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Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Training
6231A: Five days; Instructor-Led
IntroductionThis five-day instructor-led training from Solartech on SQL Server 2008 provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. The training focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2008 product features and tools related to maintaining a SQL Server 2008 database.
Audience
This training is intended for IT Professionals who administer and maintain SQL Server 2008 databases.
At Course Completion
After completing this SQL Server 2008 training, students will be able to:
Install and configure SQL Server 2008. Manage database files. Backup and restore databases. Manage security. Transfer data into and out of SQL Server. Automate administrative tasks. Replicate data between SQL Server instances. Maintain high availability. Monitor SQL Server. Prerequisites
Before attending this training, students must have:
Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. Working knowledge of Transact-SQL. Working knowledge of relational databases. Some experience with database design. Course Outline
Module 1: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008
The students will be introduced to planning for a SQL Server 2008 installation. The students will then be introduced to installing, configuring, and managing SQL Server 2008.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Preparing to Install SQL Server 2008 Lesson 2: Installing SQL Server 2008 Lesson 3: Configuring a SQL Server 2008 Installation Lab: Installing and Configuring SQL Server
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Installing SQL Server 2008 Exercise 2: (Level 200) Configuring SQL Server 2008 After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how to prepare the hardware and other resources necessary to install SQL Server. Install SQL Server. Manage and configure SQL Server. Module 2: Managing SQL Server 2008 Databases and Files
The students will be introduced to database planning and creation, and using database options to control database behavior.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Planning SQL Server 2008 Databases Lesson 2: Creating SQL Server 2008 Databases Lesson 3: Using Policy-Based Management Lab: Managing SQL Server 2008 Databases and Files
Exercise 1: (Level 200): Creating a SQL Server 2008 Database Exercise 2: (Level 200): Monitoring and Managing Filegroup Usage Exercise 3: (Level 200) Creating a Policy After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a SQL Server 2008 database implementation that meets an organization's requirements. Create a SQL Server 2008 database. Manage a SQL Server 2008 database. Module 3: Disaster Recovery
The students will be introduced to disaster recovery techniques for SQL Server 2008. They will learn how to perform different types of backup and restore operations, including online restores and backup and restores of system databases.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Planning a Backup Strategy Lesson 2: Backing Up User Databases Lesson 3: Restoring User Databases Lesson 4: Performing Online Restore Operations Lesson 5: Recovering Data from Database Snapshots Lesson 6: System Databases and Disaster Recovery Lab: Disaster Recovery
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Designing a Backup Strategy Exercise 2: (Level 200) Implementing a Backup Strategy Exercise 3: (Level 200) Restoring and Recovering a Database Exercise 4: (Level 300) Performing Piecemeal Backup and Restore Operations Exercise 5: (Level 200) Restoring the master Database After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a backup strategy for a database. Back up user databases. Restore user databases from backups. Restore data in a user database while it is online. Recover data for a user database from a database snapshot. Restore and recover system databases. Module 4: Managing Security
The students will be introduced to protecting SQL Server 2008. Students will learn about the SQL Server security model and how to use SQL Server security features to control access to databases and their contents.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of SQL Server Security Lesson 2: Protecting the Server Scope Lesson 3: Protecting the Database Scope Lesson 4: Protecting the Server Scope Lesson 5: Auditing Security Lab: Managing Security
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating Logins and Assigning Server-Scope Permissions Exercise 2: (Level 200) Creating and Managing Users Exercise 3: (Level 300) Using a Certificate to Protect Data Exercise 4: (Level 200) Implementing SQL Server Audit After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how SQL Server manages security. Protect SQL Server at the server level. Protect SQL Server databases. Use keys and certificates to protect SQL Server objects. Audit SQL Server security. Module 5: Transferring Data
The students will be introduced to transfer data to and from SQL Server using UI and command-line tools, and learn about transferring and transforming data with SQL Server Integration Services.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of Data Transfer Lesson 2: Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services Lab: Transferring Data
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Using the Import/Export Wizard Exercise 2: (Level 200) Performing a Bulk Load Exercise 3: (Level 200) Creating an SSIS Solution After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use UI and command-line tools to import and export data. Describe the features of SQL Server Integration Services. Module 6: Automating Administrative Tasks
The students will learn how to automate routine administrative tasks using jobs, operators, and alerts.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Automating Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Lesson 2: Using SQL Server Agent Lesson 3: Creating Maintenance Plans Lesson 4: Implementing Alerts Lesson 5: Managing Multiple Servers Lesson 6: Managing SQL Server Agent security Lab: Automating Administrative Tasks
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Configuring SQL Server 2008 Agent Exercise 2: (Level 200) Creating Operators and Jobs Exercise 3: (Level 200) Creating Alerts After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define SQL Server 2008 administrative tasks and schedule those tasks to run automatically. Configure SQL Server 2008 Agent to support automatic task scheduling. Script tasks by using SQL Server 2008 jobs, and define operators for managing those jobs. Define alerts to warn operators about events raised by SQL Server 2008. Define and manage administrative tasks that span multiple servers. Configure SQL Server 2008 Agent security. Module 7: Implementing Replication
The students will be introduced to techniques for configuring SQL Server 2008 replication.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of Replication Lesson 2: Managing Publications and Subscriptions Lesson 3: Configuring Replication in Some Common Scenarios Lab: Implementing Replication
Exercise 1: (Level 300) Implementing Snapshot Replication Exercise 2: (Level 300) Implementing Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication Exercise 3: (Level 300) Implementing HTTP Merge Replication After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe replication and its components. Configure and implement replication. Use replication to meet the requirements of some common scenarios. Module 8: Maintaining High Availability
The students will be introduced to concepts and methods for maintaining high availability with SQL Server 2008.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to High Availability Lesson 2: Implementing Log Shipping Lesson 3: Implementing Database Mirroring Lesson 4: Implementing Server Clustering Lesson 5: Using Distributed High Availability Solutions Lab: Maintaining High Availability
Exercise 1: (Level 300) Configuring Log Shipping Exercise 2: (Level 300) Configuring Database Mirroring Exercise 3: (Level 300) Implementing SQL Server Clustering After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the factors affecting database availability. Describe how to implement log shipping to support fast recovery of a standby SQL Server 2008 database Describe how to use SQL Server 2008 mirroring to implement a software solution for fast failover Explain how to implement clustering to support fast failover of computers running SQL Server instances. Describe how to implement distributed high availability solutions. Module 9: Monitoring SQL Server 2008
The students will be introduced to monitoring SQL Server 2008 performance and activity.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Viewing Current Activity Lesson 2: Using SQL Server 2008 Profiler Lesson 3: Monitoring with DDL Triggers Lesson 4: Using Event Notifications Lab: Monitoring SQL Server
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Monitoring SQL Server Activity Exercise 2: (Level 300) Tracing SQL Server Activity Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using DDL Triggers Exercise 4: (Level 200) Using Event Notifications After completing this module, students will be able to:
Examine the current activity in a SQL Server instance. Use SQL Server Profiler to trace server and database activity. Use DDL triggers to monitor changes to the structure of database objects. Use event notifications to capture and monitor significant events for a SQL Server instance. Module 10: Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
The students will learn how to troubleshoot a variety of common SQL Server 2008 problems. Students will also learn how to tune SQL Server 2008 for improved performance using a variety of tools.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting SQL Server Lesson 2: Performance Tuning in SQL Server Lesson 3: Using Resource Governor Lesson 4: Using Data Collector Lab: Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
Exercise 1: (Level 300) Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems Exercise 2: (Level 300) Troubleshooting Concurrency Problems Exercise 3: (Level 300) Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor Exercise 4: (Level 300) Implementing Resource Governor Exercise 5: (Level 300) Implementing Data Collector After completing this module, students will be able to:
Troubleshoot common SQL Server 2008 problems, such as connectivity, concurrency, and job and disk space problems. Perform basic performance tuning tasks in SQL Server 2008 using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, index tuning, and query tuning. Use Resource Governor to manage SQL Server 2008 workloads and resources. Use Data Collector to obtain performance data about your computer and the instances of SQL Server running on your computer.
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