You want to ensure that comparisons in distributed queries are evaluated correctly. You also want to minimize administrative overhead.
How should you configure SQL1?
A．Use the ALTER DATABASE statement to change the collation of the databases on SQL1.
B．Add SQL2 as remote server.
C．Add SQL2 as a linked server. Select the Use Remote Collation check box, and do not specify a collation name.
D．Add SQL2 as a linked server. Select the Use Remote Collation check box, and specify a collation name. Repeat this process once for each database on SQL2.
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正确答案：C
解析：Explanation:WeshouldsetupSQL2asalinkedserver.Thiswouldenabletoissuedistributedqueriestoit.WeshouldalsoselectRemoteCollationoptiontousethecollationontheremoteserver.Note:SQLServer2000allowsthecreationoflinkstoOLEDBdatasourcescalledlinkedservers.AfteralinkhasbeencreateditispossibletoreferencerowsetsfromtheOLEDBdatasourcesastablesinTransact-SQLstatementsandpasscommandstotheOLEDBdatasourcesandincludetheresultingrowsetsastablesinTransact-SQLstatements.Eachdistributedquerycanreferencemultiplelinkedserversandcanperform.eitherupdateorreadoperationsagainsteachindividuallinkedserver.Asingledistributedquerycanperform.readoperationsagainstsomelinkedserversandupdateoperationsagainstotherlinkedservers.Thelinkedserveroptionsdefinedbyusingthesp_serveroptionstoredprocedurecontrolhowSQLServerusescollationsfromlinkedservers.WhentheUseRemoteCollationoptionissettoTRUE,itspecifiesthatthecollationofremotecolumnsisusedforSQLServerdatasources,andthecollationspecifiedinCollationNameisusedfordatasourcesotherthanSQLServer.WhenFALSE,distributedqueriesalwaysusethedefaultcollationofthelocalserverinstance,andCollationNameandthecollationofremotecolumnsareignored.IftheUseRemoteCollationoptionissettoTRUE,wecanspecifythenameofthecollationusedbytheremotedatasourceintheCollationNameoption.Thecollationmust,however,besupportedbySQLServer.ThisoptionshouldbeusedwhenaccessinganOLEDBdatasourceotherthanSQLServer,butwhosecollationmatchesoneoftheSQLServercollationsIncorrectAnswers:A:TheCOLLATEclauseoftheALTERDATABASEstatementcanbeusedtochangethecollationusedbythedatabase.However,thissolutionisinappropriateastheSQL2servercontainsseveraldatabases,eachofwhichusesadifferentcollation.Wewouldthusnotbeabletospecifyallthecollations.B:Remoteserversaresetupinpairswithbothserversconfiguredtorecognizeeachotherasremoteservers.TheconfigurationoptionsforbothserversshouldbesetsothateachinstanceofSQLServerallowsremoteuserstoexecuteprocedurecalls.However,supportforremoteserversisprovidedforbackwardcompatibilityonly.ApplicationsthatmustexecuteproceduresagainstremoteinstancesofSQLServer2000shoulduselinkedserversinstead.D:InthisscenariowecannotspecifythecollationnameasSQL2containsseveraldatabases,eachofwhichuseadifferentcollation.