Information Class

The Information class contains nonconfigurable information about the instance of SQL Server. These include system information and options that are set during Setup, such as the collation.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Information _
    Inherits SqlSmoObject
'Usage
Dim instance As Information

public sealed class Information : SqlSmoObject

public ref class Information sealed : public SqlSmoObject

[<SealedAttribute>]
type Information =  
    class 
        inherit SqlSmoObject 
    end

public final class Information extends SqlSmoObject

The Information type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	BuildClrVersion	Gets a version object that identifies the common language runtime that is running in the server.
	BuildClrVersionString	A string that identifies the build number of the common language runtime that is running in the server.
	BuildNumber	Gets the build number for the instance of SQL Server.
	Collation	Gets the default collation for the instance of SQL Server.
	CollationID	Gets the collation ID for the instance of SQL Server.
	ComparisonStyle	Gets the comparison style for the instance of SQL Server.
	ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS	Gets the computer name stored in the net BIOS.
	Edition	Gets the edition of the instance of SQL Server.
	EngineEdition	Gets the edition of the engine for the instance of SQL Server.
	ErrorLogPath	Gets the file directory where the error log is stored on the instance of SQL Server.
	FullyQualifiedNetName	Gets the fully qualified NetBIOS name of the network on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
	IsCaseSensitive	Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is case-sensitive.
	IsClustered	Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is a clustered server.
	IsFullTextInstalled	Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether full-text service is installed on the instance of SQL Server.
	IsHadrEnabled	Gets a value that indicates whether the Hadr is enabled.
	IsSingleUser	Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server is read-only.
	Language	Gets the default language used by the instance of SQL Server.
	MasterDBLogPath	Gets the log file directory for the master database on the instance of SQL Server.
	MasterDBPath	Gets the database file directory for the master database on the instance of SQL Server.
	MaxPrecision	Gets the greatest decimal precision available for exact numeric data types (not floating point), including decimal and numeric.
	NetName	Gets the NetBIOS name of the network on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
	OSVersion	Gets the operating system version of the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
	Parent	Gets the Server object that is the parent object of the Information object.
	PhysicalMemory	Gets the total RAM installed, in MB, for the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
	Platform	Gets the hardware platform for the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
	Processors	Gets the number of processors installed on the computer running the instance of SQL Server.
	Product	Gets the product title for the instance of SQL Server.
	ProductLevel	Gets the product level for the instance of SQL Server.
	Properties	Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ResourceLastUpdateDateTime	Gets the date and time when the SQL Server resource was last updated.
	ResourceVersion	Gets the version of the SQL Server resource.
	ResourceVersionString	Gets the version of the SQL Server resource in string format.
	RootDirectory	Gets the root directory for the instance of SQL Server.
	SqlCharSet	Gets the Int16 value that identifies the character set used by the instance of SQL Server.
	SqlCharSetName	Gets the name of the character set used by the instance of SQL Server.
	SqlSortOrder	Gets the Int16 value that identifies the sort order used by the instance of SQL Server.
	SqlSortOrderName	Gets the name of the sort order used by the instance of SQL Server.
	State	Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
	Urn	Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	UserData	Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
	Version	Gets the version of the instance of SQL Server.
	VersionMajor	Gets the major version number of the instance of SQL Server.
	VersionMinor	Gets the minor version of the instance of SQL Server.
	VersionString	Gets the date, version, and processor type of the instance of SQL Server.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Discover	Discovers a list of type Object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	FormatSqlVariant	Formats an object as SqlVariant type. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetContextDB	Gets the context database that is associated with this object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetDBName	Gets the database name that is associated with the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetPropValue	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetPropValueOptional	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetServerObject	Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	Initialize()	Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Initialize(Boolean)	Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInitialized	Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInSpace	Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	SetParentImpl	Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Validate	Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	Represents the event that occurs when a property is changed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	PropertyMetadataChanged	Represents the event that occurs when property metadata changes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IAlienObject.Discover	Discovers any dependencies. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.GetDomainRoot	Returns the root of the domain. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	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.)
	IAlienObject.GetPropertyType	Gets the type of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.GetPropertyValue	Gets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.GetUrn	Gets the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.Resolve	Gets the instance that contains the information about the object from the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.SetObjectState	Sets the object state to the specified SfcObjectState value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IAlienObject.SetPropertyValue	Sets the property value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ISfcPropertyProvider.GetPropertySet	Gets the interface reference to the set of properties of this object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Remarks

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

To get Information object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set Information object properties, users must be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

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.

Examples

Configuring SQL Server in SMO

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.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace