title InstanceName Property (SInstance) 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 (SInstance Class) apilocation sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof apitype MOFDef helpviewer_keywords InstanceName property ms.assetid e6472fae-870d-4fb3-84d0-0c8f6599d1d2 author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab InstanceName Property (SInstance Class) [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] Gets the name of the instance of [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. Syntax object.InstanceName [= value] Parts object An SInstance Class object that represents a server instance. Property Value/Return Value A string value that specifies the name of the instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. Remarks See Also Configuring Server Network Protocols and Net-Libraries