Virtual Interface Adapter

A Virtual Interface Adapter ("VIA") is a network protocol (such as TCP/IP ...). As of July 2006 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 supports it. The specific implementation of VIA will vary from vendor to vendor. In general, it is usually a network kind of interface but is usually a very high-performance, dedicated connection between two systems. Part of that high performance comes from specialized, dedicated hardware that knows that it has a dedicated connection and therefore doesn’t have to deal with normal network addressing issues. [1]

The VIA protocol is used to support VIA devices such as VIA Storage Area Network devices.

Note that the VIA protocol is deprecated by Microsoft, and will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. It is however supported in SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, and SQL Server 2014. [2] [3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Choosing a network protocol". Microsoft. 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Creating a Valid Connection String Using VIA Protocol". Microsoft. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014". Microsoft. 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-04.


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