SPFarm.Create method (SqlConnectionStringBuilder, String, String)

NOTE: This API is now obsolete.

Creates a server farm and its associated configuration database, based on the specified user and password.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ObsoleteAttribute("Use the SPFarm.Create method that takes a passphrase.",  _
    False)> _
Public Shared Function Create ( _
    configurationDatabase As SqlConnectionStringBuilder, _
    farmUser As String, _
    farmPassword As String _
) As SPFarm
'Usage
Dim configurationDatabase As SqlConnectionStringBuilder
Dim farmUser As String
Dim farmPassword As String
Dim returnValue As SPFarm

returnValue = SPFarm.Create(configurationDatabase, _
    farmUser, farmPassword)

[ObsoleteAttribute("Use the SPFarm.Create method that takes a passphrase.", 
    false)]
public static SPFarm Create(
    SqlConnectionStringBuilder configurationDatabase,
    string farmUser,
    string farmPassword
)

Parameters

• configurationDatabase
  Type: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder

  A SqlConnectionStringBuilder object that specifies the connection string of the configuration database for the new server farm.

• farmUser
  Type: System.String

  A String object that contains the user name for the server farm account that is used for the administrative site application pool and timer service.

• farmPassword
  Type: System.String

  A String object that contains the password for the server farm account that is used for the administrative site application pool and timer service.

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm
An SPFarm object that represents the new server farm.

Remarks

When a string contains sensitive information such as a password, there is a risk that the information might be revealed after it is used because your application cannot delete the data from computer memory. You can provide the farmPassword parameter as a SecureString object to help protect it from accidental or malicious exposure.

The username and password that you provide must be associated with a domain account.

See also

Reference

SPFarm class

SPFarm members

Create overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace

Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder, String, SecureString)