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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
'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

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.

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 Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.