Wednesday, July 2, 2014

SQL Linked Server to an External SQL Server

You can use the aliases in the SQL Configuration Manager to setup user-friendly SQL Server names

Provider: Sql server native client 10 or 11
Product Name: SQLSERVER
Data source: www.publicaddress.com\SQLSERVERNAME,port
example: test.mydomain.com\TEST,1433

Port 1433 has to be open through the public address, and forwarded to the sql server

Security: tick be made using this security context, enter remote sa password

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