Course 20462D:Administering SQL Server 2014 Databases (20462)
Cours disponible en français ou en anglais - Training available in French or in English
Durée: 5 jours
Objectifs du cours :
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2014 product features and tools related to maintaining a database.
Note: This course is designed for customers who are interested in learning SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. It covers the new features in SQL Server 2014, but also the important capabilities across the SQL Server data platform.
Compétences acquises :
Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2014 Database Administration
This module introduces the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 platform. It describes the components, editions, and versions of SQL Server 2014, and the tasks that a database administrator commonly performs for a SQL Server instance.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 2: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2014
This module explains how to assess resource requirements for SQL Server 2014 and how to install it.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 3: Working with Databases and Storage
This module describes how data is stored in databases, how to create databases, how to manage database files, and how to move them. Other tasks related to storage, include managing the tempdb database and using fast storage devices to extend the SQL Server buffer pool cache, are also discussed.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 4: Planning and Implementing a Backup Strategy
In this module, you will consider how to create a backup strategy that is aligned with organizational needs, and learn how to perform the backup operations required by that strategy.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 5: Restoring SQL Server 2014 Databases
In this module, you will see how to restore user and system databases and how to implement point-in-time recovery.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 6: Importing and Exporting Data
In this module, you will briefly explore tools and techniques so that you can import and export data to and from SQL Server.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 7: Monitoring SQL Server 2014
This module explains how to use three of the most commonly used tools: Activity Monitor, dynamic management views and functions (DMVs and DMFs), and Performance Monitor.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 8: Tracing SQL Server Activity
This module describes how to use SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture information about SQL Server, and how to use that information to troubleshoot and optimize SQL Server workloads.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 9: Managing SQL Server Security
In this module, you will be learn about the core concepts on which the SQL Server security architecture is based, and how to manage security at the server and database levels.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 10: Auditing Data Access and Encrypting Data
This module describes the available options for auditing in SQL Server, how to use and manage the SQL Server audit feature, and how to implement encryption.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 11: Performing Ongoing Database Maintenance
This module describes common database maintenance tasks that a DBA must perform, and demonstrates how to automate these tasks using maintenance plans.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 12: Automating SQL Server 2014 Management
This module describes how to use SQL Server Agent to automate jobs, how to configure security contexts for jobs, and how to implement multi-server jobs.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Module 13: Monitoring SQL Server 2014 by Using Alerts and Notifications
This module covers the configuration of database mail, alerts, and notifications.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Connaissances requises :
This course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:
Cours disponible en français ou en anglais - Training available in French or in English
Durée: 5 jours
Objectifs du cours :
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2014 product features and tools related to maintaining a database.
Note: This course is designed for customers who are interested in learning SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. It covers the new features in SQL Server 2014, but also the important capabilities across the SQL Server data platform.
Compétences acquises :
Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2014 Database Administration
This module introduces the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 platform. It describes the components, editions, and versions of SQL Server 2014, and the tasks that a database administrator commonly performs for a SQL Server instance.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the SQL Server platform.
- Describe common database administration tasks.
- Use SQL Server administration tools.
Module 2: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2014
This module explains how to assess resource requirements for SQL Server 2014 and how to install it.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Plan a SQL Server 2014 installation.
- Install SQL Server 2014.
- Perform post-installation configuration tasks.
Module 3: Working with Databases and Storage
This module describes how data is stored in databases, how to create databases, how to manage database files, and how to move them. Other tasks related to storage, include managing the tempdb database and using fast storage devices to extend the SQL Server buffer pool cache, are also discussed.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe how SQL Server stores data.
- Manage storage for system databases.
- Manage storage for user databases.
- Move database files.
- Configure the buffer pool extension.
Module 4: Planning and Implementing a Backup Strategy
In this module, you will consider how to create a backup strategy that is aligned with organizational needs, and learn how to perform the backup operations required by that strategy.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe how database transaction logs function, and how they affect database recovery.
- Plan a backup strategy for a SQL Server database.
- Back up databases and transactions logs.
- Perform copy-only, compressed, and encrypted backups.
- Maximize backup reliability.
Module 5: Restoring SQL Server 2014 Databases
In this module, you will see how to restore user and system databases and how to implement point-in-time recovery.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the restore process.
- Restore databases.
- Perform advanced restore operations.
- Perform a point-in-time recovery.
Module 6: Importing and Exporting Data
In this module, you will briefly explore tools and techniques so that you can import and export data to and from SQL Server.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe tools and techniques for transferring data.
- Import and export data.
- Copy or move a database.
Module 7: Monitoring SQL Server 2014
This module explains how to use three of the most commonly used tools: Activity Monitor, dynamic management views and functions (DMVs and DMFs), and Performance Monitor.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe considerations for monitoring SQL Server and use Activity Monitor.
- Use dynamic management views and functions to monitor SQL Server.
- Use Performance Monitor to monitor SQL Server.
Module 8: Tracing SQL Server Activity
This module describes how to use SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture information about SQL Server, and how to use that information to troubleshoot and optimize SQL Server workloads.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Trace activity in SQL Server
- Use captured traces to test, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance.
Module 9: Managing SQL Server Security
In this module, you will be learn about the core concepts on which the SQL Server security architecture is based, and how to manage security at the server and database levels.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe core security concepts in the SQL Server security architecture.
- Manage server-level security.
- Manage database-level security principals.
- Manage database permissions.
Module 10: Auditing Data Access and Encrypting Data
This module describes the available options for auditing in SQL Server, how to use and manage the SQL Server audit feature, and how to implement encryption.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe options for auditing data access.
- Implement SQL Server audit.
- Manage SQL Server audit.
- Implement Transparent Data Encryption.
Module 11: Performing Ongoing Database Maintenance
This module describes common database maintenance tasks that a DBA must perform, and demonstrates how to automate these tasks using maintenance plans.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Ensure database integrity by using DBCC CHECKDB.
- Maintain indexes.
- Configure Database Maintenance Plans.
Module 12: Automating SQL Server 2014 Management
This module describes how to use SQL Server Agent to automate jobs, how to configure security contexts for jobs, and how to implement multi-server jobs.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe methods for automating SQL Server management.
- Create jobs, job step types, and schedules.
- Manage SQL Server Agent jobs.
- Configure job security contexts.
- Configure master and target servers.
Module 13: Monitoring SQL Server 2014 by Using Alerts and Notifications
This module covers the configuration of database mail, alerts, and notifications.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Configure Database Mail.
- Monitor SQL Server errors.
- Configure operators, alerts, and notifications
Connaissances requises :
This course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:
- 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.