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3 Environment how d we get here? What to do first? Effective solutions? Team Dynamics Discuss any other issues

4 DBA s Tend to Talk in Terms of Size per Database We Think in Terms of Vertical Scale SQL Environments are More Often Vertically Scaled

5 A new server for every new application Users all want dedicated resources Underutilized resources Virtualization

6 Large management overhead Difficult to track changes Security difficulties Silos Disaster recovery

7 Virtualization Maintenance Costs User Distrust Cost Models Geography Versioning Security

8 350 SQL Servers ~2,000 user databases 200 Production Servers spread over 6 locations All virtualized! (or maybe not) 4-6 new servers every month 1 decommission every month 30% SQL 2000, 30% SQL 2005, 20% SQL 2008, 20% SQL 2008R2 ~200 different applications

9 Standardize Maintain the Environment SQL Server Maintenance Team Dynamics Vendors, Customers, Business Analysts, Oh My! Benefits and Detriments with Working in this Environment

10 Standardize the Environment Discovery Store Implement. Maintain the maintenance Learn to Manage Exceptions!

11 Keep an up-to-date inventory of all your servers Who owns the server? Version information Primary\Secondary DBA Location Environment type (production, dev, test)

12 Question: What should a maintenance plan for a large environment do? Answer: Nothing different than any other environment

13 Full Backups Log Backups Statistic Updates Index Defragmentation Alerts and Notifications Integrity Checks There are still things to keep in mind

14 Focus on Customization and Deployment Extract custom parameters into a centralized table Keep your plan updated and relevant Deploy plans consistently Make sure notification is built into the plan Maintain gold copy for all team members

15 Use SSMS to its Full Capability Categorize Servers by Business Needs Use a Central Management Server Use Template Explorer Try Using Same Version

16 Leverages SQL Services technology Developed for large-scale environments (scalable) Difficult to implement 16

17 Poor man s monitoring Cheap way to monitor a lot of servers Easy to setup, but difficult to remove

18 Great way to gather information on lots of servers Steep learning curve Built into SQL Server Lot s of online resources

19 Wonderful for a few servers Not cost effective for large number of servers Uses centralized reporting and management Idera, Quest, Redgate, Confio Utilize free tools when possible (

20 Using SSMS (Templates, CMS) MDW Performance Dashboard EPM PowerShell

21 Separate the Mundane from the Exceptional Guess which one is 80% of your workload?

22 In a large SQL Server environment you ll need all levels of DBA s from (I-III) to IV and V. Designating a Team Lead is critical for managing a large environment Navigate politics Resolve differences Prevents silos Technical authority Delegator

23 Use Common Tasks as Training Tools Make All Processes Transparent Involve Everyone in Architectural Decision Making Present a Team Image NO SILOS!

24 Trust and Leadership are Key to Successful Inter- Departmental and External Relationships Argue against vendor supported applications Work with customers before customers work with vendors Make customers aware of the benefits of working with the internal DBA team

25 Anyone needing DBA services are considered customers Know your service line. Know when to say no. Make all requests transparent. Present a team image. Avoid divide and conquer.

26 Microsoft MAP Idera s SQL Discovery Tour/SQL-admin-toolset/SQL-Discovery/. SQL Security s SQL Ping t.aspx PowerShell Quest Discovery Tool Enterprise SQL Server DBA 26

27 Script for identifying long running jobs /Identifying-Long-Running-SQL-Server-Agent-Jobs.htm No need to reinvent the wheel. Ola Hallengren s maintenance script

28 Lara Rubbelke s EPM Framework Management Data Warehouse msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb PowerShell Script blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/05/02/usepowershell-to-report-sql-server-backup-status.aspx Performance Dashboard

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