sp_linkedservers (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Returns the list of linked servers defined in the local server.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_linkedservers
Return Code Values
0 (success) or a nonzero number (failure)
Result Sets
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SRV_NAME | sysname | Name of the linked server. |
| SRV_PROVIDERNAME | nvarchar(128) | Friendly name of the OLE DB provider managing access to the specified linked server. |
| SRV_PRODUCT | nvarchar(128) | Product name of the linked server. |
| SRV_DATASOURCE | nvarchar(4000) | OLE DB data source property corresponding to the specified linked server. |
| SRV_PROVIDERSTRING | nvarchar(4000) | OLE DB provider string property corresponding to the linked server. |
| SRV_LOCATION | nvarchar(4000) | OLE DB location property corresponding to the specified linked server. |
| SRV_CAT | sysname | OLE DB catalog property corresponding to the specified linked server. |
Permissions
Requires SELECT permission on the schema.
See Also
sp_catalogs (Transact-SQL)
sp_column_privileges (Transact-SQL)
sp_columns_ex (Transact-SQL)
sp_foreignkeys (Transact-SQL)
sp_indexes (Transact-SQL)
sp_primarykeys (Transact-SQL)
sp_table_privileges (Transact-SQL)
sp_tables_ex (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
Distributed Queries Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)