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The catalog pg_foreign_server stores foreign server definitions. A foreign server describes the connection to a remote server, managing external data. Foreign servers are accessed via foreign-data wrappers.
Table 44-19. pg_foreign_server Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| srvname | name | Name of the foreign server | |
| srvowner | oid | pg_authid.oid | Owner of the foreign server |
| srvfdw | oid | pg_foreign_data_wrapper.oid | The OID of the foreign-data wrapper of this foreign server |
| srvtype | text | Type of the server (optional) | |
| srvversion | text | Version of the server (optional) | |
| srvacl | aclitem[] | Access privileges; see GRANT and REVOKE for details | |
| srvoptions | text[] | Foreign server specific options, as "keyword=value" strings. |