What is data source in linked server?

What is data source in SQL Server?

Data source is the name of the MS SQL server instance you are connecting to and Inital Catalog is the database name you want to connect to. EG: You have a default instance of MS SQL server Express and a database named Northwind. The datasource would be .\SQLEXPRESS (the "."

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

Go to start-administrative tools and open the data sources(odbc) then click on system dsn, here you will find the linked server dsn name. From here you can edit the properties of linked server. You can also test the connection.

How do linked servers connect to data?

Create a Linked Server from the UI Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to an instance of SQL Server. In the Object Explorer, expand the node for the SQL Server database. In the Server Objects node, right-click Linked Servers and click New Linked Server. The New Linked Server dialog is displayed.

What is provider string in linked server?

Type the unique programmatic identifier (PROGID) of the OLE DB provider that corresponds to the data source. For examples of valid provider strings, see sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL). And then from that linked documentation: [ @provstr = ] 'provider_string'