LANDesk® Management Suite 8.7 Creating Database Links in ...

LANDesk ® Management Suite 8.7Creating Database Links in Microsoft® SQL Server forRolling up SQL DatabasesRevision 1.0Roy MeyerMar. 1, 2007

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Table of ContentsIntroduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4Scope ........................................................................................................................................................... 4Assumptions ................................................................................................................................................ 4SQL Server rolling to SQL Server ............................................................................................................ 4Creating Database Links in MSSQL 2005 ............................................................................................. 5Creating Database Links in MSSQL 2000 ........................................................................................... 12Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 183

IntroductionThis document is intended to assist LANDesk ® Management Suite 8.7 customers with thecreation of database links in Microsoft® SQL Server (MSSQL) 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server2000 for use with a LANDesk Management Suite 8.7 Rollup Core to rollup a Microsoft SQLdatabase. Once the links have been created, refer to the product documentation in the Docsfolder on the LANDesk Management Suite 8.7 CD or in the location the files were extractedfrom the Web download.ScopeThis document covers the steps necessary to create a database link in MSSQL 2005 or MSSQL2000 for use with the Rollup Core to rollup a MSSQL database. This document only covers theinformation necessary to create the database links in preparation for installing theLANDesk® Management Suite Rollup Core Server.AssumptionsThe reader should be familiar with MSSQL 2005 or MSSQL 2000. The LANDesk® ManagementSuite Core should already be installed and operational using a MSSQL database. Also, theMSSQL database for the Rollup Core should already be setup.SQL Server rolling to SQL ServerThe following section describes the procedure for creating database links in MSSQL 2005 orMSSQL 2000 for rolling up a MSSQL 2005 or MSSQL 2000 database.4

Creating Database Links in MSSQL 2005How to create database links in MSSQL 2005:1. Start SQL Server Management Studio.5

2. Enter the login name and password for a SQL administrator account such as sa.3. Click Connect.6

4. Click to expand the SQL Server | Server Objects.5. Right-click Linked Server and click New Linked Server.The General page is displayed in the New Linked Server window.7

6. Type a unique name for this database link (for example, LINK_SERVER1) in the LinkedServer field.7. Click the Other data source radio button.8. Click Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server from the Provider drop-down menu.9. Type LDMS in the Product name field.10. Type the name of the database server containing the core database in the Data sourcefield.11. Type provider=SQLOLEDB.1;user id= in the Provider string field.Replace with the name of the SQL user for the Core Servers database.12. Type the name of the Core Server’s database in the Catalog field.13. Click to highlight Security (left pane).The Security page appears.8

14. Click the Be made using this security context radio button.15. Type the SQL username for the Core Server’s database in the Remote login field.16. Type the password for the Core Server’s database in the With password field.17. Click OK9

18. Click the New Query toolbar icon.10

19. Execute the following SQL command:Select count(*) from [Link name].[database name].[table-owner name].ComputerUsing the values above, this query would appear as:Select count(*) from LINK_SERVER1.ld.dbo.ComputerIf the correct count comes back, the link is set up correctly.11

Creating Database Links in MSSQL 2000How to create database links in MSSQL 2000:1. Start Enterprise Manager.12

2. Click to expand Microsoft SQL Servers| SQL Server Group.3. Click to expand the Rollup Core’s SQL server.4. Click to expand Security.13

5. Right-click Linked Servers and click New Linked Server.The General tab appears on the Linked Server Properties window.14

6. Type a unique name for this database link (for example, LINK_SERVER1) in the LinkedServer field.7. Click the Other data source radio button.8. Click Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server from the Provider name drop-downmenu.9. Type LDMS in the Product name field.10. Type the name of the database server containing the core database in the Data sourcefield.11. Type provider=SQLOLEDB.1;user id= in the Provider string field.Replace with the SQL user for the Core Servers database.12. Type the name of the Core Server’s database (for example, ld) in the Catalog field.13. Click the Security tab.15

14. Click the Be made using this security context radio button.15. Type the SQL username for the Core Server’s database in the Remote login field.16. Type the password for the Core Server’s database in the With password field.17. Click OK.16

18. Click Tools | SQL Query Analyzer.17

19. In SQL Query Analyzer, run the following command:Select count(*) from [Link name].[database name].[table-owner name].ComputerUsing the values above, this query would appear as:Select count(*) from LINK_SERVER1.ld.dbo.ComputerIf the correct count comes back, the link is set up correctly.ConclusionThe steps outlined in this document provide the customer with the basic informationrequired to create database links in MSSQL 2005 or MSSQL 2000 to rollup a MSSQL databasewithin a LANDesk® Management Suite 8.7 environment.18