Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration Namespace

The Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace is used for managing the server or server farm in a deployment of Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint™ Services. Its major classes include SPGlobalAdmin, the top-level administrative class that provides access to all servers and usage settings in the deployment, and SPVirtualServer, class that represents a virtual server and provides access to server-wide settings.

Classes

The following table lists the classes of the Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace and shows a brief description of each.

Name	Description
SPAlternateUrl	Represents an incoming URL and the zone with which it is associated.
SPAlternateUrlCollection	Represents a collection of SPAlternateUrl objects.
SPConfigDatabase	Represents the configuration database in a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
SPContentDatabase	Represents a content database in the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
SPContentDatabaseCollection	Represents a collection of SPContentDatabase objects.
SPGlobalAdmin	Represents the top-level object for administration of a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
SPGlobalConfig	Represents configuration settings that apply throughout the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
SPPrefix	Represents a specified relative URL that is used to determine whether Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) handles the request.
SPPrefixCollection	Represents a collection of SPPrefix objects.
SPQuota	Represents a quota that limits the system resources allocated to users.
SPQuotaTemplate	Represents a reusable definition of a set of quotas that are applied to SharePoint sites in the deployment, including the messages associated with each quota and warning threshold.
SPQuotaTemplateCollection	Represents a collection of SPQuotaTemplate objects.
SPSiteCollection	Represents a collection of SPSite objects, or site collections, on a virtual server.
SPUsage	Provides a property to return the localized names of the report types that are used in usage reports.
SPUsageSettings	Encapsulates settings for usage analysis and logging in the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
SPVirtualServer	Represents the top-level object for a virtual server in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPVirtualServerCollection	Represents a collection of SPVirtualServer objects.
SPVirtualServerConfig	Represents the configuration settings for a virtual server.
SPWebServer	Represents a front-end Web server in a server farm.
SPWebServerCollection	Represents a collection of SPWebServer objects.

Enumerations

The following table lists the enumerations of the Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace and shows a brief description of each.

Name	Description
SPPrefixType	Specifies which part of a URL namespace used on the virtual server belongs to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPUrlZone	Specifies the originating zone of a request received by Windows SharePoint Services.
SPUsagePeriodType	Specifies the time interval on which a usage report for a Web site is based.
SPUsageReportType	Specifies the type of information returned in a usage report for a SharePoint site.
SPVirtualServerState	Specifies the status of a virtual server relative to a deployment of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.