_name

nvarchar(256)

Key value name. This is the item shown in the Name column of the Registry Editor. Is nullable.

value_data

sql_variant

Value of the key data. This is the value shown in the Data column of the Registry Editor for a given entry. Is nullable.

Security

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Examples

A. Display the SQL Server services

The following example returns registry key values for the SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data
FROM sys.dm_server_registry
WHERE key_name LIKE N'%ControlSet%';

B. Display the SQL Server Agent registry key values

The following example returns the SQL Server Agent registry key values for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data
FROM sys.dm_server_registry
WHERE key_name LIKE N'%SQLAgent%';

C. Display the current version of the instance of SQL Server

The following example returns the version of the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data
FROM sys.dm_server_registry
WHERE value_name = N'CurrentVersion';

D. Display the parameters passed to the instance of SQL Server during startup

The following example returns the parameters that are passed to the instance of SQL Server during startup.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data
FROM sys.dm_server_registry
WHERE registry_key LIKE N'%Parameters';

E. Return network configuration information for the instance of SQL Server

The following example returns network configuration values for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data
FROM sys.dm_server_registry
WHERE keyname LIKE N'%SuperSocketNetLib%';