DirectoryServer Class

.NET Framework (current version)

The DirectoryServer class is an abstract class that represents an Active Directory Domain Services server or AD LDS instance.

Namespace: System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory::DirectoryServer
System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory::AdamInstance
System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory::DomainController

Syntax

C++

[DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, 
	Unrestricted = true)]
public ref class DirectoryServer abstract : IDisposable

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DirectoryServer()	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryServer class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	InboundConnections	Retrieves the inbound replication connections for this directory server.
	IPAddress	Retrieves the IP address of this directory server.
	Name	Gets the name of the directory server.
	OutboundConnections	Gets the outbound replication connections for this directory server.
	Partitions	Gets the partitions on this directory server.
	SiteName	Gets the name of the site that this directory server belongs to.
	SyncFromAllServersCallback	Gets or sets the synchronization delegate for this directory server.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckReplicationConsistency()	Uses the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) to verify and recalculate the replication topology for this server.
	Dispose()	Releases all managed and unmanaged resources that are used by the object.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases all unmanaged resources and, optionally, all managed resources that are used by the object.
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Overrides the Object::Finalize method.(Overrides Object::Finalize().)
	GetAllReplicationNeighbors()	Retrieves all of the replication neighbors for this object.
	GetDirectoryEntry()	Retrieves a DirectoryEntry object that represents the directory server.
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetReplicationConnectionFailures()	Retrieves a collection of the replication connection failures for this directory server.
	GetReplicationCursors(String^)	Retrieves the replication cursor information for the specified partition.
	GetReplicationMetadata(String^)	Retrieves the replication metadata for a specific Active Directory Domain Services object.
	GetReplicationNeighbors(String^)	Retrieves the replication neighbors of this directory server for the specified partition.
	GetReplicationOperationInformation()	Retrieves the current and pending replication operations for this directory server.
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	MoveToAnotherSite(String^)	Moves the directory server to another site within the forest or configuration set.
	SyncReplicaFromAllServers(String^, SyncFromAllServersOptions)	Causes this directory server to synchronize the specified partition with all other directory servers in the same site that hosts the partition.
	SyncReplicaFromServer(String^, String^)	Causes this directory server to synchronize the specified partition with the specified directory server.
	ToString()	Retrieves the name of the directory server.(Overrides Object::ToString().)
	TriggerSyncReplicaFromNeighbors(String^)	Begins a synchronization of the specified partition.

Security

DirectoryServicesPermission

Demand value: LinkDemand

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

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.