What is Filestream access level in SQL Server?

What is Filestream in SQL Server?

FILESTREAM enables SQL Server-based applications to store unstructured data, such as documents and images, on the file system.

What is the difference between Filestream and FileTable?

The FileStream feature stores unstructured data in the file system and keeps a pointer of the data in the database whereas FileTable extends this feature even further to allow non-transactional access (the ability to access files without prior authorization from the Database Engine from the shared location).

How do I enable Filestream in SQL?

Enabling FILESTREAM Right-click the instance, and then click Properties. In the SQL Server Properties dialog box, click the FILESTREAM tab. Select the Enable FILESTREAM for Transact-SQL access check box. If you want to read and write FILESTREAM data from Windows, click Enable FILESTREAM for file I/O streaming access.

What is Varbinary Max?

varbinary [ ( n | max) ] Variable-length binary data. n can be a value from 1 through 8,000. max indicates that the maximum storage size is 2^31-1 bytes. The storage size is the actual length of the data entered + 2 bytes. The data that is entered can be 0 bytes in length.