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# sys.sysservers (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Contains one row for each server that an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] can access as an OLE DB data source.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssnoteCompView](../../includes/ssnotecompview-md.md)]  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**srvid**|**smallint**|ID (for local use only) of the remote server.|  
|**srvstatus**|**smallint**|[!INCLUDE[ssInternalOnly](../../includes/ssinternalonly-md.md)]|  
|**srvname**|**sysname**|Name of the server.|  
|**srvproduct**|**sysname**|Product name for the remote server.|  
|**providername**|**nvarchar(128)**|OLE DB provider name for access to this server.|  
|**datasource**|**nvarchar(4000)**|OLE DB data source value.|  
|**location**|**nvarchar(4000)**|OLE DB location value.|  
|**providerstring**|**nvarchar(4000)**|OLE DB provider string value.|  
|**schemadate**|**datetime**|Date this row was last updated.|  
|**topologyx**|**int**|Not used.|  
|**topologyy**|**int**|Not used.|  
|**catalog**|**sysname**|Catalog that is used when a connection is made to an OLE DB provider.|  
|**srvcollation**|**sysname**|The collation of the server.|  
|**connecttimeout**|**int**|Time-out setting for the server-connection.|  
|**querytimeout**|**int**|Time-out setting for queries against the server.|  
|**srvnetname**|**char(30)**|[!INCLUDE[ssInternalOnly](../../includes/ssinternalonly-md.md)]|  
|**isremote**|**bit**|1 = Server is a remote server.<br /><br /> 0 = Server is a linked server.|  
|**rpc**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@rpc** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@rpc** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**pub**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@pub** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@pub** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**sub**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@sub** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@sub** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**dist**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@dist** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@dist** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**dpub**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@dpub** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@dpub** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**rpcout**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@rpc out** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@rpc out** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**dataaccess**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@data access** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@data access** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**collationcompatible**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@collation compatible** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@collation compatible** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**system**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@system** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@system** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**useremotecollation**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@remote collation** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@remote collation** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**lazyschemavalidation**|**bit**|1 = **sp_serveroption\@lazy schema validation** set to **true** or **on**.<br /><br /> 0 = **sp_serveroption\@lazy schema validation** set to **false** or **off**.|  
|**collation**|**sysname**|Server collation as set by **sp_serveroption\@collation name**.|  
|**nonsqlsub**|bit|0 = server is an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]<br /><br /> 1 = server is not an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]|  
  
## See Also  
 [Mapping System Tables to System Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-tables/mapping-system-tables-to-system-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Compatibility Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](~/relational-databases/system-compatibility-views/system-compatibility-views-transact-sql.md)