ServerAlias Class

The ServerAlias class represents an alias for a server connection on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) installation.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ServerAlias _
    Inherits WmiSmoObject _
    Implements ICreatable, IDroppable
'Usage
Dim instance As ServerAlias

public sealed class ServerAlias : WmiSmoObject, 
    ICreatable, IDroppable

public ref class ServerAlias sealed : public WmiSmoObject, 
    ICreatable, IDroppable

[<SealedAttribute>]
type ServerAlias =  
    class 
        inherit WmiSmoObject 
        interface ICreatable 
        interface IDroppable 
    end

public final class ServerAlias extends WmiSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable

The ServerAlias type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ServerAlias()	Initializes a new instance of the ServerAlias class.
	ServerAlias(ManagedComputer, String)	Initializes a new instance of the ServerAlias class on the specified WMI installation and with the specified name.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ConnectionString	Gets or sets the connection string that the alias uses to connect to the server.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the referenced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Parent	Gets or sets the ManagedComputer object that is the parent of the ServerAlias object.
	Properties	Represents a collection of Property objects. Each Property object represents a property defined on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	ProtocolName	Gets or sets the name of the protocol used by the server connection alias.
	ServerName	Gets or sets the name of the instance of SQL Server to which the server alias connects.
	State	Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
	Urn	Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address that represents the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	UserData	Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Create	Creates a server connection alias on the WMI installation as defined by the ServerAlias object.
	Drop	Removes the server connection alias from the WMI installation.
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	Initialize	Initializes the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInitialized	Specifies whether the referenced object is initialized. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the referenced object and its properties. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	SetName	Sets the name of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	SetParentImpl	Sets the parent of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	Validate	Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Remarks

A server connection alias is required when:

• The client is connecting to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server over a network transport that is not the default network transport.

• The instance of SQL Server to which the client is connected listens on an alternate named pipe.

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.

Examples

Managing Services and Network Settings by Using WMI Provider

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.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi Namespace

Other Resources

WMI and SQL Server

Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine