I was hoping this would work:
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY (BIGDB, 'DBCC showfilestats ')
But, doesnot.
I get:
Server: Msg 7357, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Could not process object 'DBCC showfilestats '. The OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' indicates that the object has no columns.
OLE DB error trace [Non-interface error: OLE DB provider unable to process object, since the object has no columnsProviderName='SQLOLEDB', Query=DBCC showfilestats '].