Chapter 19. Managing Linked and Remote Servers

by Ray Rankins and Paul Bertucci

IN THIS CHAPTER

  • Remote Servers

  • Linked Servers

  • Adding, Dropping, and Configuring Linked Servers

  • Mapping Local Logins to Logins on Linked Servers

  • Obtaining General Information About Linked Servers

  • Executing a Stored Procedure Via a Linked Server

  • Setting Up Linked Servers Through Enterprise Manager

As your databases grow in size, complexity, or geographic distribution, you might find it necessary to spread out your data across multiple servers. SQL Server has long had the ability to perform server-to-server communication. In versions of SQL Server prior to 7.0, this was done using remote procedure calls (RPCs). A remote procedure call is the execution of a stored procedure ...

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