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Information Class

The Information class contains nonconfigurable information about the instance of SQL Server. These include system information and options that are set during Setup, such as the collation.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Information

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Information _
    Inherits SqlSmoObject
'Usage
Dim instance As Information
public sealed class Information : SqlSmoObject
public ref class Information sealed : public SqlSmoObject
[<SealedAttribute>]
type Information =  
    class
        inherit SqlSmoObject
    end
public final class Information extends SqlSmoObject

The Information type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property BuildClrVersion Gets a version object that identifies the common language runtime that is running in the server.
Public property BuildClrVersionString A string that identifies the build number of the common language runtime that is running in the server.
Public property BuildNumber Gets the build number for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Collation Gets the default collation for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property CollationID Gets the collation ID for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property ComparisonStyle Gets the comparison style for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS Gets the computer name stored in the net BIOS.
Public property Edition Gets the edition of the instance of SQL Server.
Public property EngineEdition Gets the edition of the engine for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property ErrorLogPath Gets the file directory where the error log is stored on the instance of SQL Server.
Protected property ExecuteForScalar Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object is set to the execute for scalar option. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property IsCaseSensitive Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is case-sensitive.
Public property IsClustered Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is a clustered server.
Public property IsFullTextInstalled Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether full-text service is installed on the instance of SQL Server.
Public property IsSingleUser Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is read-only.
Protected property IsTouched Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object properties have been updated but not yet persisted on the server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property Language Gets the default language used by the instance of SQL Server.
Public property MasterDBLogPath Gets the log file directory for the master database on the instance of SQL Server.
Public property MasterDBPath Gets the database file directory for the master database on the instance of SQL Server.
Public property MaxPrecision Gets the greatest decimal precision available for exact numeric data types (not floating point), including decimal and numeric.
Public property NetName Gets the NetBIOS name of the network on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
Protected property ObjectInSpace Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object exists in isolation, or whether it is directly or indirectly connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property OSVersion Gets the operating system version of the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Parent Gets the Server object that is the parent object of the Information object.
Public property PhysicalMemory Gets the total RAM installed, in MB, for the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Platform Gets the hardware platform for the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Processors Gets the number of processors installed on the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Product Gets the product title for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property ProductLevel Gets the product level for the instance of SQL Server.
Public property Properties Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property ResourceLastUpdateDateTime Gets the date and time when the SQL Server resource was last updated.
Public property ResourceVersion Gets the version of the SQL Server resource.
Public property ResourceVersionString Gets the version of the SQL Server resource in string format.
Public property RootDirectory Gets the root directory for the instance of SQL Server.
Protected property ScalarResult Gets the scalar result for the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property SqlCharSet Gets the Int16 value that identifies the character set used by the instance of SQL Server.
Public property SqlCharSetName Gets the name of the character set used by the instance of SQL Server.
Public property SqlSortOrder Gets the Int16 value that identifies the sort order used by the instance of SQL Server.
Public property SqlSortOrderName Gets the name of the sort order used by the instance of SQL Server.
Public property State Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property Urn Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property UserData Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property Version Gets the version of the instance of SQL Server.
Public property VersionMajor Gets the major version number of the instance of SQL Server.
Public property VersionMinor Gets the minor version of the instance of SQL Server.
Public property VersionString Gets the date, version, and processor type of the instance of SQL Server.

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Methods

  Name Description
Protected method AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection) Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection, ScriptingOptions) Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter, and using the specified scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method AlterImpl Activates the object altered event. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method AlterImplFinish Method called when object altered event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method AlterImplInit Method called when object-altered event is intialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method AlterImplWorker Calls the Alter methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method BindDefaultImpl Binds the default items identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method BindRuleImpl Binds the rule schema to the rule and columns identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckCollation Checks the order of the scripting options by the collation method identified by the collationName parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckObjectState() Validates the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckObjectState(Boolean) Validates the state of the referenced object with the option to specify that an exception is thrown if the object is not yet created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckObjectStateImpl Checks the state of a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckVersion100 Checks whether version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2008. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckVersion80 Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckVersion80SP3 Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000 SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckVersion90 Check the validity of the object on SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckVersionBelow90 Checks whether version of SQL Server is before SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CleanObject Sets the object to unmodified state. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CreateImpl Creates an object with scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CreateImplFinish Method called when the create event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method CreateImplInit Method called when the create event initializes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Discover Discovers a list of type Object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method DropImpl Drops a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method DropImplWorker Calls the drop methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method EnumScriptImpl Enumerates scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method EnumScriptImplWorker Calls the methods that enumerate scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method EnumScriptImplWorkerSOChanged Returns an IEnumerable string describing the scripting options for an object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method ExecuteNonQuery Executes a batch in the context of the database where there are no results returned. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method Finalize (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method FormatSqlVariant Formats an object as SqlVariant type. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GenerateDataSpaceFileStreamScript Generates a script to create data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GenerateDataSpaceScript Generates a script to allocate space in the data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetBindDefaultScript Gets the script that binds defaults specified by the defSchema and defName parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetBindRuleScript Gets the script that specifies the binding rules. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) Assigns a Boolean parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) Assigns a Boolean property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetDateTimeParameter Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetDateTimeParameterAsInt Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject as an integer value if the datetime property is not null. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetDBName Gets the database name that is associated with the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetEnumParameter Assigns an enumeration property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetFragOptionString Gets a FragmentationOption object as a string value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetGuidParameter Assigns a Guid property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropValue Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropValueOptional Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetRealValue Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetScriptingOptionsForCreate Gets ScriptingOptions for the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetServerName Gets the name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetServerObject Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetSqlServerVersionName Gets the version name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetTimeSpanParameterAsInt Assigns a time span parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder) Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder, UrnIdOption) Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ImplInitialize Initializes the fields of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Initialize() Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Initialize(Boolean) Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsObjectDirty Verifies whether the object properties have been modified and the changes have not yet been persisted on the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsObjectInitialized Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsObjectInSpace Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsVersion80SP3 Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2000 with SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsVersion90AndAbove Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2005 or later. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method MarkDropped Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method MarkForDropImpl Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method PostAlter Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is altered. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method PostCreate Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method PostDrop Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Refresh Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptAlter Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptCreate Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptDdl Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptDrop Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptImpl() Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptImpl(ScriptingOptions) Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method ScriptImplWorker Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method SetParentImpl Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method ToString Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method TouchImpl Not implemented. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method UnbindDefaultImpl Unbinds the default columns of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method UnbindRuleImpl Unbinds rules of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Validate Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event PropertyChanged Represents the event that occurs when a property is changed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public event PropertyMetadataChanged Represents the event that occurs when property metadata changes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Protected field m_ExtendedProperties Represents a property that is defined to extend the properties provided by a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected field singletonParent Represents the singleton parent. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.Discover Discovers any dependencies. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetDomainRoot Returns the root of the domain. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetParent Gets the parent of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetPropertyType Gets the type of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetPropertyValue Gets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetUrn Gets the Unified Resource Name of the object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.Resolve Gets the instance that contains the information about the object from the Unified Resource Name of the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.SetObjectState Sets the object state to the specified SfcObjectState value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.SetPropertyValue Sets the property value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method ISfcPropertyProvider.GetPropertySet Gets the interface reference to the set of properties of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Remarks

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

To get Information object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set Information object properties, users must be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.