smo-object-model.md

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SMO Object Model

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The SMO object model is made up of a hierarchy of objects. The xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server object is the top level object and all instance class objects reside under the xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server object.

The xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer class is a top level class with a separate object hierarchy. The xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer object represents [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] services and network settings available through the WMI Provider.

Besides the xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server and xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer objects, there are several utility classes that represent tasks or operations, such as xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Transfer, xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Backup, or xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore

The SMO object model is made up of several namespaces. For more information, see SMO Namespaces.

See Also

SMO Object Model Diagram
SMO Namespaces
WMI Provider for Configuration Management Concepts