Help with Distributed Queries

The online Distributed Query Troubleshooter is designed to help you resolve problems you may encounter when using distributed queries in Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000.

Note  For international users of SQL Server Books Online, the text of the problems as well as the references to Knowledge Base articles appear in English so that this information can be found on nonlocalized Web sites.

Common starting points for troubleshooting distributed queries include:

• I have difficulty with distributed queries to an online analytical processing (OLAP) server.
  
  
• I have difficulty with distributed queries to Oracle.
  
  
• Distributed query performance is degraded.
  
  
• I receive a specific error message from a distributed query, and I want more information about it.
  
  
• I can't create, delete, or administer a linked server.

To access troubleshooters online, see Viewing Online Troubleshooters and other PSS Web-Based Information.