TargetServer.PendingInstructions Property
Gets the number of SQL Server Agent maintenance tasks waiting to be downloaded by the target server from the master server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)> _
Public ReadOnly Property PendingInstructions As Integer
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As TargetServer
Dim value As Integer
value = instance.PendingInstructions
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)]
public int PendingInstructions { get; }
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::Standalone)]
public:
property int PendingInstructions {
int get ();
}
[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)>]
member PendingInstructions : int
function get PendingInstructions () : int
Property Value
Type: System.Int32
An Int32 value that specifies the number of maintenance tasks waiting to be downloaded.
Remarks
An instance of Microsoft SQL Server acting as the master server for multiserver administration initiates tasks that create, modify, and delete jobs and job steps for target servers. Other tasks start or stop executing jobs, coordinate polling, and so on. A target server polls its master server, retrieving and performing the tasks posted.
Due to polling, there is a lag between master server task assignment and its implementation by the target server. For example, a master server could delete a job step within a multiserver job. When the target server polls, it retrieves the task and an instruction to delete the job step, and the master server is altered, indicating that the pending instruction has been retrieved.
Examples
Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace