LinkedServer Class
A LinkedServer object represents a database system other than Microsoft SQL Server and is linked to the current instance of SQL Server using an OLE DB driver.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class LinkedServer
Inherits NamedSmoObject
Implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IScriptable
public sealed class LinkedServer : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable,
IScriptable
public ref class LinkedServer sealed : public NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable,
IScriptable
public final class LinkedServer extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable,
IAlterable, IScriptable
public final class LinkedServer extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable,
IAlterable, IScriptable
Remarks
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
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
How to: Link to an OLE-DB Provider Server in Visual Basic .NET
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.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
LinkedServer Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Using Linked Servers in SMO
Linking Servers
sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)