Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database

Target Audience
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot the client-server database management system of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Course 2072 is a revision of course 832, System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. The course content is being revised to reflect changes in the product

Pre-Requisites
Before attending this course, students must have:Experience using the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system or attendance onCourse 2151, Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentialsand [2152, Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server ]]An understanding of basic relational database concepts or attendance onCourse 1609, Designing Data Services and Data ModelsKnowledge of basic Transact-SQL syntax (SELECT, UPDATE, and INSERT statements) or attendance on Course 2071, Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQLFamiliarity with the role of the database administrator.

Purpose
At the end of the course, students will be able to describe SQL Server architecture, plan for a SQL Server installation, and then install an instance of SQL Server, manage files and databases, including determining resource requirements, choose a login security method, configure login security, plan and implement database permissions, and describe how to secure SQL Server in an enterprise network, perform and automate administrative tasks and create custom administrative tools, back up databases and implement a backup strategy, restore databases, monitor and optimize SQL Server performance, transfer and migrate data into databases, describe how to replicate data from one SQL Server to another, and maintain the high-availability of SQL Server

Course outline

1. SQL Server Overview
2. Planning to Install SQL Server
3. Managing Database Files
4. Managing Security
5. Performing Administrative Tasks
6. Backing Up Databases
7. Restoring Databases
8. Monitoring SQL Server for Performance
9. Transferring Data
10. Introducing Replication
11. Maintaining High Availability

Module 1:SQL Server Overview

• What Is SQL Server
• SQL Server Architecture
• SQL Server Databases
• SQL Server Security
• Working with SQL Server

• Describe SQL Server 2000 and its supported operating system platforms.
  
• Describe SQL Server architecture.
  
• Describe SQL Server databases.
  
• Describe SQL Server security.
  
• Describe SQL Server querying, implementation, administration, and data warehousing activities, as well as client application design options.
  

Module 2:Planning to Install SQL Server

• Hardware Installation Considerations
• SQL Server 2000 Editions
• Licensing
• Software Installation Considerations
• Methods of Installing SQL Server
• Verifying the Installation
• Configuring SQL Server Enterprise Manager
• Troubleshooting

• Determine hardware requirements for SQL Server 2000 and the SQL Server management tools.
  
• Describe the various SQL Server Editions.
  
• Describe the different types of licensing.
  
• Determine software installation options that are appropriate for your environment.
  
• Describe various methods of installing an instance SQL Server and install it by using SQL Server Setup.
  
• Verify the installation of SQL Server.
  
• Configure SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
  
• Troubleshoot the installation.
  

Module 3:Managing Database Files

• Introduction to Data Structures
• Creating Databases
• Managing Databases
• Placing Database Files and Logs
• Optimizing the Database by Using Hardware-based RAID
• Optimizing the Database by Using Filegroups
• Optimizing the Database by Using Filegroups with Hardware-based RAID
• Capacity Planning
• Performance Considerations

• Describe how SQL Server stores data and handles transactions.
  
• Create a database, including specifying options during and after database creation.
  
• Grow, shrink, or delete a database.
  
• Determine the placement of database files and transaction logs for performance and fault tolerance.
  
• Optimize a database by using hardware-based RAID
  
• Determine when and how to use filegroups to optimize a database.
  
• Optimize a database by using filegroups with hardware-based RAID.
  
• Estimate the amount of space that a database requires.
  

Module 4:Managing Security

• Implementing an Authentication Mode
• Assigning Logins to Users and Roles
• Assigning Permissions to Users and Roles
• Managing Security Within SQL Server
• Managing Security with Views and Stored Procedures
• Managing Application Security
• Managing SQL Server Security in the Enterprise
• Performance Considerations

• Implement Windows Authentication Mode and Mixed Authentication Mode.
  
• Assign login accounts to database user accounts and roles.
  
• Assign permissions to user accounts and roles.
  
• Manage security within SQL Server.
  
• Manage security with views and stored procedures.
  
• Create and use application roles to manage application security.
  
• Manage SQL Server security in the enterprise environment.
  

Module 5:Performing Administrative Tasks

• Configuration Tasks
• Upgrading SQL Server
• Routine Tasks
• Automating Routine Maintenance Tasks
• Creating a Database Maintenance Plan for SQL Server
• Creating Alerts
• Troubleshooting SQL Server Automation
• Automating Multiserver Jobs

• Perform common SQL Server configuration tasks.
  
• Describe how to upgrade SQL Server version 6.5 and SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.
  
• Describe routine database administration tasks.
  
• Automate routine maintenance tasks by creating and scheduling jobs.
  
• Create alerts and operators.
  
• Troubleshoot automated jobs, alerts, or notifications.
  
• Automate administrative jobs in a multiserver environment.
  

Module 6:Backing Up Databases

• Preventing Data Loss
• SQL Server Backup
• When to Back Up Databases
• Performing Backups
• Types of Backup Methods
• Planning a Backup Strategy

• Create backup files and backup sets.
  
• Back up user and system databases by using Transact-SQL and SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
  
• Back up databases that are created on multiple files and filegroups.
  
• Apply the appropriate backup options to each of the different SQL Server 2000 backup methods.
  
• Use the BACKUP LOG statement to back up and clear transaction logs.
  
• Design an appropriate backup strategy.
  

Module 7:Restoring Databases

• SQL Server Recovery Process
• Preparing to Restore a Database
• Restoring Backups
• Restoring Databases from Different Backup Types
• Restoring Damaged System Databases

• Describe the SQL Server recovery process.
  
• Verify backups and perform specific tasks that enable the restore process.
  
• Use the RESTORE statement to get information about a backup file before you restore a database, file, or transaction log.
  
• Restore backups from different backup types and use the appropriate options.
  
• Restore damaged system databases.
  

Module 8:Monitoring SQL Server for Performance

• Why Monitor SQL Server
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning Methodology
• Tools for Monitoring SQL Server
• Common Monitoring and Tuning Tasks

• Describe the reasons why monitoring SQL Server 2000 is important.
  
• Develop a performance monitoring and tuning methodology.
  
• Describe the tools available for monitoring SQL Server.
  
• Perform common monitoring and tuning tasks by using counters and appropriate tools.
  

Module 9:Transferring Data

• Introduction to Transferring Data
• Tools for Transferring Data in SQL Server
• Introduction to Data Transformation Services
• Transforming Data Using DTS

• Describe the rationale for, and the process of, importing, exporting, and transforming data.
  
• Describe the tools for importing and exporting data in SQL Server 2000.
  
• Transform data by using Data Transformation Services (DTS).
  
• Create and edit a DTS package by using the DTS Import and DTS Export Wizards.
  

Module 10:Introducing Replication

• Introduction to Distributed Data
• Introduction to SQL Server Replication
• SQL Server Replication Agents
• SQL Server Replication Types
• Physical Replication Models

• Describe the various methods to distribute data in SQL Server 2000.
  
• Explain the publisher-subscriber metaphor, including articles, publications, and subscriptions.
  
• Describe SQL Server replication agents.
  
• Explain the SQL Server replication types.
  
• Describe the physical replication models.
  

Module 11:Maintaining High Availability

• Planning and Using Multi-Instances of SQL Server
• Maintaining High Availability

• Plan and use multi-instances of SQL Server.
  
• Maintain high availability of SQL Server.