Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases

•Enabling Named Pipes Protocol for Both Instances

•Creating an Alias for AdvDev

•Ensuring SQL Browser is Disabled and Configure a Fixed TCP/IP Port (Only if time permits

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the SQL Server Platform.

•Work with SQL Server Tools.

•Configure SQL Server Services.

This module covers planning for an installation related to SQL Server I/O requirements, 32 bit vs 64 bit, memory configuration options and I/O subsystem pre-installation checks using SQLIOSim and SQLIO.

•Overview of SQL Server Architecture

•Planning Server Resource Requirements

•Pre-installation Testing for SQL Server

•Adjust memory configuration

•Pre-installation Stress Testing

•Check Specific I/O Operations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the SQL Server architecture.

•Plan for server resource requirements.

•Conduct pre-installation stress testing for SQL Server.

This module details installing and configuring SQL Server.

•Preparing to Install SQL Server

•Installing SQL Server

•Upgrading and Automating Installation

•Review installation requirements

•Install the SQL Server instance

•Perform Post-installation Setup and Checks

•Configure Server Memory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Prepare to install SQL Server.

•Install SQL Server.

•Upgrade and automate the installation of SQL Server.

This module describes how data is stored in databases, how to create databases, and how to move databases either within a server or between servers.

•Overview of SQL Server Databases

•Working with Files and Filegroups

•Moving Database Files

•Adjust tempdb configuration

•Create the RateTracking database

•Attach the OldProspects database

•Add multiple files to tempdb

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the role and structure of SQL Server databases.

•Work with files and filegroups.

•Move database files within servers and between servers.

This module describes the concept of the transaction log and SQL Server recovery models. It introduces the different backup strategies available with SQL Server.

Lessons

•Backup Strategies

•Understanding SQL Server Transaction Logging

•Planning a SQL Server Backup Strategy

•Plan a backup strategy

•Configure Recovery Models

•Review recovery models and strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the critical concepts surrounding backup strategies.

•Explain the transaction logging capabilities within the SQL Server database engine.

•Plan a SQL Server backup strategy.

This module describes SQL Server Backup and the backup types.

•Backing up Databases and Transaction Logs

•Managing Database Backups

•Working with Backup Options

•Investigate backup compression

•Transaction log backup

•Differential backup

•Copy-only backup

•Partial backup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Back up databases and transaction logs.

•Manage database backups.

•Work with more advanced backup options.

This module describes the restoration of databases.

•Understanding the Restore Process

•Restoring Databases

•Working with Point-in-time recovery

•Restoring System Databases and Individual Files

•Determine a restore strategy

•Restore the database

•Using STANDBY mode

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Understand the restore process.

•Restore databases.

•Work with Point-in-time Recovery.

•Restore system databases and individual files.

This module covers the use of the import/export wizards and explains how they relate to SSIS. Also introduces BCP.

•Transferring Data To/From SQL Server

•Importing & Exporting Table Data

•Inserting Data in Bulk

•Import the Excel spreadsheet

•Import the CSV file

•Create and test an extraction package

•Compare loading performance

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Transfer data to and from SQL Server.

•Import and export table data.

•Insert data in bulk and optimize the bulk insert process.

This module covers SQL Server security models, logins and users.

•Authenticating Connections to SQL Server

•Authorizing Logins to Access Databases

•Authorization Across Servers

•Create Logins

•Correct an Application Login Issue

•Create Database Users

•Correct Access to Restored

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe how SQL Server authenticates connections.

•Describe how logins are authorized to access databases.

•Explain the requirements for authorization across servers.

This module covers fixed server roles, user-defined server roles, fixed database roles and user-defined database roles.

•Working with Server Roles

•Working with Fixed Database Roles

•Creating User-defined Database Roles

•Assign Server Roles

•Assign Fixed Database Roles

•Create and Assign User-defined Database Roles

•Check Role Assignments

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Work with server roles.

•Work with fixed database roles.

•Create user-defined database roles.

This module covers permissions and the assignment of permissions.

•Authorizing User Access to Objects

•Authorizing Users to Execute Code

•Configuring Permissions at the Schema Level

•Assign Schema-level Permissions

•Assign Object-level Permissions

•Test Permissions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Authorize user access to objects.

•Authorize users to execute code.

•Configure permissions at the schema level.

This module covers SQL Server Audit.

•Options for Auditing Data Access in SQL

•Implementing SQL Server Audit

•Managing SQL Server Audit

•Determine audit configuration and create audit

•Create server audit specifications

•Create database audit specifications

•Test audit functionality

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the options for auditing data access in SQL Server.

•Implement SQL Server Audit.

•Manage SQL Server Audit.

This module covers SQL Server Agent, jobs and job history.

•Automating SQL Server Management

•Working with SQL Server Agent

•Managing SQL Server Agent Jobs

•Create a Data Extraction Job

•Schedule the Data Extraction Job

•Troubleshoot a Failing Job

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Automate SQL Server Management.

•Work with SQL Server Agent.

•Manage SQL Server Agent jobs.

This module covers SQL Server agent security, proxy accounts and credentials.

•Understanding SQL Server Agent Security

•Configuring Credentials

•Configuring Proxy Accounts

•Troubleshoot job execution failure

•Resolve the security issue

•Perform further troubleshooting

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Explain SQL Server Agent security.

•Configure credentials.

•Configure Proxy accounts.

This module covers the configuration of database mail, alerts and notifications.

•Configuration of Database Mail

•Monitoring SQL Server Errors

•Configuring Operators, Alerts and Notifications

•Configure Database Mail

•Implement Notifications

•Implement Alerts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Configure database mail.

•Monitor SQL Server errors.

•Configure operators, alerts and notifications.

This module covers database maintenance plans.

•Ensuring Database Integrity

•Maintaining Indexes

•Automating Routine Database Maintenance

•Check database integrity using DBCC CHECKDB

•Correct index fragmentation

•Create a database maintenance plan

•Investigate table lock performance

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Ensure database integrity.

•Maintain indexes.

•Automate routine database maintenance.

This module covers SQL Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures.

•Capturing Activity using SQL Server Profiler

•Improving Performance with the Database Engine Tuning Advisor

•Working with Tracing Options

•Capture a trace using SQL Server Profiler

•Analyze a trace using Database Engine Tuning Advisor

•Configure SQL Trace

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Capture activity using SQL Server Profiler and Extended Events Profiler.

•Improve performance with the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.

•Work with tracing options.

This module introduces DMVs and the configuration of data collection.

•Monitoring Activity

•Capturing and Managing Performance Data

•Analyzing Collected Performance Data

•Investigating DMVs

•Configure Management Data Warehouse

•Configure Instances for Data Collection

•Work with Data Collector Reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Monitor current activity.

•Capture and manage performance data.

•Analyze collected performance data.

This module covers Central Management Servers and Multi-Server queries, Virtualization of SQL Server and Data-Tier Applications.

•Working with Multiple Servers

•Virtualizing SQL Server

•Deploying and Upgrading Data-Tier Applications

•Configure CMS and execute multi-server queries

•Deploy a data-tier application

•Register and extract a data-tier application

•Upgrade a data-tier application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Work with multiple servers.

•Describe options for virtualizing SQL Server.

•Deploy and upgrade Data-Tier Applications.

This module covers common issues that require troubleshooting and gives guidance on where to start looking for solutions.

•SQL Server Troubleshooting Methodology

•Resolving Service-related Issues

•Resolving Concurrency Issues

•Resolving Login and Connectivity Issues

•Troubleshoot and resolve SQL Server administrative issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Explain SQL Server troubleshooting methodology.

•Resolve service-related issues.

•Resolve concurrency issues.

•Resolve login and connectivity issues.