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quering server properties from linked servers

  • August 3, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    #134558

    I'm trying to query a given servers properties via a linked server connection

    select SERVERPROPERTY('edition'), SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') from sql001;

    select SERVERPROPERTY('edition'), SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') from sql001.master;

    (where sql001 is my linked server definition)

    Neither of these statements work, and it may not be possible, but I'd thought I'd ask. I'm on sql 2005. All my other linked server queries work just fine where I use the normal ...

    type syntax.

    thanks in advance,

    sean

  • August 4, 2009 at 8:13 am

    #1034265

    I believe that using the 4 part naming syntax executes the functions on the local server. You should use OPENQUERY().

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  • August 4, 2009 at 8:20 am

    #1034271

    here's an example that Jack was referencing:

    exec ServerName.master.dbo.sp_executesql N'Select SERVERPROPERTY(''MachineName'')'

    --or if you are calling a function that exists on the server:

    SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY(LINKEDSERVER1,'SELECT dbo.T_DATE(''D'')')

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