Primary Database Server

Use the database server that runs the most performance critical workload or applications. If there are
multiple database servers then please choose one with the most demanding performance requirements.

1. What is the installed Operating System?

Windows Server 2003 32-bit

Windows Server 2003 64-bit

Windows 2000 Server

Windows XP

Windows NT Server

Other

2. What is the version of SQL Server?

SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2000

SQL Server 7.0

SQL Server 6.x

SQL Server 4.x

3. How many processors do you have on the system?

2-4

5-8

9-16

17-32

33-64

4. How much memory does your system have?

<2GB

3-4GB

5-16GB

17-64GB

>64GB
5. What is your storage type?

Local Disk

Direct Attached Storage

Storage Area Network

6. What is the database size?

<50GB

51-100GB

101-300GB

301-500GB

501GB-1TB

>1TB

7. What is the database availability requirement?

24x7

24x5

8x5

Other (Please specify)

8. What is your current database support level?

24x7

24x5

8x5

Other (Please specify)

9. What is your current database backup software used?

ArcServer

Legato

Veritas

NTBackup

Other (Please specify)

10. What is your current database contingency plan?

Cluster

Log Shipping

StandBy Server

Replication

Hard Disk Files copy

Other (Please specify)

Workload

11. What is the nature of your primary workload or application (check all that apply)?

Transaction System (OLTP)

Relational Data warehouse

Decision Support System

Reporting

Database Hosting

Document Management System

Knowledge Management System

Other (please specify)

12. Which of the following database constructs does your application use (check all that apply)?

Embedded SQL (in application code)

TSQL Stored Procedures

TSQL Table Valued Functions

TSQL User-Defined Functions

TSQL Triggers

TSQL User-Defined Types

SQLCLR Stored Procedure

SQLCLR Table Valued Functions

SQLCLR User-Defined Functions

SQLCLR User-Defined Aggregates

 SQLCLR User-Defined Types

XQuery

13. Which of the following database features do your application use frequently (check all that apply)?

Bulk Insert

Database Mirroring

Database Snapshot

Distributed Queries

Event Notification

FullText

Indexed Views

Partitioned Views

Service Broker

Snapshot Isolation

Table Partitioning

XML Data Type

14. Which of the following client data access API does your applications use frequently (check all that
apply)?

ODBC

OLEDB

ADO.NET

DBLIB

JDBC

HTTP/SOAP

Performance Metrics (Optional)

15. What is the average number of user connections to your primary database server?

1-100

101-500

501-1000
 1001-10000

>10000

16. What is the average number of transactions per second on your database server?

<1000

1001-10000

10001-20000

20001-50000

>50000

Environment Details

17. How many SQL Server Installations does your environment contain?

<10

11-20

21-50

51-100

101-300

>300

18. What is the current average of SQL Server Instances per server?

2-4

5-10

>10

19. Have you implemented a 3-instance development mode? Test-QA-Prod for all applications?

Yes

No

Other (Please specify)

Database Engine Performance Problems (Optional)
20. What are the areas/features where we can improve SQL Server in terms of performance and
scalability?

Additional Notes (Attached Additional Documentation as Required)

Additional Notes