reading content of master database at a different server I have a query for example

select * from sys.databases
select * from sys.configurations


I believe this information is stored at master database.
I would like to have a look at configuration settings in the past.

Can I restore msdb/master databases at different server as regular user databases and make sense of those mentioned queries?

Looks like select * from restored_master.sys.databases just ignores current database. I know an option to replace master/msdb using startup parameters - that should work, but a bit longer option and need compatible version of server.
Can I restore msdb/master databases at different server as regular user databases and make sense of those mentioned queries?


Couple of options you can use without restoring system database :


GUI - Registered Servers 






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