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This document provides an overview of SQL Server fundamentals, high availability, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery. It discusses topics such as T-SQL, isolation levels, indexes, statistics, query optimizer, data tiers, dynamic management views, encryption, triggers, stored procedures, installation, and RAID. It also mentions SQL Server Reporting Services and integration services. The document provides examples of commands and dynamic management views that can be used to retrieve server properties, query plans, wait statistics, and other database metadata.

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Interview

This document provides an overview of SQL Server fundamentals, high availability, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery. It discusses topics such as T-SQL, isolation levels, indexes, statistics, query optimizer, data tiers, dynamic management views, encryption, triggers, stored procedures, installation, and RAID. It also mentions SQL Server Reporting Services and integration services. The document provides examples of commands and dynamic management views that can be used to retrieve server properties, query plans, wait statistics, and other database metadata.

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SQL FUNDAMENTAL
UPGRADE

HIGH AVAILANILITY
PERFORMANCE TUNING
BACKUP AND DR

o T-SQL (FUNCTION, CURSOR, VIEW , SP)


o ISOLATION LABEL, INDEX, STATISTICS, QUERY OPTIMIZER, DATA TIRE,
DMV, DBCC, LOCK -DEADLOCK, PERFMON, DATA COLLECTOR,
o SECURITY [ ENCRIPTION, TRIGER, STORE PROCEDURE, AD]
o INSTALATION, RAID

SSRS (SSIS )
Which command using Query Analyzer will give you the version of SQL server and
operating system?

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY


('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition').

UPGRADE
o The resulting upgraded instance has the same name as the original.
o Resource DLLs are responsible for carrying out most operations on cluster
resources.
o A dynamic-link library (DLL) is a module that contains functions and data that
can be used by another module (application or DLL).
o Applications continue to connect to the same instance name
DMV / FUNCTION
o Q- Which DMV give me query plan or I will use old method to find query plan?
o Below DMVs can be used to provide query plan related information :-
o sys.dm_exec_query_stats
o sys.dm_exec_sql_text
o sys.dm_exec_query_plan
o 30) Which DMVs are useful to gather information about database mirroring :-
o sys.dm_db_mirroring_connections
o sys.dm_db_mirroring_auto_page_repair
o SQL_VARIANT (extend property )
o
o 31) What are the most important DMVs\DMFs from a DBA perspective.
o Execution Related
o sys.dm_exec_connections
o sys.dm_exec_sessions
o sys.dm_exec_requests
o sys.dm_exec_cached_plans
o sys.dm_exec_query_plans
o sys.dm_exec_sql_text
o sys.dm_exec_query_stats
o Index Related
o sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
o sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
o SQL Server Operating System
o sys.dm_os_performance_counters
o sys.dm_os_schedulers
o sys.dm_os_nodes
o sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks
o sys.dm_os_wait_stats
o I/O Related
o sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats
o DBCC DROPCLEALBUFFERS (to remove data from memory)
o DBCC FREEPROCCACHE (to remove the the query plans from the memory)
o SP_INDEXES_ROWSET ; 2 (all indexes for the data base )
o SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA .TABLES (LIST ALL
TABLES IN A DATABASE )
o SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_ SCHEMA COLUMNS (list all column in a table )
o Select * from information_schema . table_constraints (list all the table constraints in a
database)
o DBCC CHECKIDENT (rebuild an identity column )

o Alternate keys
o The difference between a primary key and any other unique key is that SQL server
automatically use the primary key definition integrity constructs.
o Defining a primary key on a table helps to relate that table to other tables.
o SP_LOCK (detect blocked)
o DBCC DROPCLEANBUFFER (To remove the data from the memory)
o DBCC FREEPOCCACHE (to remove the query from the memory)
o SELECT rows
FROM sysindexes
WHERE id = OBJECT_ID (table name)
AND indid < 2
o SET NOCOUNT ON (poorly performing query having procedures and triggers without
the SET NOCOUNT ON )
o SET SHOWPLAN_ALL ON (troubleshoot poorly performing query )
o SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT ON ,,
o SET STATISTICS IO ON ,,
o Substring function
o Only the system administrator can issue RAISEERROR with a severity level 19 through
25.
o COMMIT TRANSACTION
o SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS ON (not for permanent save )
o SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS OF (to
o You cannot use DROP TABLE statement on system table
o SET NO EXEC ON (check syntax without executing it )
o Create a default constraint (value of unknown) remember this will work only if social
security does not have unique constraint.
o Uniqueidentifier datatype
o GUID (globally unique identification numbers, A GUID is a binary number.
o DBCC PINTABLE (does not cause the table to be read into memory )
o Q how you can get a list of all the table constrains in a database ?
A SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CONSTRAINT_TABLE_USAGE
o All indexes for the database
SP_INDEXES_ROWSET ; 2
o DBCC CHECKDB , DBCC CHECKALLOCK, DBCC CHECKTABLE
o Check the level of fragmentation on a table
DBCC SHOWCONTIG
o SQL server profile profiler use SQL server profiler with a trace to observe lock conflicts
o Types of constraints: NOT NULL, CHECK, UNIQUE, PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN
KEY
o The primary key also impacts the physical storage of the data
o DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
o DBCC REINDEX
o DBCC SHOWCONTIG (check the the level of fragmentation )
o Use a specific index by using index hints
SELECT fname, lname
From emps (INDEX (idx_fname, idx_lname ) )
o The MSDB database is the database with the backup and restore system tables.
o .TRC (extension for trace file)
o ERD entity relationship diagram
o DTA database engine tuning advisor
o STG security technical implementation guide
o GPO group policy organization
o SA GOD- guardian of data )
o DHCP dynamic host control protocol
o VLDB very large database

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