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Server Registration How-to Topics

The Registered Servers window of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio makes it easy to connect to servers that you administer regularly. By organizing the servers into server groups, you can find the correct server quickly.

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  • How to: View Registered Servers in SQL Server Management Studio

  • How to: Create a New Registered Server (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Register a Connected Server (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Create a Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Move a Registered Server or Registered Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Change the Name of a Registered Server or Registered Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Change a Server's Registration (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Remove a Registered Server (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Remove a Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Connect to a Registered Server (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Disconnect from a Registered Server (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Export Registered Server Information (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Import Registered Server Information (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Create a Central Management Server and Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio)

  • How to: Execute Statements Against Multiple Servers Simultaneously (SQL Server Management Studio)


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  • Last updated on 2010-10-01

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