SQL Server DBA 2008R2/ 2012 Success Path

Module1: In-Depth Training with Interview Tips

Module2: Advanced Scenarios with Troubleshooting
Database Designing & ITIL
Third Party Tools
Troubleshooting
Performance Tuning
Placement Assistance

Topic 1: Starting with SQL Server

Responsibilities of Database Administrator

Types of DBAs
History of SQL Server - versions
Whats New in SQL Server 2005 & 2008 R2 and 2012 for Administrators?
SQL Server 2005 & 2008 Service Packs
Editions of SQL Server
Tools of SQL Server
Differences between Enterprise and Standard editions
Requirements

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Hardware
Software

Instances

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Advantages of Instances
Types

Default Instance
Named Instances

SQL Server Services

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Instanceaware Services
Instanceunaware Services
Start & Stopping Services

Client Server connectivity issues

Topic 2: Installing and configuring

Installing SQL Server 2005 & 2008.

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Pre installation steps

Installations
Viewing installation process with LOG files.
Adding or removing components.
Installing service packs.

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Configuration

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Configuring various Services.

Startup Parameters.
Configuring data file and log file paths.
Memory configuration
Remote connections
Configuring network protocols, ports.
Configuring services
Configuring default backup folder and authentication in windows registry.

Case Study

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Troubleshooting SQL Server installation common issues

Rollbacking Service Packs.
Best Practices
Exercise

Topic 3: Working with Databases

Working with databases.

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Moving system databases

Handling TempDB database.

Database Architecture.

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System Defined databases

Data Files
Log Files
Filegroups
Extents
Pages types
Page architecture
Tracking free space

Creating Databases.
Adding files, filegroups.
Case Study

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Recovering suspect database

Moving system databases
Troubleshooting TempDB issues
Log file full how to solve the problem.

Topic 4: Implementing Security.

Security in SQL Server 2008 R2/ 2012

Security Enhancements
Types of Authentications.

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Windows Authentication

Creating logins from windows users and groups

Orphan logins.

SQL Server Authentication

Creating SQL logins and testing logins

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Setting authentication Mode

Security Auditing.
Understanding server roles.
Working with users.
Resolving orphan users.
Understanding database roles, custom and application roles.
Understanding permissions.
Encryption and decryption.
Working with certificates and schemas.
Security catalog views and stored procedures.
Case Study

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Connecting to instance without login credentials

Resolving orphan users

Topic 5: Backup and Restoration

Understanding Transaction Log file.

Understanding checkpoints & Lazy writer.
Truncating log file.
Recovery Models

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Full
Bulk Logged
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Setting recovery model.

Database Backups

Why we need to backups

Backup Types.

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Full
Differential
Transaction Log
File or Filegroup

Copy-only, Mirrored and tail log backups.

Backup Devices.
Performing Restoration
Backup system databases.
Compressions

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Row Compression
Page Compression
Data Partitions
Table Compression via T-SQL
Compressing Backups

Using LiteSpeed for backups.

Point-in-time recovery.
Viewing complete details of backup process.
Case Study

Recovering a crashed database.

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Topic 6: Replication

Replication and advantages

New features 2008 R2/ 2012
Replication Entities
Replication Architecture.
Replication Agents.
Types of Replications
Configuring Replication

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Snapshot Replication
Transactional Replication
Merge Replication

Peer to peer replication.

Configuring Oracle publication
Replication Topologies
Managing replication.
Monitoring and Tuning Replication.
Case Study

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Troubleshooting Primary Key violation error in Transactional Replication

Troubleshooting T.Log file growth issues.
Troubleshooting out of sync/ latency issues

Topic 7: Automating Administrative Tasks.

Working with Database Mail.

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Mail architecture.
Configuring Profiles and Accounts
Sending Mail

Configuring linked servers.

Implementing Automation

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Configuring SQL Server Agent.

Creating Operators, Alerts, Jobs
Managing jobs and resolving errors.
Monitoring jobs.
Auto alert when jobs are enabled, disabled or failed.

Database Snapshots.
Reverting from Snapshot.
Maintenance Plans
Case Study

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Configuring TempDB growth alerts

Configuring T.Log growth alerts

Topic 8: High Availability

Introduction to High Availability.

Working with Log Shipping.

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Features
Jobs
Requirements to implement Log Shipping.
Configuring Log Shipping.
Monitoring Log Shipping.
Manually performing Fail Over.
Transferring logins.
Log shipping tables and stored procedures.
Handling out of sync issues

Working with Database Mirroring.

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Advantages
Architecture
Operating Modes
Servers involved in Mirroring
Requirements for Mirroring
Configuring
Monitoring

Using Mirroring Monitor

Using System Monitor
Using Profiler
Using System views and SPs.

Mirroring Fail Over

Mirroring system tables and stored procedures.
Case Study

Handling suspect issues

How to patch mirrored instances
How to move mirrored database files
Threads created for mirroring

Topic 9: Advanced Administration Concepts

Maintenance plans
Monitoring and Tuning SQL Server

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Performance counters setup

Measuring performance of server.
Tuning queries.
Tuning databases.
Tuning physical architecture of databases.
Using DTA.

Monitoring Tools

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System Monitor
SQL Server Profiler
Database Engine Tuning Advisor.
Dynamic Management Views.
SQL Server and Windows Error Logs.

Troubleshooting

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Physical server performance.

Connectivity to SQL Server
Database Performance.

Managing Concurrency

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SQL Server Architecture

Storage Engine
Buffer pool
Managing execution plans.

Locks
Deadlocks
Transaction Isolation Levels.
Understanding Blocking.
Terminating Processes.
Using the DAC.
Case Study

Relational Engine

Troubleshooting slowly running queries

Using DTA

Managing Databases

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Manage Index Fragmentation

Manage Statistics
Shrink Files
Performing database integrity checks by using DBCC CHECKDB
Index Rebuilding and Reorganizing.

SQL Server Up gradation.

Using DBCC commands.
Resource Governor
Troubleshooting SQL Server

Managing Resource Utilization

Resource

Resource Pools

Creating a Resource Pool

Workload Groups

Creating a Workload Group

Classification

Creating a Classifier Function

Governor

Topic 10: Clustering SQL Server

Introduction to cluster environment & features.

Overview of Windows Clustering.
How SQL Server supports clustering.
Requirements
Installing and configuring SQL Server clustering.
Applying service packs and hot fixes.
Moving groups.

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Adding node on a SQL Server Failover cluster.

Troubleshooting cluster issues.
Patching clustered instances

Topic 11: SQL Server 2012 DBA Concepts

Introduction to SQL Server 2012 environment

Always On (HA/DR) features
Column Store Indexes
Contained Databases
User defined server roles.
Database recovery advisor.
New/Updated DMVs (Dynamic Management Views)Overview of Windows Clustering.

Participants benefits
After end of course the students get hands-on knowledge on

How to install and configure SQL Server.

How to troubleshoot database corruption errors.
How to handle high availability issues.
How to handle performance issues.
Good material for troubleshooting different scenarios, FAQs
Soft copy material on regularly used scripts, DBCC commands, DMVs etc
Free membership in google groups for future doubts and issues.
Free membership in

www.optimizesql.com/blog

Free placement assistance by our placement team.

Free seminars by old students and working professionals.

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