Configuring SSIS for scale out executions
We'll now configure the SSIS catalog and workers to be able to use scale out executions with SSIS.
Getting ready
This recipe assumes that you've installed SQL Server 2017, SSIS in scale out mode as well as SSMS 17.1 or later.
How to do it...
- Open
SQL Server Management Studio
and connect to the newly installed SQL Server 2017 instance. - In the
Object Explorer
, right-click on theIntegration Services Catalogs
node and selectCreate Catalog
. - The
Create Catalog
window appears. As shown in the following screenshot, check theEnable this server as SSIS scale out master
option as well as providing a password for the catalog. Click onOK
when finished.
- Still in SSMS, run the following SQL statements. The first statement lists the workers available. Copy the
WorkerAgentId
into the clipboard by right-clicking on the value in the grid and selectCopy
. Type the second SQL statement and use the clipboard's content as parameter (the grayed-out shape in the screenshot...