sp_testlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)
Tests the connection to a linked server. If the test is unsuccessful the procedure raises an exception with the reason of the failure.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Składnia
sp_testlinkedserver [ @servername ] = servername
Arguments
- [ @servername = ]servername
Is the name of the linked server. servername is sysname, with no default value.
Result Sets
None
Permissions
No permissions are checked; however, the caller must have the appropriate login mapping.
Examples
The following example creates a linked server named SEATTLESales, and then tests the connection.
USE master;
GO
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
'SEATTLESales',
N'SQL Server';
GO
sp_testlinkedserver SEATTLESales;
GO