How to copy table and data from one database to another database using SQL Server

Question

I have two database servers

one is server name: X and other one is server name: Y

I have a table ABC in both databases. I need to copy the data from X server, table ABC to the Y server, table ABC .

I tried this way its giving error.

INSERT INTO [X].Database.dbo.ABC SELECT * FROM [Y].Database.dbo.ABC

but I get this error:

Could not find server 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' in sys.servers. Verify that the correct server name was specified. If necessary, execute the stored procedure sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sys.servers.

Answer 1

Open up SSMS and point it to Server Y. Right click on database ABC, Tasks -> Import Data. Follow the wizard and point it at your source data in Server X.

Answer 2

The error is telling you what to do. Use sp_addlinkedserver to create a linked server to the remote server. Then run the query.

Answer 3

First exec procedure:

EXEC sp_addlinkedserver   
@server=N'Y', 
@srvproduct=N'',
@provider=N'SQLNCLI', 
@datasrc=N'Y\instance1';

Then run the query.