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Configuration Object

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The Configuration object represents Microsoft SQL Server engine-configurable parameters and values.

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With the Configuration object, you can:

  • Get current SQL Server configuration options.

  • Reset one or more SQL Server configuration options.

The ShowAdvancedOptions property of the Configuration object controls the membership of the ConfigValues collection. Each ConfigValue object in the collection represents a specific SQL Server configuration option. For more information about advanced options, see Setting Server Configuration Options.

Some SQL Server configuration options do not take effect until the SQL Server service has been stopped and restarted. You can force the server to immediately accept changes in some options using the ReconfigureWithOverride method.

To set a configuration option

  1. Get the Configuration object from a connected SQLServer object.

  2. Get the ConfigValue object of the required configuration option from the ConfigValues collection of the Configuration object.

  3. Set the CurrentValue property of the ConfigValue object to reflect the required change.

  4. Use either the ReconfigureCurrentValues or the ReconfigureWithOverride method of the Configuration object to apply the change to an instance of SQL Server.

  5. If necessary, use the Shutdown and Start methods of the SQLServer object to restart the server with the changed configuration options.