sys-dm-server-registry-transact-sql.md

title	sys.dm_server_registry (Transact-SQL)
description	sys.dm_server_registry (Transact-SQL)
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	02/27/2023
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	dm_server_registry_TSQL sys.dm_server_registry dm_server_registry sys.dm_server_registry_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords	sys.dm_server_registry dynamic management view
dev_langs	TSQL

sys.dm_server_registry (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns configuration and installation information that is stored in the Windows registry for the current instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. Returns one row per registry key. Use this dynamic management view to return information such as the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] services that are available on the host machine or network configuration values for the instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].

Column name	Data type	Description
registry_key	nvarchar(256)	Registry key name. Is nullable.
value_name	nvarchar(256)	Key value name. This is the item shown in the Name column of the Registry Editor. Is nullable.
value_data	sql_variant	Value of the key data. This is the value shown in the Data column of the Registry Editor for a given entry. Is nullable.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Permissions for SQL Server 2022 and later

Requires VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE permission on the server.

Examples

A. Display the SQL Server services

The following example returns registry key values for the SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data  
FROM sys.dm_server_registry  
WHERE registry_key LIKE N'%ControlSet%';  

B. Display the SQL Server Agent registry key values

The following example returns the SQL Server Agent registry key values for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data  
FROM sys.dm_server_registry  
WHERE registry_key LIKE N'%SQLAgent%';  

C. Display the current version of the instance of SQL Server

The following example returns the version of the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data  
FROM sys.dm_server_registry  
WHERE value_name = N'CurrentVersion';  

D. Display the parameters passed to the instance of SQL Server during startup

The following example returns the parameters that are passed to the instance of SQL Server during startup.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data  
FROM sys.dm_server_registry  
WHERE registry_key LIKE N'%Parameters';  

E. Return network configuration information for the instance of SQL Server

The following example returns network configuration values for the current instance of SQL Server.

SELECT registry_key, value_name, value_data  
FROM sys.dm_server_registry  
WHERE registry_key LIKE N'%SuperSocketNetLib%';  

See Also

sys.dm_server_services (Transact-SQL)