Schema Rowsets - LINKEDSERVERS Rowset in SQL Server Native Client
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Important
The SQL Server Native Client (often abbreviated SNAC) has been removed from SQL Server 2022 (16.x) and SQL Server Management Studio 19 (SSMS). Both the SQL Server Native Client OLE DB provider (SQLNCLI or SQLNCLI11) and the legacy Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) are not recommended for new development. Switch to the new Microsoft OLE DB Driver (MSOLEDBSQL) for SQL Server going forward.
The LINKEDSERVERS rowset enumerates organization data sources that can participate in SQL Server distributed queries.
The LINKEDSERVERS rowset contains the following columns.
| Column name | Type indicator | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SVR_NAME | DBTYPE_WSTR | Name of a linked server. |
| SVR_PRODUCT | DBTYPE_WSTR | Manufacturer or other name identifying the type of data store represented by the name of the linked server. |
| SVR_PROVIDERNAME | DBTYPE_WSTR | Friendly name of the OLE DB provider used to consume data from the server. |
| SVR_DATASOURCE | DBTYPE_WSTR | OLE DB DBPROP_INIT_DATASOURCE string used to acquire a data source from the provider. |
| SVR_PROVIDERSTRING | DBTYPE_WSTR | OLE DB DBPROP_INIT_PROVIDERSTRING value used to acquire a data source from the provider. |
| SVR_LOCATION | DBTYPE_WSTR | OLE DB DBPROP_INIT_LOCATION string used to acquire a data source from the provider. |
The rowset is sorted on SRV_NAME and a single restriction is supported on SRV_NAME.