How do I change the data source of a linked server?

What is data source in linked server?

Linked servers enable the SQL Server Database Engine and Azure SQL Managed Instance to read data from the remote data sources and execute commands against the remote database servers (for example, OLE DB data sources) outside of the instance of SQL Server.

How do I select data from a linked server?

1 Open SQL Server Management Studio, navigate to the Object Explorer pane, and select Server Objects > Linked servers > Providers. 2 Right-click mrOledb. Provider and select Properties. 3 Select allow in process, and then click OK.

How do I find linked server properties?

To view or change server properties In Object Explorer, right-click a server, and then click Properties. In the Server Properties dialog box, click a page to view or change server information about that page.

How do I find the linked server details in SQL Server?

Open SQL Server Management Studio; go to Server Objects -> Linked Server. Under Linked Server node we have Providers node that already having installed provides and that mapped to SQL Server.