IDatabaseProvider.GetAvailableServer method

Picks an available server where databases can be provisioned.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DatabaseProvider
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetAvailableServer ( _
    authMode As SqlAuthenticationMode, _
    source As PackageSource _
) As ServerContext
'Usage
Dim instance As IDatabaseProvider
Dim authMode As SqlAuthenticationMode
Dim source As PackageSource
Dim returnValue As ServerContext

returnValue = instance.GetAvailableServer(authMode, _
    source)

ServerContext GetAvailableServer(
    SqlAuthenticationMode authMode,
    PackageSource source
)

Parameters

• authMode
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DatabaseProvider.SqlAuthenticationMode

  Enum that describes the desired authMode for an available server.

• source
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DatabaseProvider.PackageSource

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DatabaseProvider.ServerContext
A ServerContext that describes the chosen server. ServerContext will not include the master credential.

See also

Reference

IDatabaseProvider interface

IDatabaseProvider members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DatabaseProvider namespace