Create a linked server
exec sp_addlinkedserver ' itsv ', ' ', ' SQLOLEDB ', ' Remote server name or IP address '
exec sp_addlinkedsrvlogin ' itsv ', ' false ', NULL, ' username ', ' password '
--query Example
SELECT * from ITSV. Database name. dbo. Table name
--import Example
SELECT * into table from ITSV. Database name. dbo. Table name
--Remove linked server when no longer in use
exec sp_dropserver ' itsv ', ' droplogins '
--Connect remote/LAN data (Openrowset/openquery/opendatasource)
--1, OpenRowset
--query Example
SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET (' SQLOLEDB ', ' SQL Server name '; ' User name '; ' Password ', database name. dbo. Table name)
--Raw cost surface
SELECT * Into table from OPENROWSET (' SQLOLEDB ', ' SQL Server name '; ' User name '; ' Password ', database name. dbo. Table name)
--Import local tables to remote tables
Insert OPENROWSET (' SQLOLEDB ', ' SQL Server name '; ' User name '; ' Password ', database name. dbo. Table name)
Select *from Local surface
--Update the local surface
Update b
Set B. Column a=a. Column A
From OPENROWSET (' SQLOLEDB ', ' SQL Server name '; ' User name '; ' Password ', database name. dbo. Table name) as a inner join local table B
On A.column1=b.column1
SQL cross-server queries