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title Administer Multiple Servers Using Central Management Servers | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date 06/13/2017
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Administer Multiple Servers Using Central Management Servers

You can administer multiple servers by designating Central Management Servers and creating server groups.

Benefits of Central Management Servers and Server Groups

An instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] that is designated as a Central Management Server maintains server groups that contain the connection information for one or more instances of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. [!INCLUDEtsql] statements and Policy-Based Management policies can be executed at the same time against server groups. You can also view the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] log files on instances that are managed through a Central Management Server. Versions of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] that are earlier than [!INCLUDEssKatmai] cannot be designated as a Central Management Server.

[!INCLUDEtsql] statements can also be executed against local server groups in Registered Servers.

Related Tasks

To create a Central Management Server and server groups, use the Registered Servers window in [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull]. Note that the Central Management Server cannot be a member of a group that it maintains. For more information about how to create Central Management Servers and server groups, see Create a Central Management Server and Server Group (SQL Server Management Studio).

See Also

Administer Servers by Using Policy-Based Management