MS SQL J Server Course Outline

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1 MODULE I Session- I: SQL Introduction & Installation (2 Hours) SQL Server 2012 Installation WMI Checks & Configuration Tool Server Components and Features Firewall Options and Instance Rules Service Accounts, Purpose and Usage Authentication Modes & Logins Instance Configuration Settings Understanding Service Accounts, Usage Management Studio (SSMS) Tool Usage Shared Feature(s and Client Components Session-II: SQL Server Database Design (1 Hour) SQL Server Database Architecture Data Files : Purpose and Storage Filegroups : Purpose and Usage Log files : Purpose and Audits Transaction Log Files - Considerations Sizing and Placement - Data Files Sizing and Placement - Log Files Locations and Sizing Recommendations Filegrowth and MAXSIZE Options Scripting Database Structures Database ALTERs and Considerations Placement of Files and Filegroups Session-III: Backups - Architecture and Management(1 Hour) Backups Concept and Mechanism Backups Usage and Limitations Data Backups - Syntax and Types Log Backup Mechanism and Use CHECKPOINT and TRUNCATE Options Tuning Database Backup Operations File Backups and Filegroup Backups COMPRESSION, CHECKSUM and STATS Partial Backups with Filegroups Backup Mirrors and Restore Options

2 Backup Splits and Restore Options Media Set, Media Family and Options FORMAT, NOFORMAT, INIT and NOINIT Remote Backups and Security Options CHECKSUM and CONTINUE_ON_ERROR Compatibility, Recovery Model Options Recovery Models and Backups COPY_ONLY Backups and Importance MSDB History Tables and Audits Important Queries for Backup Audits Backup Verification Procedures Session-IV: Restores - Architecture and Management(1 Hour) Recovery Paths and FILELIST Options Database Restores & RECOVERY Options File Restores and Filegroup Restores FILELISTONLY and VERIFYONLY Options MOVE, REPLACE Restore Options PARTIAL and Piecemeal Restores Tail Log Backups & Database States Re-Restoring (REDO) Log Backups Compressed Tail Log Restores Re-Restoring (REPLACE) Backups Sets Restores for Partial Online Databases Choosing Right Backups for Restores SQL 2012 Backup to SQL 2014 Restore Partial Backups and STATS Options Choosing correct Recovery Model Point-In-Time Restores & Recovery Overwrite Options for DB Restores Backup Devices Creation & Usage Session-V: Jobs: Architeture and Monitorintg Options(1 Hour) Understanding SQL Agent Service Creating Jobs with T-SQL Scripts Job Steps and Parse Check Options Job Schedules and Notifications Job Executions, Disable/Enable Options Job History and Monitoring Tasks

3 Backup Jobs and SQL Agent Service Scheduling Backups & Strategies Backup Devices With Job Steps Session-VI: Replication - Architecture, HA and DR (2 Hour) Replication Use & Importance Replication Architecture & Entities Articles, Publications, Subscriptions Deciding Distribution Components Distributor and Snapshot Folders Distribution Configurations, Options Articles, Filters & Publication Options Article Dependencies & Encryptions Snapshot Replication and Agents Working of Transactional Replication PUSH and PULL Subscriptions - Options Replication Monitor - Usage & Options Replication Jobs and Verifications Merge Replication and merge Agent Job Replication Conflicts and ROWGUIDCOL Tuning Merge Agent and Warnings Domain Account Security in Replication Limitations with Merge Replication Pull Subscribers and Distributor Working of Peer-Peer Replication Adding Peer Nodes, Node ID Conflits Replica Initialization with Backups Replication Conflicts and Solutions Replication Events and Data Audits Replication for HA and DR Procedures Session-VII: Log Shipping & DB Mirroring - HA & DR (2 Hour) Log Shipping Architecture and Jobs Choosing Primary, Standby Servers Log Shipping Monitor Configuration NORECOVERY Configuration and Usage STANDBY Mode Configuration & Usage Log Shipping Jobs and Schedules Backup Jobs and Possible Failures

4 Copy & Restore Jobs with Secondary Log Shipping Monitor Status Reports Manual Failover Process - Options Log Shipping Topology - Limitations Versioning Issues and Data Traffic Log Shipping for DR Procedures DB Mirroring Architecture & Use Mirroring Configuration Scenarios Backups & Restores for Mirrors TCP Endpoints & Network Security Heartbeat and Polling Concepts in DM Working with Service Accounts & Use Automatic Fail-Over Procedures, Tests Manual Failover Options & Scenarios PARTNER OFFLINE Conditions & Options DB Mirror Monitors and Commit Loads Real-World Considerations & DR Options DR & HA with DB Mirroring Advantages Session-VIII Security - Logins, Users & Roles (1 Hour) SQL Server Security Authentication Server Level Security and Logins Database Level Security Users Schemas and User Mappings - Usage Server Level Roles and Usage Database Level Roles and Usage Testing Security Operations in SQL Login Errors and Password Resets GRANT, DENY & REVOKE Permissions Common Security Functions & Queries Object Level Security and Levels Database Level Roles and Usage Schema Level Ownership - Benefits Database Certificates and Master Keys Data Level Security and Encryptions Testing Database Encryption Levels Basic Job Level Security & Options SQL Server Credentials & Scripting Proxies - Purpose, Usage and Options

5 Using Server Credentials for Proxies Using Proxies for Job Level Subsytems DMVs for Server and DB Security Audits Useful Security Audit Queries (DMVs) Session-IX Indexes and Query Tuning (1 Hour) Indexes Architecture, Types and Purpose Clustered Indexes - Architecture, Usage Non Clustered Indexes - Usage Indexes on Table Columns With Options Execution Plans - Table & Index Scan Index Seek and Multi Level Index Options SORT_IN_TEMPDB &FillFactor Options INCLUDED Indexes & Query Optimizer Materialized Views (Indexed Views) Constraints and Keys with Indexes Indexes for Joins & UNIQUE Constraints Using Indexes in Views and Query Plans MODULE II Session-I: Introduction to SQL Server Clusters (2 Hours) Understanding SQL Clustering Need SQL Server Clustering Architecture Understanding Ping Tests and Heartbeat Windows and SQL Server Licensing Windows Server Installation Options SP Installation and Quorum Options Installing Windows MSCS Service Testing MSCS Services and AD Options Verifying SQL Cluster Installation Session-II: Active Directory and MSDTC(2 Hours) Need for Centralized Authentication Domain Controller (DC) Configuration Active Directory Settings and Usage DCPROMO Settings for Active Directory

6 Working with Active Directory (AD) Edits Network Configurations and Usage PING Configurations and DTC Options QUORUM settings and SAN Options Session-III: SQL Cluster Configuration(2 Hours) SQL Server Cluster Installation Verifying Cluster Configurations Add Nodes to SQL Server Cluster SQL Group & AD Syncup Operations SAN System for Shared Data Storage MS DTC Configurations (Local/Remote) Smoke Test Procedures in Real-time Fail-Over Disk & RAID Implementation Session-IV: Cluster Issues &Management(2 Hours) Cluster Connection Issues and Drains Network Security Issues with Solutions RAID, Storage Issues with Solutions Installing Updates in SQL Clusters QUORUM Checks, Storage Issues SQL Server Cluster Utilities & Usage Cluster Working and Operative Modes Configuration Settings Monitors Session-V: Always-On Availability Groups (AAG)(2 Hours) Always-On Availability Groups (AAG) Real-World Considerations For AAG Practical Challenges For HA and DR SQL Server Cluster and AAG Limitations High Availaibility and Uptime in AAG SQL Clusters For High Availability Active-Active Cluster Configurations Active-Passive Cluster Configurations SQL Server Cluster Node Updates Session-VI: Performance Tuning - Index Management & DTA Index Internals and Execution Plans Index Fragmentation - Issues & Solutions SAMPLED & DETAILED Query Scans

7 Database Tuning Advisor (DTA) - Usage Understanding PDS Options with Indexes Choosing Correct Option (PDS) for Tuning Filtered Indexes and Sizing Options Analyzing Work Load Tables and Scans Understanding Statistics in Query Tuning Statistics Role in Query Tuning Process Index Management Options & Statistics Statistics - AUTO CREATE, AUTO UPDATE Stats Updates (Manual) and Issues Index Rebuilds & Tuning Options Table Rebuild Options with Indexes Index Reorganization Process and Uses Page, Row Compressions with Indexes FILLFACTOR, PADINDEX Index Options Filtered Indexes, Online Indexes, Views Understanding Workload Files in Profiler SQL Profiler Workload Tables & Queries SQL Profiler Tuning and Lock Templates Index Selectivity Options and Statistics Session-VIII: Alerts and Troubleshooting Issues( 2 Hours) LOG File Space Issues and Solutions TEMPDB Space Issues with Solutions MEMORY Management Issues - Solutions OS Level Memory Clerks and Montoring Memory Leaks, Hits and Solutions Logical and Physical Memory Architecture Memory Buckets, IO Entires Procedure Cache Issues and Solutions Procedure Cache Size & SQL Buffer Size DB State Events, Issues and Solutions Network Usage, Monitoring, Optimization Performance Monitor (PERFMON) Counters Replication Threshold Values & Agents Database Options and Downtime Database States Alerts and DB Events DBCC Commands and Database Repairs Rebuild Operations and Considerations

8 Important DMVs and DMFs for Audits Session-IX: DB Migrations, Service Packs & Server Upgrades(2 Hours) Establishing Downtime For Maintenance Precautions for Maintenance Activites Detach - Attach Procedures (SSIS) Copy Database Wizard - DB Copy/Move SMO Connections and Offline Options Service Packs and Patch/hotfix Activites Verifications, SmokeTest and Rollbacks Upgrade Advisor Tool - Analysis Reports Upgrade Advisor Issues and Warnings Server Upgrades and Precautions Planning for Maintenance Activites Rebuilding System Databases & Objects Pre Database Maintenance Activities Post Database Maintenance Activities Real-world Management Considerations Update/Upgrade Rollback Procedures System Database Rebuilds and SQLCMD