How to: Modify SQL Server Configuration Options in Visual Basic .NET
This section describes how to update a SQL Server configuration option.
The code example shows how to update a configuration option. It also retrieves and displays information about maximum and minimum values for the specified configuration option. Finally, the program informs the user if the change has been made dynamically, or if it is stored until the instance of SQL Server is restarted.
Modifying server configuration options
Start Visual Studio 2005.
From the File menu, select New Project. The New Project dialog box appears.
In the Project Types pane, select Visual Basic. In the Templates pane, select Console Application.
(Optional) In the Name box, type the name of the new application.
Click OK to load the Visual Basic console application template.
On the Project menu, select Add Reference item. The Add Reference dialog box appears. Select Browse and locate the SMO assemblies in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\SDK\Assemblies folder. Select the following files:
Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlEnum.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum.dll
On the View menu, click Code.-Or-Select the Module1.vb window to display the code window.
In the code, before any declarations, type the following Imports statements to qualify the types in the SMO namespace:
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.CommonInsert the code that follows this procedure into the main program.
Run and build the application.
Example
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Display all the configuration options.
Dim p As ConfigProperty
For Each p In srv.Configuration.Properties
Console.WriteLine(p.DisplayName)
Next
Console.WriteLine("There are " & srv.Configuration.Properties.Count.ToString & " configuration options.")
'Display the maximum and minimum values for ShowAdvancedOptions.
Dim min As Integer
Dim max As Integer
min = srv.Configuration.ShowAdvancedOptions.Minimum
max = srv.Configuration.ShowAdvancedOptions.Maximum
Console.WriteLine("Minimum and Maximum values are " & min & " and " & max & ".")
'Modify the value of ShowAdvancedOptions and run the Alter method.
srv.Configuration.ShowAdvancedOptions.ConfigValue = 0
srv.Configuration.Alter()
'Display when the change takes place according to the IsDynamic property.
If srv.Configuration.ShowAdvancedOptions.IsDynamic = True Then
Console.WriteLine("Configuration option has been updated.")
Else
Console.WriteLine("Configuration option will be updated when SQL Server is restarted.")
End If