ServerActiveDirectory Class
The ServerActiveDirectory object provides programmatic access to the Active Directory functionality.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ServerActiveDirectory
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ServerActiveDirectory _
Inherits SqlSmoObject
'Usage
Dim instance As ServerActiveDirectory
public sealed class ServerActiveDirectory : SqlSmoObject
public ref class ServerActiveDirectory sealed : public SqlSmoObject
[<SealedAttribute>]
type ServerActiveDirectory =
class
inherit SqlSmoObject
end
public final class ServerActiveDirectory extends SqlSmoObject
The ServerActiveDirectory type exposes the following members.
Properties
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ExecuteForScalar | Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object is set to the execute for scalar option. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsEnabled | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the Active Directory service is available. |
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IsRegistered | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the instance of Microsoft SQL Server is registered in the Active Directory service as a Service Control Point (SCP). |
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IsTouched | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object properties have been updated but not yet persisted on the server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ObjectInSpace | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object exists in isolation, or whether it is directly or indirectly connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Parent | Gets the Server object that is the parent of the ServerActiveDirectory object. |
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Properties | Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScalarResult | Gets the scalar result for the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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State | Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
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Urn | Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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UserData | Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
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Methods
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AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection) | Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection, ScriptingOptions) | Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter, and using the specified scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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AlterImpl | Activates the object altered event. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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AlterImplFinish | Method called when object altered event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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AlterImplInit | Method called when object-altered event is intialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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AlterImplWorker | Calls the Alter methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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BindDefaultImpl | Binds the default items identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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BindRuleImpl | Binds the rule schema to the rule and columns identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckCollation | Checks the order of the scripting options by the collation method identified by the collationName parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckObjectState() | Validates the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckObjectState(Boolean) | Validates the state of the referenced object with the option to specify that an exception is thrown if the object is not yet created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckObjectStateImpl | Checks the state of a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckVersion100 | Checks whether version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2008. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckVersion80 | Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckVersion80SP3 | Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000 SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckVersion90 | Check the validity of the object on SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CheckVersionBelow90 | Checks whether version of SQL Server is before SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CleanObject | Sets the object to unmodified state. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CreateImpl | Creates an object with scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CreateImplFinish | Method called when the create event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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CreateImplInit | Method called when the create event initializes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Discover | Discovers a list of type Object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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DropImpl | Drops a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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DropImplWorker | Calls the drop methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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EnumScriptImpl | Enumerates scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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EnumScriptImplWorker | Calls the methods that enumerate scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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EnumScriptImplWorkerSOChanged | Returns an IEnumerable string describing the scripting options for an object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
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ExecuteNonQuery | Executes a batch in the context of the database where there are no results returned. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Finalize | (Inherited from Object.) |
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FormatSqlVariant | Formats an object as SqlVariant type. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GenerateDataSpaceFileStreamScript | Generates a script to create data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GenerateDataSpaceScript | Generates a script to allocate space in the data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetBindDefaultScript | Gets the script that binds defaults specified by the defSchema and defName parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetBindRuleScript | Gets the script that specifies the binding rules. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) | Assigns a Boolean parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) | Assigns a Boolean property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetDateTimeParameter | Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetDateTimeParameterAsInt | Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject as an integer value if the datetime property is not null. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetDBName | Gets the database name that is associated with the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetEnumParameter | Assigns an enumeration property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetFragOptionString | Gets a FragmentationOption object as a string value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetGuidParameter | Assigns a Guid property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) | Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) | Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetPropValue | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetPropValueOptional | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetRealValue | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetScriptingOptionsForCreate | Gets ScriptingOptions for the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetServerName | Gets the name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetServerObject | Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetSqlServerVersionName | Gets the version name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%) | Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean) | Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetTimeSpanParameterAsInt | Assigns a time span parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder) | Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder, UrnIdOption) | Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ImplInitialize | Initializes the fields of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Initialize() | Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Initialize(Boolean) | Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsObjectDirty | Verifies whether the object properties have been modified and the changes have not yet been persisted on the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsObjectInitialized | Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsObjectInSpace | Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsVersion80SP3 | Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2000 with SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IsVersion90AndAbove | Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2005 or later. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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MarkDropped | Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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MarkForDropImpl | Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
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PostAlter | Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is altered. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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PostCreate | Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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PostDrop | Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Refresh | Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Register() | Creates a registration entry for the instance of Microsoft SQL Server in the Active Directory service as defined by the ServerActiveDirectory object. |
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Register(Boolean) | Creates a registration entry for the instance of SQL Server in the Active Directory service as defined by the ServerActiveDirectory object with the option to register all the databases on the instance of SQL Server. |
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ScriptAlter | Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptCreate | Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptDdl | Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptDrop | Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptImpl() | Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptImpl(ScriptingOptions) | Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ScriptImplWorker | Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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SetParentImpl | Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ToString | Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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TouchImpl | Not implemented. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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UnbindDefaultImpl | Unbinds the default columns of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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UnbindRuleImpl | Unbinds rules of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Unregister | Removes the registration entry for the instance of SQL Server from the Active Directory service. |
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UpdateRegistration | Updates any changes to the instance of SQL Server on the Active Directory service. |
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Validate | Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
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Events
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PropertyChanged | Represents the event that occurs when a property is changed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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PropertyMetadataChanged | Represents the event that occurs when property metadata changes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Fields
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m_ExtendedProperties | Represents a property that is defined to extend the properties provided by a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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singletonParent | Represents the singleton parent. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
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IAlienObject.Discover | Discovers any dependencies. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.GetDomainRoot | Returns the root of the domain. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.GetParent | Gets the parent of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.GetPropertyType | Gets the type of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.GetPropertyValue | Gets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.GetUrn | Gets the Unified Resource Name of the object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.Resolve | Gets the instance that contains the information about the object from the Unified Resource Name of the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.SetObjectState | Sets the object state to the specified SfcObjectState value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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IAlienObject.SetPropertyValue | Sets the property value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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ISfcPropertyProvider.GetPropertySet | Gets the interface reference to the set of properties of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
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Remarks
The ServerActiveDirectory object allows you to do the following:
Register an instance of Microsoft SQL Server in Active Directory as a Service Control Point (SCP) with the option to list all databases.
Update the SQL Server registration information in Active Directory.
Mark the SQL Server registration as inactive.
Delete the SQL Server registration information from Active Directory.
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.