TargetServer.PendingInstructions Property
Gets the number of SQL Server Agent maintenance tasks waiting to be downloaded by the target server from the master server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property PendingInstructions As Integer
public int PendingInstructions { get; }
public:
property int PendingInstructions {
int get ();
}
/** @property */
public int get_PendingInstructions ()
public function get PendingInstructions () : int
Property Value
An Int32 value that specifies the number of maintenance tasks waiting to be downloaded.
Remarks
An instance of Microsoft SQL Server acting as the master server for multiserver administration initiates tasks that create, modify, and delete jobs and job steps for target servers. Other tasks start or stop executing jobs, coordinate polling, and so on. A target server polls its master server, retrieving and performing the tasks posted.
Due to polling, there is a lag between master server task assignment and its implementation by the target server. For example, a master server could delete a job step within a multiserver job. When the target server polls, it retrieves the task and an instruction to delete the job step, and the master server is altered, indicating that the pending instruction has been retrieved.
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
How to: Construct an Object 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
TargetServer Class
TargetServer Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace
Other Resources
Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent
Automating Administrative Tasks (SQL Server Agent)
sp_help_targetserver (Transact-SQL)