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ServerInstance Class

The ServerInstance class represents an instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Remarks

With the ServerInstance class you can:

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

To get or set ServerInstance object properties or run ServerInstance methods, 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.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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.