ServerActiveDirectory Class

The ServerActiveDirectory object provides programmatic access to the Active Directory functionality.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ServerActiveDirectory
    Inherits SqlSmoObject
public sealed class ServerActiveDirectory : SqlSmoObject
public ref class ServerActiveDirectory sealed : public SqlSmoObject
public final class ServerActiveDirectory extends SqlSmoObject
public final class ServerActiveDirectory extends SqlSmoObject

Remarks

The ServerActiveDirectory object allows you to:

  • Register an instance of Microsoft SQL Server in the 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.

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ServerActiveDirectory

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

ServerActiveDirectory Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Active Directory Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)