Implementing Federated Database Servers

The topics in this section provide the information to help you create a federation of database servers, modify its data, and perform backup and restore operations.

In This Section

Topic	Description
Creating Distributed Partitioned Views	Explains the mechanics of how to create a set of partitioned views and distribute them across servers by using linked server definitions.
Modifying Data in Partitioned Views	Explains what is needed for a distributed partitioned view to be updatable, and also the requirements for the INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements.
Backing Up and Restoring Federated Database Servers	Describes what you must know about performing backup and restore operations on a federation of database servers

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Concepts

Federated Database Servers

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