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ServerInstance Class

The ServerInstance class represents an instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.WmiSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ServerInstance

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ServerInstance _
    Inherits WmiSmoObject
'Usage
Dim instance As ServerInstance

public sealed class ServerInstance : WmiSmoObject

public ref class ServerInstance sealed : public WmiSmoObject

[<SealedAttribute>]
type ServerInstance =  
    class
        inherit WmiSmoObject
    end

public final class ServerInstance extends WmiSmoObject

The ServerInstance type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the referenced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public property Parent Gets the ManagedComputer object that is the parent of the ServerInstance object.
Public property Properties Represents a collection of Property objects. Each Property object represents a property defined on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public property ServerProtocols Represents a collection of ServerProtocol objects. Each ServerProtocol object represents a server protocol defined on the Microsoft Management Instrumentation (WMI) installation.
Public property State Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property Urn Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address that represents the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public property UserData Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Protected method AlterProtocolProperties Updates any protocol object property changes on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) installation. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method CheckObjectState Checks the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method CreateProtocolPropertyCollection Creates a set of protocol attributes for the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetPropertyManagementObject Gets the management object for the specified protocol property. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropertyObject Gets the property from the specified collection with the specified position and value. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method GetProtocolPropertyCollection Returns the protocol property collection for the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method ImplInitialize Initializes the fields of the WmiSmoObjectobject. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public method Initialize Initializes the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, String, array<Object[]) Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, method name, and parameters. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, ManagementOperationObserver, String, array<Object[]) Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, observer, method name, and parameters. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method IsObjectInitialized Specifies whether the referenced object is initialized. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Refresh Refreshes the referenced object and its properties. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method SetName Sets the name of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Protected method SetParentImpl Sets the parent of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public method ToString (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method UpdateObjectState Updates the object state. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
Public method Validate Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Remarks

With the ServerInstance class you can:

  • Manage protocols and network libraries on an instance of SQL Server.

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.