SMO Namespaces

SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) has various namespaces. The different namespaces represent different areas of functionality within SMO.

In SQL Server 2012, the SMO assemblies are located in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\SDK\Assemblies\ folder.

Namespaces

The SMO namespaces are:

Class	Function
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo	Contains instance classes, utility classes, and enumerations that are used to programmatically manipulate Microsoft SQL Server.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common	Contains the classes that are common to Replication Management Objects (RMO) and SMO, such as connection classes.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent	Contains classes that represent the SQL Server Agent.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi	Contains classes that represent the WMI Provider.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.RegisteredServers	Contains classes that represent Registered Server.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Mail	Contains classes that represent Database Mail.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Broker	Contains classes that represent the Service Broker.