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Connect to Another Computer (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
Find out how to manage a remote computer's services. See how to use SQL Server Configuration Manager or SQL Server Management Studio for this task.
rwestMSFT
randolphwest
11/19/2019
sql
configuration
conceptual
connections [SQL Server], other computers

SCM Services - Connect to Another Computer

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

This article describes how to connect to another computer in [!INCLUDEssnoversion]. Follow the first procedure to open the Windows Computer Management [!INCLUDEmsCoName] Management Console (mmc), connect to the computer, and expand the Services and Applications tree. Follow the second procedure to create a file with a link to the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Configuration Manager on a remote computer.

Note

Some actions cannot be performed by Configuration Manager when connecting remotely.

To start, stop, pause, or resume services on another computer, you can also connect to the server with [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull], right-click the server or [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent and then click the desired action.

To connect to another computer with Windows Computer Management

  1. Right-click the Start menu button, and then click Computer Management (Local).

  2. On the Action menu, click Connect to another computer.

  3. In the Select Computer dialog box, in the Another computer text box, type the name of the computer you want to manage, and then click OK.

    Computer Management displays the services running on the remote computer. The top-level node changes to Computer Management <remotecomputer>.

  4. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, and then expand SQL Server Configuration Manager to manage the remote computer's services.

To save a link to SQL Server Configuration Manager for another computer

  1. On the Start menu, click Run.

  2. In the Open box, type mmc -a (type mmc /32 -a on a 64-bit computer) to open the [!INCLUDEmsCoName] Management Console in author mode.

  3. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.

  4. In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, click Add.

  5. In the Add Standalone Snap-in window, click Computer Management and then click Add.

  6. In the Computer Management window, click Another computer, type the name of the remote computer you wish to manage, and then click Finish.

  7. In the Add Standalone Snap-in window, click Close.

  8. In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, click OK.

  9. Expand Computer Management (<computer name>), and Services and Applications.

  10. Right-click SQL Server Configuration Manager, and then click New Window from here.

  11. On the Window menu, click Console Root, to switch back to the first window, and delete the window.

  12. On the File menu, click Save As, and save the file in the desired folder, with an appropriate name with the .msc file extension. Close the [!INCLUDEmsCoName] Management Console.

  13. To open [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Configuration Manager on the target computer, double-click the file. If desired, save a link to the file on the desktop or in the Start menu.

Caution

When using [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Configuration Manager on a remote computer, the computer name is not obvious and it is possible to mistakenly stop or configure the wrong computer. On the Service tab, check the Host Name box to confirm the computer name before modifying a service.

See also