Server.LinkedServers Property

Represents a collection of LinkedServer objects. Each LinkedServer object represents a linked server registered on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property LinkedServers As LinkedServerCollection
public LinkedServerCollection LinkedServers { get; }
public:
property LinkedServerCollection^ LinkedServers {
    LinkedServerCollection^ get ();
}
/** @property */
public LinkedServerCollection get_LinkedServers ()
public function get LinkedServers () : LinkedServerCollection

Property Value

A LinkedServerCollection object that represents all the linked servers registered on the instance of SQL Server.

Remarks

Updated text:

The LinkedServers property points to the LinkedServerCollection object. You can use the collection to reference the linked servers registered on the instance of SQL Server.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Display the linked servers.
Dim lksv As LinkedServer
For Each lksv In srv.LinkedServers
   Console.WriteLine(lksv.Name)
Next

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Server Class
Server Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Link to an OLE-DB Provider Server in Visual Basic .NET
Using Collections
Setting Properties
Managing Servers

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