sp_serveroption

You can configure linked servers by using sp_serveroption. This affects how distributed queries behave at the linked server provider level. In other words, the options you set with the sp_serveroption procedure are for a particular linked server entry only. Only users with the sysadmin or setupadmin fixed server roles can run this procedure, which has the following syntax:

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The elements of the syntax are as follows:

serverThe linked server affected by this option.

option_nameThe name of the option to be configured. The valid option names follow:

option_valueThe value of this option. Valid values are TRUE (or ON) and ...

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