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# INFO: Network Database Devices Unsupported

Article ID: 115043

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2005

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft SQL Server 4.21a Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q115043

## SUMMARY

The use of database devices accessed over the network is not a supported configuration for Microsoft SQL Server. All database devices, including mirrors, should be configured to use local drives. Database dump devices are an exception to this restriction.

Additional query words: SQL Network Device Windows NT attached storage NAS devices

Keywords: kbinfo kbenv kbnetwork KB115043