addling linked server

Hi ,
how do i actually created a linked server in Enterprise
Manager ?
go to the Linked Server , do i choose impersonation ,
no security context or the remote user
usin impersonation means the other server needs to set
up as allowing impersonation
using the remote user means i'll need to create a login
over at the other side ?
have tried but still cannot connect
i have used the Query Analyzer though it like this
sp_addlinkedserver 'dbABC' and it says added
when i run query analyzer to get records using
dbABC.server123.dbo.xxx it says "General network
error ..."
appreciate any advise
thks & rdgsHate to say this, but..
You need to do some more reading on Linked Servers.
There are a lot of little items that need to be checked when you create a
linked server.
The server name, provider name (MSDAORA for example), the data source,
provider string.. catalog)
The second step in the process is to determine your security settings.. Use
sp_addlinkedsrvlgoin.
Once you gotten through the readings on those and linking server in general,
you should have a lot better idea of how it is done.
HTH
Rick Sawtell
MCT, MCSD, MCDBA
"maxzsim" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi ,
> how do i actually created a linked server in Enterprise
> Manager ?
>
> go to the Linked Server , do i choose impersonation ,
> no security context or the remote user
> usin impersonation means the other server needs to set
> up as allowing impersonation
> using the remote user means i'll need to create a login
> over at the other side ?
> have tried but still cannot connect
>
> i have used the Query Analyzer though it like this
> sp_addlinkedserver 'dbABC' and it says added
> when i run query analyzer to get records using
> dbABC.server123.dbo.xxx it says "General network
> error ..."
> appreciate any advise
> thks & rdgs|||What is the target for the linked server? Is it SQL Server? Depending on
what security context you need to have the queries run on your linked
server target, you can select 1 of the 4 options on the security tab. Click
the Help button (in SQL Enterprise Manager -> Configure Linked Server's
Security tab) to see what each of these options means.
The easiest 1 of the 4 options you can use is the last one "Be made using
this security context". This option requires you to setup a login on the
linked server target and provide the login name and password in the linked
server configuration dialog in Enterprise Manager. (Keep in mind that if
you're using SQL Server as the targer for your linked server, choosing this
option will mean that you have to configure your target SQL Server to be
configured for SQL and Windows Authentication).
Refer to the following topic for additional information :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/adminsql/ad
_1_server_24tv.asp
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Sincerely
Pankaj Agarwal
Microsoft Corporation
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