M50400: Designing, Optimizing, and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Version: A Length: 5 Days Published: June 01, 2010 Language(s): English Audience(s): IT Professionals Level: 300 Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Type: Course Delivery Method: Instructor-led (classroom) About this Course This five-day instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills to design, optimize, and maintain a database administrative solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Audience Profile The primary audience of this course is IT professionals who design and maintain SQL Server databases. The audience can also comprise technical architects and consultants who design and implement SQL Server solutions. Students taking this course are expected to have three or more years of experience working on databases for two or more of the following phases in the product lifecycle - design, development, deployment, optimization, maintenance, or support. The students should have experience in the following areas: oAdministering databases oDesigning logical database schema solutions oDefining high-availability solutions oAutomating administrative tasks oDefining security solutions oMonitoring and troubleshooting the database server oDesigning and executing deployments oDefining the infrastructure (storage, hardware, and number of servers or instances, etc.) At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: oImplement an administrative solution for SQL Server 2008. oDeploy SQL Server 2008. oDesign the physical structure for SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for maintaining SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for managing SQL Server 2008. oAutomate the database managing strategy for SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for securing databases in SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for monitoring SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for content distribution in SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for replication in SQL Server 2008. oDesign a high availability solution for SQL Server 2008. oDesign a strategy for backup and recovery in SQL Server 2008. Before attending this course, students must: oUnderstand the tradeoffs among the different redundant storage types. For example, what RAID levels mean, and how they differ from Storage Area Networks (SAN). oUnderstand how replication works and how replication is implemented. oBe familiar with reading user requirements and business-need documents. For example, development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports. oHave some knowledge of how queries execute. Must be able to read a query execution plan and understand what is happening. oHave basic knowledge of the dependencies between system components. oBe able to design a database to third normal form (3NF) and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas. oHave monitoring and troubleshooting skills. oHave knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and how the interaction between the operating system and the database works. For example, how integrated authentication interacts with Active Directory directory service. oHave knowledge of application architecture. That is, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, interaction between applications and the database, interaction between the database and the platform or operating system. oMust already know how to use: ?A data modeling tool ?Microsoft Office Visio (to create infrastructure diagrams) oBe familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. oHave a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential or equivalent experience. oIn addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: o Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. o Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses: ?Course 6231: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database ?Course 6232: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Course Outline Module 1: Designing an Administrative Solution for SQL Server 2008 This module provides an overview of an administrative solution and how it helps the administrator. It also describes the general process of designing and deploying an administrative solution in their environment. Lessons oOverview of SQL Server 2008 oDesigning an Administrative Solution oDeveloping and Deploying an Administrative Solution for SQL Server 2008 oImplementing an Administrative Solution in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Lab : Designing an Administrative Solution for SQL Server 2008 oDesigning an Administrative Solution oUsing SQL PowerShell to Automate SQL Server Configuration oCreating SQL Server PowerShell Scripts oConfiguring FILESTREAM Support in SQL Server 2008 After completing this module, students will be able to: oExplain the basic concepts of SQL Server 2008. oDesign an administrative solution. oDevelop and deploy an administrative solution for SQL Server 2008. oImplement an administrative solution in SSMS. Module 2: Deploying SQL Server 2008 This module describes the considerations for implementing a new version of SQL Server 2008. This module also describes the steps for upgrading an existing installation to SQL Server 2008. Lessons oSystem Requirements for SQL Server 2008 oUpgrading and Migrating to SQL Server 2008 oConfiguring Instances in SQL Server 2008 Lab : Deploying SQL Server 2008 oPlanning a SQL Server Upgrade oPreparing for the Upgrade oUpgrading to SQL Server 2008 oPerforming Post-Upgrade tasks After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe the system requirements for SQL Server 2008. oUpgrade and migrate to SQL Server 2008. oConfigure instances in SQL Server 2008. Module 3: Designing the Physical Structure of SQL Server 2008 This module describes file placement considerations for different functionalities in SQL Server 2008, which helps to improve performance and availability. This module covers the use of partitioning to improve database performance. This module also describes the importance of full-text indexing. Lessons oIntroduction to the Physical Structure of a Database oPlanning for Partitioning oPlanning for Full-Text Indexing Lab : Designing the Physical Structure of SQL Server 2008 oPlanning the Physical Structure of SQL Server 2008 oImplementing the Physical Structure of a Database oConfiguring Partitions oConfiguring Full-Text Indexing After completing this module, students will be able to: oPlan for database files and transaction logs. oPlan or partitions. oPlan for full-text indexing. Module 4: Designing a Strategy for Maintaining a Database in SQL Server 2008 This module describes the importance of keeping the database up-to-date and the database performing in optimal state. This includes keeping statistics updated and ensuring that a proper index is deployed and implemented. This module also covers the use of database compression to save the disk consumption and to improve the overall performance of a database. Lessons oDesigning a Strategy for Maintaining Statistics for a Database oDesigning a Strategy for Maintaining Indexes oDesigning a Strategy for Database Compression Lab : Designing a Strategy for Maintaining a Database in SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a Database Maintenance Strategy oMaintaining Statistics oMaintaining Indexes oImplementing Database Compression After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign a strategy for maintaining statistics for a database. oDesign a strategy for maintaining indexes. oDesign a strategy for database compression. Module 5: Designing Solutions for Managing SQL Server 2008 This module describes the new approach of managing SQL Servers that has been introduced in SQL Server 2008. It also describes the importance of having a centralized administrative model in your organization by implementing policy-based management. This module also describes how to prevent accidental database changes by using DDL triggers and how to use Change Data Capture (CDC) to monitor data changes in the database for compliance reasons. Lessons oDesigning a Policy-Based Management Strategy oControlling Resource Usage by using Resource Governor oAuditing Database Changes Lab : Designing Solutions for Managing SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a Management Strategy for SQL Server 2008 oConfiguring Policies by Using Policy-Based Management oGoverning Resources Consumption oImplementing DDL Triggers oImplementing CDC After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign a policy-based management strategy. oControl resource usage by using Resource Governor. oAudit database changes. Module 6: Automating the Database Management Strategy for SQL Server 2008 This module describes the use of SQL Server Agent and scripts, such as VBScripts and SQL PowerShell, to automate some routine jobs which administrators perform often. This module also covers the use of event notification that helps you to monitor your database for specific events and notify the administrator when the event occurs. Lessons oManaging SQL Server Agent oAutomating Administrative Tasks in SQL Server oMonitoring Events in SQL Server Lab : Automating the Database Management Strategy for SQL Server 2008 oPlanning an Automated Database Management Strategy oUsing SQL Server Agent oCreating Scripts to Automate Administrative Tasks oEnabling Event Notification oSetting up SQL Server Agent to Monitor Events After completing this module, students will be able to: oManage SQL Server Agent. oAutomate administrative tasks in SQL Server. oMonitor events in SQL Server. Module 7: Designing a Strategy for Securing SQL Server 2008 This module presents information related to database access control and how SQL Server manages keys and certificates. This module also covers the use of database encryptions to prevent application data from being accessed by unauthorized users, including administrators. Lessons oSecuring SQL Server 2008 Instances oPlanning Database Security oManaging Certificate and Keys in SQL Server 2008 oImplementing Database Encryption Lab : Designing a Strategy for Securing SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a strategy for Database Security oConfiguring Security in SQL Server oEnabling Database Encryption After completing this module, students will be able to: oSecure SQL Server 2008 instances. oPlan database security. oManage certificate and keys in SQL Server 2008. oImplement database encryption. Module 8: Designing a Strategy for Monitoring SQL Server 2008 This module describes the information on monitoring a SQL Server 2008 server to ensure that it is performing properly and is in a healthy state. This module also presents information on how to determine if there are any potential problems on the server. Lessons oOverview of Monitoring SQL Server 2008 oMonitoring SQL Server Instances oMonitoring SQL Server Databases oMonitoring Multiple SQL Servers by Using Data Collection Lab : Designing a Strategy for Monitoring SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a Data Collection Architecture oMonitoring SQL Server Instances oImplementing Tracing in SQL Server 2008 oUsing DTA oMonitoring Performance by Using Data Collection After completing this module, students will be able to: oExplain the basic concepts of monitoring in SQL Server 2008. oMonitor SQL Server instances. oMonitor SQL Server databases. oMonitor multiple SQL Servers by using Data Collection. Module 9: Designing a Strategy for Content Distribution in SQL Server 2008 This module describes the different methods of distributing data to multiple servers. This module describes how to use remote query with linked server and the considerations of using distributed transactions on query span across multiple servers. This module also discusses the use of SSIS to perform data transportation between servers and it covers the method for troubleshooting SSIS packages. Lessons oDistributing Data in SQL Server 2008 oWorking with Distributed Queries oManaging Distributed Content by Using Distributed Transactions oManaging SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Packages oSetting Up Scalable Shared Databases Lab : Designing a Strategy for Content Distribution in SQL Server 2008 oSelecting a Content Distribution Technology oPerforming a Remote Query oMonitoring an SSIS Package After completing this module, students will be able to: oExplain the basic concepts of data distribution. oManage distributed content by using distributed queries. oManage distributed content by using distributed transactions. oManage SSIS packages. oSet up scalable shared databases. Module 10: Designing a Strategy for Replication in SQL Server 2008 This module provides more in-depth discussions on using replication. This module also talks about using replication, specifically snapshot and transactional replication, which is one-way replication, to replicate data to other servers. Finally, this module describes the way to set up merge and peer-to-peer replication, which should be used for multi-update origin scenarios. Lessons oDesigning a Database Replication Strategy oImplementing Content Distribution by using Replication oConfiguring a High-Availability Solution by Using Replication Lab : Designing a Strategy for Replication in SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a Replication Strategy oSetting up Snapshot Replication oSetting up Peer-To-Peer Replication After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign a database replication strategy. oDesign content distribution by using replication. oConfigure a high-availability solution by using replication. Module 11: Designing a High-Availability Solution for SQL Server 2008 This module describes the different high-availability features available in SQL Server 2008. The module then covers the scenarios of using them in an organization. This module also covers the considerations for choosing the right high-availability solution for an organization. Lessons oIntroduction to High Availability oImplementing Log Shipping oImplementing Database Mirroring oImplementing Failover Clustering oDesigning a High-Availability Strategy Lab : Designing a High-Availability Solution for SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a High-Availability Strategy oImplementing Database Mirroring oDesigning a Failover Cluster After completing this module, students will be able to: oExplain the basic concepts of high availability. oImplement log shipping. oImplement database mirroring. oImplement failover clustering. oDesign a high-availability strategy. Module 12: Designing a Backup and Recovery Strategy for SQL Server 2008 This module describes the importance of having a backup of your database. In case of a disaster, backing up the database helps to recover data that cannot be protected by using HA solutions mentioned in the previous module. This module also describes different online operations supported by SQL Server 2008, which helps to minimize the downtime when data restore is required. This module also describes the steps to repair system databases that are corrupted. Lessons oPlanning a Backup Strategy oPlanning a Recovery strategy oDesigning a Backup and Recovery Strategy oImplementing a Repair Strategy Lab : Designing a Backup and Recovery Strategy for SQL Server 2008 oDesigning a Backup and Recovery Solution oBacking up a Database oRestoring a Database by Using Online Operations oRestoring a System Database After completing this module, students will be able to: oPlan a backup strategy. oPlan a recovery strategy. oDesign a backup and recovery strategy. oImplement a repair strategy.