6317 Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 Skills to SQL Server 2008
Three Days—Instructor-led

About this Course

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to upgrade their SQL Server 2000 database administration (DBA) skills to SQL Server 2008 DBA skills.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT professionals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. Before attending this course, students must have experience developing or administering SQL Server 2000 databases.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the new features of SQL Server 2008.
Plan for a SQL Server 2008 installation, upgrade, and migration.
Understand SQL Server data types.
Manage SQL Server 2008.
Secure a SQL Server 2008 database.
Prepare for and recover from potential database disasters.
Maintain availability to their SQL Server data even through server downtime.
Configure replication of SQL Server 2008 databases.
Implement policy-based management.
Monitor database activity.
Monitor and manage database performance.

Course Outline Module 1: An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 This module will help students to understand the new features and overall architecture of SQL Server 2008. Lessons Lesson 1: The Evolution of SQL Server Lesson 2: SQL Server 2008 Architectural Components After completing this module, students will be able to: Describe the evolution of SQL Server. Describe the overall architecture of SQL Server 2008. Module 2: Installing and Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 This module will help students to understand how to plan for a SQL Server 2008 installation, upgrade, and migration. Lessons Lesson 1: Preparing for SQL Server 2008 Installation Lesson 2: Installing SQL Server 2008 Lesson 3: Upgrading a SQL Server 2000 Instance Lesson 4: Configuring a SQL Server Installation Lesson 5: Using SQL Server Configuration Manager Lab : Upgrading SQL Server 2000 to 2008 Exercise 1: Analyzing the SQL Server 2000 Instance Exercise 2: Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Exercise 3: Validating the Upgrade Exercise 4: Reviewing SQL Server Books Online After completing this module, students will be able to: Explain how to prepare the hardware and other resources necessary to install SQL Server 2008. Install SQL Server 2008. Upgrade to SQL Server 2008. Configure SQL server options with sp_configure. Use SQL Server Configuration Manager. Module 3: Storage Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 This module will teach students about changes to data storage, including data types, indexes, and partitions in SQL Server 2008. Lessons Lesson 1: Data Type Enhancements Lesson 2: Table Partitioning Lesson 3: Indexing Enhancements Lesson 4: Tuning Indexes (Optional) Lab : Optimizing SQL Server 2008 Exercise 1: Partitioning Tables Exercise 2: Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (Optional) After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand SQL Server data types. Understand table partitioning. Create and manipulate indexes. Tune indexes. Module 4: SQL Server 2008 Administration Enhancements This module will help students to understand administration tools that are new or enhanced with SQL Server 2008. Lessons Lesson 1: Administration Tools Overview Lesson 2: Using SQL Server Management Studio Lesson 3: Using the sqlcmd Utility Lesson 4: Using Windows PowerShell Lab : Administrating SQL Server 2008 Exercise 1: Using SQL Server Management Studio Exercise 2: Using SQL Server Command-Line Management Exercise 3: Using PowerShell After completing this module, students will be able to: Gain exposure to new administration tools. Use SQL Server Management Studio to manage databases. Use the sqlcmd utility to execute Transact-SQL from the command prompt. Use the Windows PowerShell provider for SQL Server. Module 5: Security Enhancements with SQL Server 2008 This module will help students to understand enhancements and additions to SQL Server 2008 Security. Lessons Lesson 1: SQL Server 2008 Security Overview Lesson 2: Managing SQL Server 2008 Security Lesson 3: Managing Permissions Lesson 4: Managing Keys and Certificates Lesson 5: Data Encryption Lab : Securing a SQL Server 2008 Database Exercise 1: Managing Principals Exercise 2: Managing Securables Exercise 3: Managing Permissions Exercise 4: Configuring Column Encryption Exercise 5: Transparent Data Encryption After completing this module, students will be able to: Describe the security architecture of SQL Server 2008. Manage securables and principals. Manage permissions. Use keys and certificates in SQL Server 2008. Encrypt SQL Server data. Module 6: SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery This module will teach student how to prepare for and recover from potential database disasters. Lessons Lesson 1: Database Backup Lesson 2: Backup Compression Lesson 3: Database Restoration Lesson 4: Database Snapshots Lab : SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery Exercise 1: Making a Copy-Only Backup Exercise 2: Using Compression for Backup Files Exercise 3: Creating the Database Snapshot Exercise 4: Restoring From a Database Snapshot After completing this module, students will be able to: Backup a database. Implement backup compression. Restore databases and transaction logs. Use Database Snapshot to backup and restore data. Module 7: High Availability in SQL Server 2008 This module will teach students how to maintain availability to their SQL Server data even through server downtime. Lessons Lesson 1: Log Shipping Lesson 2: Database Mirroring Lesson 3: Determining the Best High Availability Solution Lab : SQL Server 2008 High Availability Exercise 1: Implementing Log Shipping Exercise 2: Implementing Database Mirroring Exercise 3: Implementing Peer-to-Peer Replication After completing this module, students will be able to: Use Log Shipping to ensure high availability. Use database mirroring to ensure high availability. Determine the best high availability solution. Module 8: Replication Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 This module helps students to take advantage of the replication enhancements in SQL Server 2008. Lessons Lesson 1: New Types of Replication Lesson 2: Additional Replication Enhancements Lab : Implementing Replication Exercise 1: Implementing Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication Exercise 2: Implementing HTTP Replication After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand the new types of replication available in SQL Server 2008. Understand other replication enhancements in SQL Server 2008. Module 9: SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management The students will be introduced to new SQL Server 2008 policy-based management features. Lessons Lesson 1: Understanding Central Management Servers Lesson 2: Understanding Policy-Based Management Lesson 3: Implementing Policy-Based Management Lab : Using Policy-Based Management Exercise 1: Creating a Central Management Server and Server Group Exercise 2: Creating and Applying a Policy After completing this module, students will be able to: Understand Central Management Servers. Understand Policy-Based Management. Implement Policy-Based Management. Module 10: SQL Server 2008 Monitoring Enhancements This module helps students to use SQL Server 2008 monitoring features. Lessons Lesson 1: Monitoring a Database Lesson 2: Using DDL Triggers Lesson 3: Auditing in SQL Server Lesson 4: Event Notifications Lesson 5: Using Static and Dynamic Metadata Lab : Monitoring SQL Server 2008 Exercise 1: Monitoring SQL Server Activity Exercise 2: Tracing SQL Server Activity Exercise 3: Using DLL Triggers Exercise 4: Using Event Notification After completing this module, students will be able to: Monitor database activity. Use DDL triggers to respond to DDL events. Use SQL Server audit. Use event notifications to capture database events. Query SQL Server metadata. Module 11: SQL Server 2008 Performance This module helps students to take advantage of the performance enhancements in SQL Server 2008. Lessons Lesson 1: Managing Workloads with Resource Governor Lesson 2: Monitoring Performance with the Data Collector Lesson 3: Managing Performance with Plan Freezing Lab : Managing SQL Server Performance Exercise 1: Using Resource Governor Exercise 2: Using the Data Collector Exercise 3: Using Plan Freezing After completing this module, students will be able to: Manage workloads with Resource Governor. Monitor performance with the Data Collector. Manage performance with Plan Freezing.