Linked Server failure on clustered SQL Server
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I have two clustered Microsoft SQL Servers (
Linked Server settings:
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver @server = N'POSTGRESP23', @srvproduct=N'', @provider=N'MSDASQL', @datasrc=N'PSQLPROD'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @rmtsrvname=N'POSTGRESP23',@useself=N'False',@locallogin=NULL,@rmtuser=N'postgres',@rmtpassword='########'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'collation compatible', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'data access', @optvalue=N'true'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'dist', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'pub', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'rpc', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'rpc out', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'sub', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'connect timeout', @optvalue=N'0'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'collation name', @optvalue=null
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'lazy schema validation', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'query timeout', @optvalue=N'0'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'use remote collation', @optvalue=N'true'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'POSTGRESP23', @optname=N'remote proc transaction promotion', @optvalue=N'true'
SQLA
& SQLB
) installed, and confirmed that both of the servers have an ODBC connector for a local PostgreSQL server.
From that ODBC connection, I have a linked server created for use in some stored procedures that fails at least once a fortnight with this error message:
> Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "POSTGRESP23"
When troubleshooting the issues, the ODBC connector on both SQLA
and SQLB
tests successfully from the System DSN menu on the server; the error originates from the linked server.
Currently, to fix this for convenience and lower downtime I am just deleting the linked server and remaking it, pointing it to the same ODBC object. However, this is not a sustainable process.
Can anyone suggest where to look when troubleshooting? As I'm at a loss.
**Additional Information**
psqlODBC_X64
is installed on both machines already from https://odbc.postgresql.org/
System DSN settings:


Asked by NathanM
Jul 30, 2025, 10:48 PM
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