Altering the data source version in a server definition

You can alter an existing server definition to change the version of the data source that the remote server uses.

Before you begin

The authorization ID issuing the ALTER SERVER statement must include either SYSADM or DBADM authority on the federated database.

About this task

Restrictions

See Restrictions on altering server definitions.

Procedure

To alter a server definition from the command line, issue the ALTER SERVER statement.
Example: You are working with a server definition for a Microsoft SQL Server Version 6.5 data source. The name that you assigned the server in the CREATE SERVER statement is SQLSVR_ASIA. If the Microsoft SQL Server is upgraded to Version 7.0, the following statement alters the server definition:
ALTER SERVER SQLSVR_ASIA VERSION 7