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Tara-1044200

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January 14, 2011 at 1:14 pm

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I can run the follwing query in sql 2005 but not in sql 2008 using local server name in the prefix, why?
SQL 2005(serverA) = select * from ServerA.DB1.dbo.emp = OK
SQL 2008(serverB)= select * from ServerB.DB1.dbo.emp = Link Server Error
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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259135 More actions · Answer 1

It works with me on SQL Server 2008 R2.

Are you sure there is not a typo in the name of ServerB?

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mister.magoo SSC-Forever Points: 47174 More actions · Answer 2

Tara-1044200 (1/14/2011)
I can run the follwing query in sql 2005 but not in sql 2008 using local server name in the prefix, why?
SQL 2005(serverA) = select * from ServerA.DB1.dbo.emp = OK
SQL 2008(serverB)= select * from ServerB.DB1.dbo.emp = Link Server Error

Please run this on ServerB :

SELECT @@SERVERNAME

If that returns some name other than "ServerB" run this:

sp_dropserver 'WRONGNAME' -- replace WRONGNAME with the output of the previous query

GO

sp_addserver 'ServerB', local

GO

Then restart SQL Server.

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