Server.Information Property
Gets information about the instance of SQL Server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ChildObject, SfcObjectCardinality.One)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Information As Information
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim value As Information
value = instance.Information
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ChildObject, SfcObjectCardinality.One)]
public Information Information { get; }
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship::ChildObject, SfcObjectCardinality::One)]
public:
property Information^ Information {
Information^ get ();
}
[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ChildObject, SfcObjectCardinality.One)>]
member Information : Information
function get Information () : Information
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Information
An Information object that specifies information about the instance of SQL Server.
Remarks
The Information property points to the Information object that stores read-only information about the SQL Server installation. This includes information about the operating system, the version of the product, and the physical location of the installation.
Examples
Visual Basic
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Display information about the instance of SQL Server in Information and Settings.
Console.WriteLine("OS Version = " & srv.Information.OSVersion)
Console.WriteLine("State = " & srv.Settings.State.ToString)
'Display information specific to the current user in UserOptions.
Console.WriteLine("Quoted Identifier support = " & srv.UserOptions.QuotedIdentifier)
'Modify server settings in Settings.
srv.Settings.LoginMode = ServerLoginMode.Integrated
'Modify settings specific to the current connection in UserOptions.
srv.UserOptions.AbortOnArithmeticErrors = True
'Run the Alter method to make the changes on the instance of SQL Server.
srv.Alter()
PowerShell
$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
Write-Host "OS Version =" $srv.Information.OSVersion
Write-Host "State =" $srv.Settings.State.ToString()
Write-Host "Quoted Identifier support =" $srv.UserOptions.QuotedIdentifier
$srv.Settings.LoginMode = [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ServerLoginMode]::Integrated
$srv.UserOptions.AbortOnArithmeticErrors = $TRUE
$srv.Alter()
See Also
Reference
Other Resources
Configuring SQL Server (SMO)