LinkedServer Class (Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo)

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SQL Server 2005

LinkedServer Class

A LinkedServer object represents a database system other than SQL Server and is linked to the current instance of SQL Server by using an OLE DB driver.

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

Syntax

VisualBasicDeclaration

<EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule)> _
<PhysicalFacetAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class LinkedServer
    Inherits NamedSmoObject
    Implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable

CSharp

[EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule)] 
[PhysicalFacetAttribute] 
public sealed class LinkedServer : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, 
    IScriptable

ManagedCPlusPlus

[EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode::CheckOnSchedule)] 
[PhysicalFacetAttribute] 
public ref class LinkedServer sealed : public NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, 
    IScriptable

JSharp

/** @attribute EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule) */ 
/** @attribute PhysicalFacetAttribute() */ 
public final class LinkedServer extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IAlterable, IScriptable

JScript

EvaluationModeAttribute(AutomatedPolicyEvaluationMode.CheckOnSchedule) 
PhysicalFacetAttribute 
public final class LinkedServer extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IAlterable, IScriptable

Remarks

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

To set LinkedServer object properties, users must have ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To create or drop a linked server, users must have ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To enumerate tables or columns on the linked server, users must have SELECT permission on the schema.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.LinkedServer

Example

Using Linked Servers in SMO

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.

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