SQL DBA Online Training

SQL Server 2012 online training

SQL SERVER 2012 DBA Online training
contents
Module: 1 Architecture &Internals of SQL Server Engine

Module : 2 Installing, Upgrading, Configuration, Managing
services and tuning
Module: 3 Security, Automation & Monitoring

Module: 4 Backup & Restore, High Availability & Replication

Module: 5 SQL Server Clustering & AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Module: 6 Performance Tuning, Indexing & Optimizing SQL
server
Architecture &Internals of SQL Server
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
Primary data files
Secondary data files
Log files
Database File groups [Primary & User-defined]

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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
Checkpoints

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Migration by using Attach and Detach Method
Migration by using Back and restore method
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

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Monitoring SQL Server
The Goal of Monitoring
Choosing the Appropriate Monitoring Tools
Monitoring health status by using server Dashboard & DMVs
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

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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

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Module: 4 Backup & Restore, High Availability & Replication
Backup & Restore:
Recovery Models [Simple, Bulk-Logged & Full]
How Backup Works
Types of backups
Full backup
Diff backup
T-log backup
Copy Only
Mirror
Tail-Log
Compressed backups

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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

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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
Case study: How to add files to a log-shipped database
Best Practices on Log-Shipping

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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


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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

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Module: 5
SQL Server Clustering & AlwaysOn Availability groups
Windows Server 2012 Clustering
What is a cluster and Overview of Windows cluster
Server cluster technologies
Server clusters
NLB clusters [Network load balancing]
Basic architecture of server clusters
Networks in clustering [Public & Private]
How cluster works
Health Detection [Looks alive, Is alive]

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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 ServerRelated 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
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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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 (DMVs)
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