20241202 deprecation notice, edit pass

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docs/database-engine/configure-windows/view-or-configure-remote-server-connection-options-sql-server.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "View or Configure Remote Server Connection Options (SQL Server)"
 description: Learn how to view or configure remote server connection options at the server level. You can use SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL for this purpose.
 author: rwestMSFT
 ms.author: randolphwest
-ms.date: "03/14/2017"
+ms.date: 12/02/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: configuration
 ms.topic: conceptual
@@ -14,79 +14,82 @@ helpviewer_keywords:
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 # View or Configure Remote Server Connection Options (SQL Server)
  [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]
-  This topic describes how to view or configure remote server connection options at the server level in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)].  
+
+This article describes how to view or configure remote server connection options at the server level in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)].  
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]  
+> [!INCLUDE [ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)]
+
+<a name="Security"></a>
+
+## Permissions
+
+Executing `sp_serveroption` requires ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server.  
 
- **In This Topic**  
+<a id="SSMSProcedure"></a> 
+<a id="using-sql-server-management-studio"></a>
+
+## Use SQL Server Management Studio
 
--   **Before you begin:**  
+<a id="to-view-or-configure-remote-server-connection-options"></a>
+
+### View or configure remote server connection options
 
-     [Security](#Security)  
+1. In Object Explorer, right-click a server, and then select **Properties**.  
 
--   **To view or configure remote server connection options, using:**  
+1. In the **SQL Server Properties - \<**_server_name_**>** dialog box, select **Connections**.
+ 
+1. On the **Connections** page, review the **Remote server connections** settings, and modify them if necessary.  
 
-     [SQL Server Management Studio](#SSMSProcedure)  
+1. Repeat steps 1 through 3 on the other server of the remote server pair.  
 
-     [Transact-SQL](#TsqlProcedure)  
+<a id="TsqlProcedure"></a> <a id="using-transact-sql"></a>
+
+## Use Transact-SQL
 
--   **Follow Up:**  [After you configure remote server connection options](#FollowUp)  
+<a id="to-view-remote-server-connection-options"></a>
+
+### View remote server connection options
 
-##  <a name="BeforeYouBegin"></a> Before You Begin  
+1. Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].  
 
-###  <a name="Security"></a> Security  
+1. From the **Standard** bar, select **New Query**.  
 
-####  <a name="Permissions"></a> Permissions  
- Executing **sp_serveroption** requires ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server.  
-  
-##  <a name="SSMSProcedure"></a> Using SQL Server Management Studio  
-  
-#### To view or configure remote server connection options  
-  
-1.  In Object Explorer, right-click a server, and then click **Properties**.  
-  
-2.  In the **SQL Server Properties - \<**_server_name_**>** dialog box, click **Connections**.  
-  
-3.  On the **Connections** page, review the **Remote server connections** settings, and modify them if necessary.  
-  
-4.  Repeat steps 1 through 3 on the other server of the remote server pair.  
-  
-##  <a name="TsqlProcedure"></a> Using Transact-SQL  
-  
-#### To view remote server connection options  
-  
-1.  Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].  
-  
-2.  From the Standard bar, click **New Query**.  
-  
-3.  Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click **Execute**. This example uses [sp_helpserver](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpserver-transact-sql.md) to return information about all remote servers.  
+1. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and select **Execute**. This example uses [sp_helpserver](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpserver-transact-sql.md) to return information about all remote servers.  
 
 ```sql  
 USE master;  
 GO  
 EXEC sp_helpserver ;  
 ```  
 
-#### To configure remote server connection options  
+<a id="to-configure-remote-server-connection-options"></a>
+
+#### Configure remote server connection options
 
-1.  Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].  
+1. Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].  
 
-2.  From the Standard bar, click **New Query**.  
-  
-3.  Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click **Execute**. This example shows how to use [sp_serveroption](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-serveroption-transact-sql.md) to configure a remote server. The example configures a remote server corresponding to another instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], `SEATTLE3`, to be collation compatible with the local instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
+1. From the **Standard** bar, select **New Query**.  
+
+1. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and select **Execute**. This example shows how to use [sp_serveroption](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-serveroption-transact-sql.md) to configure a remote server. The example configures a remote server corresponding to another instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], `SEATTLE3`, to be collation compatible with the local instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
 
 ```sql  
 USE master;  
 EXEC sp_serveroption 'SEATTLE3', 'collation compatible', 'true';  
 ```  
 
-##  <a name="FollowUp"></a> Follow Up: After you configure remote server connection options  
+<a id="FollowUp"></a>
+
+## Follow Up: After you configure remote server connection options
+
  The remote server must be stopped and restarted before the setting can take effect.  
 
-## See Also  
- [Server Configuration Options &#40;SQL Server&#41;](../../database-engine/configure-windows/server-configuration-options-sql-server.md)   
- [Remote Servers](../../database-engine/configure-windows/remote-servers.md)   
- [Linked Servers &#40;Database Engine&#41;](../../relational-databases/linked-servers/linked-servers-database-engine.md)   
- [sp_linkedservers &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-linkedservers-transact-sql.md)   
- [sp_helpserver &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpserver-transact-sql.md)   
- [sp_serveroption &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-serveroption-transact-sql.md)  
-  
-  
+## Related content
+
+- [Server configuration: remote access](configure-the-remote-access-server-configuration-option.md)
+- [Server configuration options](server-configuration-options-sql-server.md)
+- [Remote Servers](remote-servers.md)
+- [Linked Servers (Database Engine)](../../relational-databases/linked-servers/linked-servers-database-engine.md)
+- [sp_linkedservers (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-linkedservers-transact-sql.md)
+- [sp_helpserver (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpserver-transact-sql.md)
+- [sp_serveroption (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-serveroption-transact-sql.md)