title InstanceName Property (CInstance) ms.custom seo-lt-2019 ms.date 03/14/2017 ms.prod sql ms.prod_service database-engine ms.reviewer ms.technology wmi ms.topic reference apiname InstanceName Property (CInstance Class) apilocation sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof apitype MOFDef helpviewer_keywords InstanceName property ms.assetid 806fafa8-bf89-4ce8-a082-8081dde9fcc3 author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab CInstance Class - InstanceName Property [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] Gets the name of the instance of the [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] client. Syntax object.InstanceName [= value] Parts object A CInstance Class object that represents a [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] client instance. Property Value/Return Value A string value that specifies the name of the instance of the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] client. Remarks See Also Configure Client Protocols