testserver-element-dta.md

title	TestServer Element (DTA)
ms.prod	sql
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ms.topic	conceptual
dev_langs	XML
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ms.date	03/01/2017

TestServer Element (DTA)

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Specifies the test server to use when tuning a production server.

Syntax

  
<TuningOptions>  
  <TestServer>...</TestServer>  
   ...code removed here...  
</TuningOptions>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	string, unlimited length.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional. Can use once for each TuningOptions element.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	TuningOptions Element (DTA)
Child elements	None.

Example

For a usage example of this element, see Reduce the Production Server Tuning Load.

See Also

XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)