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MS SQL Server 2012
Database Administration
With AlwaysOn & Clustering
Techniques
Module 1: SQL Server
Architecture
Introduction to SQL Server 2012
 Overview on RDBMS and Beyond
Relational
 Big picture of SQL Server 2012
 Components & Services of SQL Server 2012
 Roles of production DBA
 System Databases
 Master, Model, MSDB, Tempdb & Resource
SQL Server 2012 Editions & Capacity
Planning
 Principal Editions [Enterprise, BI,
Standard]
 Specialized Editions [Web]
 Breadth Editions [Developer, Express]
 Hardware Requirements
 OS and Software requirements
Pages & Extents
 Pages
 Extents [Uniform & Mixed]
 Managing Extent Allocations
 Tracking Free Space
Files and File groups
 Database Files
o Primary data files
o Secondary data files
o Log files
 Database File groups [Primary & User-
defined]
Thread and Task Architecture
 Allocating threads to CPU
 Affinity Mask
 IO and Processor affinity mask
 Configuring Affinity masks
 Boost SQL Server priority
 Hot Add CPU
Memory Architecture
 32-bit Vs 64-bit Architecture
 Dynamic Memory Management
 Effects of min and max server memory
 Buffer Management
 The Relational Engine
 The Command Parser
 The Query Optimizer
 The Query Executor
 Using AWE
 Configuring Memory Settings
 The Buffer Pool and the Data Cache
 Checkpoints
 Hot Addition of memory
 Difference between Checkpoint & Lazy
writer
T-Log Architecture
 Transaction Log Logical Architecture
 Transaction Log Physical Architecture
 Recovery phases [Analysis, Redo & Undo]
 Checkpoint Operation
 Write-Ahead Transaction Log
 Managing T-log
 Truncating and shrinking the log file
 Managing T-Log issues by using DBCC
commands
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Module 2: Installing,
Upgrading, Configuration,
Managing services and
Migration
SQL server 2012 Installation
 Planning the System/Pre-Requisites
 Installing SQL server 2008 R2 /2012
 Installing Analysis Services
 Installing & Configuring Reporting Services
 Best Practices on Installation
 Uninstalling SQL server
 Common Installation Issues
Upgrading to SQL server 2008 R2/2012
 Upgrading the server by applying service
packs
 Upgrading the server by applying Hot fixes
 In-Place Vs. Side-by-Side upgradations
 Pre-Upgrade Checks/pre-requisites
 Upgrade advisor
 In-Place Upgradation from SQL server
2008 R2 to 2012
 Best Practices to follow while upgrading
Managing services
 Server/Engine Connectivity issues
 Security/Firewall access issues
 Starting and Stopping Services through
 Configuration manager
 Net Command
 Management Studio
 Start Up parameters
 Starting SQL server in single user mode
 Starting SQL server with minimal
configuration
 Case study: Moving System databases from
one location to another location.
 Case Study: Starting the SQL Server
without tempdb
Configuring SQL Server 2012
 Configuring Network Protocols from SQL
Server configuration manager
 Configuring Client Protocols from SQL
Server configuration manager
 Dedicated Administrator Connection
 Enabling advanced features by using facets
 Connecting to DAC
 Configuring Database Mail
 Configuring Registered servers
 Configuring Central Management Servers
[CMS]
 Querying data from different servers by
using CMS
 Configuring other settings through
SP_Configure
 Configuring Server memory settings
 Configuring Database Settings
 Tempdb configuration
 Best Practices on configuration tempdb &
Database settings
Migrating SQL server
 Side-By- Side Migration Techniques
 Difference between in-place & Side by Side
Migration/Upgradation
 Advantages/Disadvantages of In-Place to
Side-by-Side
 Migrating Databases
1. Migration by using Attach and
Detach Method
2. Migration by using Back and
restore method
3. Migration by using Copy Database
Wizard
 Migrating Logins [Fixing Orphaned Users]
 Creating and migrating linked servers
 Migrating Jobs
 Data movement by using Import & Export
wizard
 Migrating jobs & logins by using SSIS
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Module 3: Security,
Automation & Monitoring
Automating Administrative Tasks
 About SQL server Agent
 Creating Jobs, Alerts and Operators
 Scheduling the Jobs
 Working with Job activity Monitor
 Resolving failure Jobs
 Configuring Alert system in SQL server
agent
 Best practices on job maintenance
Monitoring SQL Server
 The Goal of Monitoring
 Choosing the Appropriate Monitoring Tools
 Monitoring health status by using server
Dashboard & DMV’s
 Monitoring Job activities by job activity
monitor
 Monitoring SQL Server process by server
activity monitor
 Monitoring SQL Server Error
Logs/Windows by log file viewer
 Best Practices on Monitoring
Security
 Security Principles & Authentications
 Server and Database Roles
 User-defined server roles
 Server and Database Principles
 Server & Database Securable
 Creating Logins and mapping Users to
databases
 Creating Schemas & credentials
 Default Schema for Groups
 Enabling contained databases
 Creating users for contained databases
 Connecting to contained databases from
SSMS
 Role permissions for CMS and SQL Server
Agent
 Granting to Object level Permissions
 Best Practices on security
Module 4: Backup & Restore,
High Availability &
Replication
Backup & Restore:
 Recovery Models [Simple, Bulk-Logged &
Full]
 How Backup Works
 Types of backups
1. Full backup
2. Diff backup
3. T-log backup
4. Copy Only
5. Mirror
6. Tail-Log
7. Compressed backups
 Restoring Modes [With Recovery, No
Recovery, Read only/Standby]
 Disaster Recovery Planning
 Performing Restore (point-in-time
recovery)
 Partial availability of database.
 Database Recovery advisor
 Backup strategy: Developing and executing
a Backup Plan
 Creating Maintenance Plans
 Resolving Backup failures in Real time
scenarios
 Best Practices on Backup & Recovery
Log Shipping
 Log-Shipping Architecture
 Building DRS for log-shipping
 Pre-requisites/Log-Shipping Process
 Deploying Log Shipping
 Working with Log Shipping Monitor
 Logs hipping Role changing [Fail-Over]
 Removing Log Shipping
 Frequently Raised Errors In Log-Shipping
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 Case study: How to add files to a log-
shipped database
 Best Practices on Log-Shipping
Database Mirroring
 Overview of Database Mirroring
 Operating Modes in Database Mirroring
 Pre-Requisites for Database Mirroring
 Deploying Database Mirroring
 Fail-Over from Principle to Mirror
 Working with Database mirroring monitor
 Advantages & Disadvantages of database
mirroring
 Database Snapshots
 Using Database Snapshots for reporting
purposes.
 Case study on moving mirrored files
 Best practices on Mirroring
AlwaysOn Availability Groups
 AlwaysOn Overview
 Understanding Concepts and Terminology
 Availability Modes
 Types of fail-overs
 Pre-requisites for AlwaysOn configuration
 Configuring Availability Groups
 Monitoring Availability groups
 Add/remove database/replica
 Suspend/resume an availability database
 Backups on Secondary
 AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances
 Online Operations
Replication
 Replication Overview
 Replication Models
(snapshot/Transactional/Merge/Peer to
Peer)
 Replication agents
 Configuring Distributor
 Deploying Transactional Replication for
High Availability
 Deploying Merge Replication for Bi-
directional
 Creating Subscriptions [Homogeneous /
heterogeneous]
 Monitoring Replication by using replication
monitor
 Scripting & Removing Replication
 Best Practices on Replication
 Configuring peer to peer replication
 Frequently asked questions in replication
Module 5: Windows & SQL
Server Clustering
Windows Server 2012 Clustering
 What is a cluster and Overview of Windows
cluster
 Server cluster technologies
1. Server clusters
2. NLB clusters [Network load balancing]
 Basic architecture of server clusters
 Networks in clustering [Public & Private]
 How cluster works
 Health Detection [Looks alive, Is alive]
 Introduction to Windows Server 2012
 Basic elements of a cluster with single
quorum.
 Adding Roles and features by using server
manager
 Introduction to fail-over cluster manger
 Validating the cluster configuration
 Creating cluster through fail-over cluster
manager
 Adding Nodes to the cluster [2/3 Node
cluster]
 Configuring MSDTC as a cluster aware
application
 Active - passive Vs Active - Active
Clustering
 Adding/Evicting Nodes to/from the cluster
 Adding volumes to the roles/services in the
cluster
 Simulating the failover for the resources
 Failing over the core cluster resources to
the another node
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Installing SQL Server 2012 Fail-Over
Clustering
 Pre-SQL Server Installation Tasks.
 Configure SQL Server–Related Service
Accounts and Service Account Security
 Stop Unnecessary Processes or Services
 Check for Pending Reboots
 Install SQL Server Setup Support Files
 SQL Server 2012 Setup
 Install the First Node
 Add Nodes to the Instance
 Perform Post installation Tasks
 Verify the Configuration
 Set the Preferred Node Order for Failover
 Configure a Static TCP/IP Port for the SQL
Server Instance
Administering a SQL Server 2012
Failover Cluster
 Install SQL Server Service Packs, Patches,
and Hot fixes
 Introducing Failover Cluster Management
 Monitoring the Cluster Nodes
 Adding volumes to cluster roles
 Clustered SQL Server Administration
 Fail over resources/roles between the
nodes
 Automatic failover & Failback
 Destroying a Cluster- Using Failover
Cluster Management
 Uninstalling a Failover Clustering Instance
 Best Practices on Clustering
High Availability: Interoperability and
Coexistence
 Database Mirroring and Log Shipping
 Database Mirroring and Database
Snapshots
 Database Mirroring and Failover Clustering
 Replication and Log Shipping
 Replication and Database Mirroring
 Failover Clustering and AlwaysOn
Availability groups
Module 6: Performance
Tuning, Indexing &
Optimizing SQL Server
Optimizing SQL server
 Policy based management
 Policy based management implementation
 Creating Policy & Condition
 Evaluating polices
 Resource governor
 Resource pool & Workloads
 Using resource governor from SSMS
 Monitoring Resource governor
 Change data capture [CDC]
 Enabling CDC at Database and table level
 Compression techniques
 Data & Backup compression
 Row compression & Page compression
 Monitoring data compression
 Partitioning – A big picture
 Table and index partitioning
 Creating a partition function/schema
Indexing
 Index Architecture
 How to optimally take advantage of indexes
 Clustered & Non-Clustered indexes
 Covering Index or index with included
column
 Creating covering indexes
 Filtered indexes
 Creating filtered indexes to minimize the
CPU pressure
 Column store Index Overview
 Column store Index Fundamentals and
Architecture
 Creating column store index to improve the
performance
 Index Fragmentation
 How to determine fragmentation
 Creating maintenance plan for
rebuilding/re-organizing indexes
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 Best Practices on Indexing
Locking & Concurrency
 Isolation Levels in SQL Server
 Locking in SQL Server
 Resolving concurrency effects in SQL
Server
 Lock modes – Shared, Update, Exclusive,
Intent, Schema, bulk-update, key-range
 Lock escalation in SQL server
 Blocking [SP_Who2]
 Resolving blocking issues in SQL Server
 Working with Activity Monitor
 Live & Dead Locks
 Trace flags to capture dead locks
 Capturing dead lock information in error
logs
 SQL Profiler [How to capture events data
by using Profiler]
 Capturing deadlock events in profiler
 Deadlocks and deadlock chain detection.
Performance Tuning
 Factors That Impact Performance
 Tools used SQL Profiler, Database Tuning
Advisor, System Monitor
 Introduction to Database Tuning Advisor
[DTA]
 Analyzing the profiler data by using DTA
 Performance Monitor [System Monitor]
 Correlate SQL Profiler Data with
Performance Monitor Data
 New Dynamic Management Views (DMV’s)
 Best Practices on Performance Tuning
 Case Study A: Performance Counters
Setup-Collect-Analyze
 Case Study B: Performance Counters-
Thresholds
 Case study: Effects of MAXDOP query hint
in SQL Server

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Sql server 2012 dba course content

  • 1. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems MS SQL Server 2012 Database Administration With AlwaysOn & Clustering Techniques Module 1: SQL Server Architecture Introduction to SQL Server 2012  Overview on RDBMS and Beyond Relational  Big picture of SQL Server 2012  Components & Services of SQL Server 2012  Roles of production DBA  System Databases  Master, Model, MSDB, Tempdb & Resource SQL Server 2012 Editions & Capacity Planning  Principal Editions [Enterprise, BI, Standard]  Specialized Editions [Web]  Breadth Editions [Developer, Express]  Hardware Requirements  OS and Software requirements Pages & Extents  Pages  Extents [Uniform & Mixed]  Managing Extent Allocations  Tracking Free Space Files and File groups  Database Files o Primary data files o Secondary data files o Log files  Database File groups [Primary & User- defined] Thread and Task Architecture  Allocating threads to CPU  Affinity Mask  IO and Processor affinity mask  Configuring Affinity masks  Boost SQL Server priority  Hot Add CPU Memory Architecture  32-bit Vs 64-bit Architecture  Dynamic Memory Management  Effects of min and max server memory  Buffer Management  The Relational Engine  The Command Parser  The Query Optimizer  The Query Executor  Using AWE  Configuring Memory Settings  The Buffer Pool and the Data Cache  Checkpoints  Hot Addition of memory  Difference between Checkpoint & Lazy writer T-Log Architecture  Transaction Log Logical Architecture  Transaction Log Physical Architecture  Recovery phases [Analysis, Redo & Undo]  Checkpoint Operation  Write-Ahead Transaction Log  Managing T-log  Truncating and shrinking the log file  Managing T-Log issues by using DBCC commands
  • 2. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems Module 2: Installing, Upgrading, Configuration, Managing services and Migration SQL server 2012 Installation  Planning the System/Pre-Requisites  Installing SQL server 2008 R2 /2012  Installing Analysis Services  Installing & Configuring Reporting Services  Best Practices on Installation  Uninstalling SQL server  Common Installation Issues Upgrading to SQL server 2008 R2/2012  Upgrading the server by applying service packs  Upgrading the server by applying Hot fixes  In-Place Vs. Side-by-Side upgradations  Pre-Upgrade Checks/pre-requisites  Upgrade advisor  In-Place Upgradation from SQL server 2008 R2 to 2012  Best Practices to follow while upgrading Managing services  Server/Engine Connectivity issues  Security/Firewall access issues  Starting and Stopping Services through  Configuration manager  Net Command  Management Studio  Start Up parameters  Starting SQL server in single user mode  Starting SQL server with minimal configuration  Case study: Moving System databases from one location to another location.  Case Study: Starting the SQL Server without tempdb Configuring SQL Server 2012  Configuring Network Protocols from SQL Server configuration manager  Configuring Client Protocols from SQL Server configuration manager  Dedicated Administrator Connection  Enabling advanced features by using facets  Connecting to DAC  Configuring Database Mail  Configuring Registered servers  Configuring Central Management Servers [CMS]  Querying data from different servers by using CMS  Configuring other settings through SP_Configure  Configuring Server memory settings  Configuring Database Settings  Tempdb configuration  Best Practices on configuration tempdb & Database settings Migrating SQL server  Side-By- Side Migration Techniques  Difference between in-place & Side by Side Migration/Upgradation  Advantages/Disadvantages of In-Place to Side-by-Side  Migrating Databases 1. Migration by using Attach and Detach Method 2. Migration by using Back and restore method 3. Migration by using Copy Database Wizard  Migrating Logins [Fixing Orphaned Users]  Creating and migrating linked servers  Migrating Jobs  Data movement by using Import & Export wizard  Migrating jobs & logins by using SSIS
  • 3. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems Module 3: Security, Automation & Monitoring Automating Administrative Tasks  About SQL server Agent  Creating Jobs, Alerts and Operators  Scheduling the Jobs  Working with Job activity Monitor  Resolving failure Jobs  Configuring Alert system in SQL server agent  Best practices on job maintenance Monitoring SQL Server  The Goal of Monitoring  Choosing the Appropriate Monitoring Tools  Monitoring health status by using server Dashboard & DMV’s  Monitoring Job activities by job activity monitor  Monitoring SQL Server process by server activity monitor  Monitoring SQL Server Error Logs/Windows by log file viewer  Best Practices on Monitoring Security  Security Principles & Authentications  Server and Database Roles  User-defined server roles  Server and Database Principles  Server & Database Securable  Creating Logins and mapping Users to databases  Creating Schemas & credentials  Default Schema for Groups  Enabling contained databases  Creating users for contained databases  Connecting to contained databases from SSMS  Role permissions for CMS and SQL Server Agent  Granting to Object level Permissions  Best Practices on security Module 4: Backup & Restore, High Availability & Replication Backup & Restore:  Recovery Models [Simple, Bulk-Logged & Full]  How Backup Works  Types of backups 1. Full backup 2. Diff backup 3. T-log backup 4. Copy Only 5. Mirror 6. Tail-Log 7. Compressed backups  Restoring Modes [With Recovery, No Recovery, Read only/Standby]  Disaster Recovery Planning  Performing Restore (point-in-time recovery)  Partial availability of database.  Database Recovery advisor  Backup strategy: Developing and executing a Backup Plan  Creating Maintenance Plans  Resolving Backup failures in Real time scenarios  Best Practices on Backup & Recovery Log Shipping  Log-Shipping Architecture  Building DRS for log-shipping  Pre-requisites/Log-Shipping Process  Deploying Log Shipping  Working with Log Shipping Monitor  Logs hipping Role changing [Fail-Over]  Removing Log Shipping  Frequently Raised Errors In Log-Shipping
  • 4. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems  Case study: How to add files to a log- shipped database  Best Practices on Log-Shipping Database Mirroring  Overview of Database Mirroring  Operating Modes in Database Mirroring  Pre-Requisites for Database Mirroring  Deploying Database Mirroring  Fail-Over from Principle to Mirror  Working with Database mirroring monitor  Advantages & Disadvantages of database mirroring  Database Snapshots  Using Database Snapshots for reporting purposes.  Case study on moving mirrored files  Best practices on Mirroring AlwaysOn Availability Groups  AlwaysOn Overview  Understanding Concepts and Terminology  Availability Modes  Types of fail-overs  Pre-requisites for AlwaysOn configuration  Configuring Availability Groups  Monitoring Availability groups  Add/remove database/replica  Suspend/resume an availability database  Backups on Secondary  AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances  Online Operations Replication  Replication Overview  Replication Models (snapshot/Transactional/Merge/Peer to Peer)  Replication agents  Configuring Distributor  Deploying Transactional Replication for High Availability  Deploying Merge Replication for Bi- directional  Creating Subscriptions [Homogeneous / heterogeneous]  Monitoring Replication by using replication monitor  Scripting & Removing Replication  Best Practices on Replication  Configuring peer to peer replication  Frequently asked questions in replication Module 5: Windows & SQL Server Clustering Windows Server 2012 Clustering  What is a cluster and Overview of Windows cluster  Server cluster technologies 1. Server clusters 2. NLB clusters [Network load balancing]  Basic architecture of server clusters  Networks in clustering [Public & Private]  How cluster works  Health Detection [Looks alive, Is alive]  Introduction to Windows Server 2012  Basic elements of a cluster with single quorum.  Adding Roles and features by using server manager  Introduction to fail-over cluster manger  Validating the cluster configuration  Creating cluster through fail-over cluster manager  Adding Nodes to the cluster [2/3 Node cluster]  Configuring MSDTC as a cluster aware application  Active - passive Vs Active - Active Clustering  Adding/Evicting Nodes to/from the cluster  Adding volumes to the roles/services in the cluster  Simulating the failover for the resources  Failing over the core cluster resources to the another node
  • 5. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems Installing SQL Server 2012 Fail-Over Clustering  Pre-SQL Server Installation Tasks.  Configure SQL Server–Related Service Accounts and Service Account Security  Stop Unnecessary Processes or Services  Check for Pending Reboots  Install SQL Server Setup Support Files  SQL Server 2012 Setup  Install the First Node  Add Nodes to the Instance  Perform Post installation Tasks  Verify the Configuration  Set the Preferred Node Order for Failover  Configure a Static TCP/IP Port for the SQL Server Instance Administering a SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster  Install SQL Server Service Packs, Patches, and Hot fixes  Introducing Failover Cluster Management  Monitoring the Cluster Nodes  Adding volumes to cluster roles  Clustered SQL Server Administration  Fail over resources/roles between the nodes  Automatic failover & Failback  Destroying a Cluster- Using Failover Cluster Management  Uninstalling a Failover Clustering Instance  Best Practices on Clustering High Availability: Interoperability and Coexistence  Database Mirroring and Log Shipping  Database Mirroring and Database Snapshots  Database Mirroring and Failover Clustering  Replication and Log Shipping  Replication and Database Mirroring  Failover Clustering and AlwaysOn Availability groups Module 6: Performance Tuning, Indexing & Optimizing SQL Server Optimizing SQL server  Policy based management  Policy based management implementation  Creating Policy & Condition  Evaluating polices  Resource governor  Resource pool & Workloads  Using resource governor from SSMS  Monitoring Resource governor  Change data capture [CDC]  Enabling CDC at Database and table level  Compression techniques  Data & Backup compression  Row compression & Page compression  Monitoring data compression  Partitioning – A big picture  Table and index partitioning  Creating a partition function/schema Indexing  Index Architecture  How to optimally take advantage of indexes  Clustered & Non-Clustered indexes  Covering Index or index with included column  Creating covering indexes  Filtered indexes  Creating filtered indexes to minimize the CPU pressure  Column store Index Overview  Column store Index Fundamentals and Architecture  Creating column store index to improve the performance  Index Fragmentation  How to determine fragmentation  Creating maintenance plan for rebuilding/re-organizing indexes
  • 6. Mind Q Systems Private Limited Mind Q Systems Pvt Ltd Ph: +91.40.66 66 42 91 / 92 Email: info@mindqsystems.com; Url: www.mindqsystems.com; : www.facebook.com/mindqsystems  Best Practices on Indexing Locking & Concurrency  Isolation Levels in SQL Server  Locking in SQL Server  Resolving concurrency effects in SQL Server  Lock modes – Shared, Update, Exclusive, Intent, Schema, bulk-update, key-range  Lock escalation in SQL server  Blocking [SP_Who2]  Resolving blocking issues in SQL Server  Working with Activity Monitor  Live & Dead Locks  Trace flags to capture dead locks  Capturing dead lock information in error logs  SQL Profiler [How to capture events data by using Profiler]  Capturing deadlock events in profiler  Deadlocks and deadlock chain detection. Performance Tuning  Factors That Impact Performance  Tools used SQL Profiler, Database Tuning Advisor, System Monitor  Introduction to Database Tuning Advisor [DTA]  Analyzing the profiler data by using DTA  Performance Monitor [System Monitor]  Correlate SQL Profiler Data with Performance Monitor Data  New Dynamic Management Views (DMV’s)  Best Practices on Performance Tuning  Case Study A: Performance Counters Setup-Collect-Analyze  Case Study B: Performance Counters- Thresholds  Case study: Effects of MAXDOP query hint in SQL Server