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LinkedServer Class

A LinkedServer object represents a database system other than SQL Server and is linked to the current instance of SQL Server by using an OLE DB driver.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule)> _
<PhysicalFacetAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class LinkedServer _
    Inherits NamedSmoObject _
    Implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable
'Usage
Dim instance As LinkedServer

[EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule)]
[PhysicalFacetAttribute]
public sealed class LinkedServer : NamedSmoObject, 
    ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable

[EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode::CheckOnSchedule)]
[PhysicalFacetAttribute]
public ref class LinkedServer sealed : public NamedSmoObject, 
    ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable

[<SealedAttribute>]
[<EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule)>]
[<PhysicalFacetAttribute>]
type LinkedServer =  
    class
        inherit NamedSmoObject
        interface ICreatable
        interface IDroppable
        interface IAlterable
        interface IScriptable
    end

public final class LinkedServer extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable

Remarks

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

To set LinkedServer object properties, users must have ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To create or drop a linked server, users must have ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To enumerate tables or columns on the linked server, users must have SELECT permission on the schema.

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. 

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.LinkedServer

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.