Multiple server queries in 2005?

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Multiple server queries in 2005?

SQLDCH

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October 14, 2009 at 9:58 am

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Hey all, I'm wondering if there's a way to run one query against multiple registered servers in SSMS, SQL Server 2005. I realize this can be done in 2008.
Is there a registry key or entry somewhere in SSMS that I can loop thru to get the registered servers?
foreach 'registered server in ssms'
do
select @@SERVERNAME
end
My overall goal is to just see if they are all responding after our nightly reboots. I have SSMS installed on my local machine and want to run the query from there, instead of having to open Query windows for each instance.
TIA.
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Piotr.Rodak SSCrazy Eights Points: 9376 More actions · Answer 1

Hi,

Unfortunately there is no such option in SSMS2005. There are third party tools that enable this. I know that SSMS Toolpack [/url] has such feature, although I never used it.

Regards

Piotr

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SQLDCH SSChampion Points: 11635 More actions · Answer 2

Definitely not elegant, but works. I used a DOS command line and the 'osql' utility:

FOR /F %s in (serverlist.txt) do osql -S %s -E -h-1 -Q "SELECT @@SERVERNAME"

Obviously, 'serverlist.txt' has a list of server names.

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Elliott Berkihiser SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4068 More actions · Answer 3

Here is a method that utilizes the proc "xp_FixedDrives" as a convenient tool to query every server (and also send valuable info on drive space):

Declare @cmd varchar(500)

Declare @svr varchar(50)

Declare curServers Cursor

FOR

select [Name] from sys.servers

OPEN curServers

Fetch Next from curServers into @svr

WHILE @@Fetch_Status=0

BEGIN

Set @cmd='EXECUTE [' + @svr + '].Master..xp_FixedDrives'

-- Brackets are needed for instance names such as "Server1\SQLExpress"

Select @svr

Exec(@cmd)

Fetch Next from curServers into @svr

END

Close curServers

deallocate curServers

The cursor is necessary because the context must shift to each Master database in turn.

HTH

elliott