Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database
Introduction
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.
At Course Completion
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 help protect 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.
• Maintain the high availability of SQL Server.
• Describe how to replicate data from one SQL Server to another.
Prerequisites
Experience using the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system to:
• Connect clients running Windows 2000 to networks and the Internet.
• Configure the Windows 2000 environment.
• Create and manage user accounts.
• Manage access to resources by using groups.
• Configure and manage disks and partitions, including disk striping and mirroring.
• Manage data by using NTFS.
• Implement Windows 2000 security.
• Optimize performance in Windows 2000.
Course Outline
Module 1: SQL Server Overview
• What Is SQL Server
• SQL Server Integration
• SQL Server Databases
• SQL Server Security
• Working with SQL Server
Module 2: Planning to Install SQL Server
• Hardware Installation Considerations
• SQL Server 2000 Editions
• Software Installation Considerations
• Methods of Installing SQL Server
• Verifying the Installation
• Configuring SQL Server Enterprise Manager
• Troubleshooting
Module 3: Managing Database Files
• Introduction to Data Structures
• Creating Databases
• Managing Databases
• Placing Database Files and Logs
• Optimizing the Database Using Hardware-based RAID
• Optimizing the Database Using Filegroups
• Optimizing the Database Using Filegroups with Hardware-based RAID
• Capacity Planning
• Performance Considerations
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 Application Security
• Managing SQL Server Security in the Enterprise
Module 5: Performing Administrative Tasks
• Configuration TasksRoutine SQL Server Administrative TasksAutomating Routine Maintenance TasksCreating AlertsTroubleshooting SQL Server AutomationAutomating Multiserver Jobs
Module 6: Backing Up Databases
• Preventing Data Loss
• Setting and Changing a Database Recovery Model
• SQL Server Backup
• When to Back Up Databases
• Performing Backups
• Types of Backup Methods
• Planning a Backup Strategy
• Performance Considerations
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
Module 8: Monitoring SQL Server for Performance
• Why to Monitor SQL Server
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning
• Tools for Monitoring SQL Server
• Common Monitoring and Tuning Tasks
Module 9: Transferring Data
• Introduction to Transferring Data
• Tools for Importing and Exporting Data in SQL Server
• Introduction to DTS
• Transforming Data with DTS
Module 10: Maintaining High Availability
• Introduction to Availability
• Increasing Availability Using Failover Clustering
• Standby Servers and Log Shipping
Module 11: Introducing Replication
• Introduction to Distributed Data
• Introduction to SQL Server Replication
• SQL Server Replication Agents
• SQL Server Replication Types
• Physical Replication Models
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