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ADMINISTERING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE OBJECTIVES

DATABASES After completing this course, students will be able
to:
Course 20462D; Duration: 5 Days; Instructor-led • Describe core database administration tasks
and tools.
• Install and configure SQL Server 2014.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • Configure SQL Server databases and
This five-day instructor-led course provides storage.
students with the knowledge and skills to maintain • Plan and implement a backup strategy.
a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 database. The course
• Restore databases from backups.
focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL
• Import and export data. Monitor SQL
Server 2014 product features and tools related to
Server.
maintaining a database.
• Trace SQL Server activity.
Note: This course is designed for customers who
are interested in learning SQL Server 2012 or SQL • Manage SQL Server security.
Server 2014. It covers the new features in SQL • Audit data access and encrypt data.
Server 2014, but also the important capabilities • Perform ongoing database maintenance.
across the SQL Server data platform. • Automate SQL Server maintenance with
SQL Server Agent Jobs.
• Configure Database Mail, alerts and
AUDIENCE notifications.
The primary audience for this course is individuals
who administer and maintain SQL Server
databases. These individuals perform database COURSE OUTLINE
administration and maintenance as their primary Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2014
area of responsibility, or work in environments Database Administration
where databases play a key role in their primary This module introduces the Microsoft SQL Server
2014 platform. It describes the components,
job.
editions, and versions of SQL Server 2014, and the
The secondary audience for this course is tasks that a database administrator commonly
individuals who develop applications that deliver performs for a SQL Server instance.
content from SQL Server databases.
Lessons
• Database Administration Overview
PREREQUISITES • Introduction to the SQL Server Platform
This course requires that you meet the following • Database Management Tools and
prerequisites: Techniques
• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows
Lab : Using SQL Server Administrative Tools
operating system and its core functionality.
• Working knowledge of Transact-SQL. After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Working knowledge of relational databases. • Describe the SQL Server platform.
• Some experience with database design. • Describe common database administration
tasks.
• Use SQL Server administration tools.
METHODOLOGY
Module 2: Installing and Configuring SQL
This program will be conducted with interactive
Server 2014This module explains how to assess
lectures, PowerPoint presentations, discussions and
resource requirements for SQL Server 2014 and
practical exercises how to install it.

Lessons
• Planning SQL Server Installation

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 • Describe how database transaction logs
• Installing SQL Server 2014
function, and how they affect database
• Post-Installation Configuration recovery.
• Plan a backup strategy for a SQL Server
Lab : Installing SQL Server 2014
database.
After completing this module, you will be able to: • Back up databases and transactions logs.
• Plan a SQL Server 2014 installation. • Perform copy-only, compressed, and
• Install SQL Server 2014. encrypted backups.
• Perform post-installation configuration • Maximize backup reliability.
tasks.
Module 5: Restoring SQL Server 2014
Module 3: Working with Databases and Databases
Storage In this module, you will see how to restore user and
This module describes how data is stored in system databases and how to implement point-in-
databases, how to create databases, how to time recovery.
manage database files, and how to move them.
Other tasks related to storage, include managing Lessons
the tempdb database and using fast storage devices
• Understanding the Restore Process
to extend the SQL Server buffer pool cache, are
also discussed. • Restoring Databases

Lessons • Advanced Restore Scenarios

• Introduction to Data Storage with SQL • Working with Point-in-Time Recovery

Server Lab : Restoring SQL Server Databases

• Managing Storage for System Databases After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Explain the restore process.
• Managing Storage for User Databases • Restore databases.
• Moving Database Files • Perform advanced restore operations.
• Perform a point-in-time recovery.
• Configuring the Buffer Pool Extension
Lab : Managing Database Storage Module 6: Importing and Exporting Data
In this module, you will briefly explore tools and
After completing this module, you will be able to: techniques so that you can import and export data
• Describe how SQL Server stores data. to and from SQL Server.
• Manage storage for system databases.
• Manage storage for user databases. Lessons
• Move database files.
• Introduction to Transferring Data
• Configure the buffer pool extension.
• Importing and Exporting Table Data
Module 4: Planning and Implementing a
• Copying or Moving a Database
Backup Strategy
In this module, you will consider how to create a Lab : Importing and Exporting Data
backup strategy that is aligned with organizational
After completing this module, you will be able to:
needs, and learn how to perform the backup
operations required by that strategy. • Describe tools and techniques for
transferring data.
Lessons • Import and export data.
• Copy or move a database.
• Understanding SQL Server Recovery Models
• Planning a Backup Strategy Module 7: Monitoring SQL Server 2014
This module explains how to use three of the most
• Backing up Databases and Transaction Logs commonly used tools: Activity Monitor, dynamic
• Using Backup Options management views and functions (DMVs and
DMFs), and Performance Monitor.
• Ensuring Backup Reliability
Lessons
Lab : Backing Up SQL Server Databases
After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Monitoring SQL Server
• Dynamic Management Views and Functions

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 • Performance Monitor • Implementing SQL Server Audit
Lab : Monitoring SQL Server 2014 • Implementing SQL Server Audit
After completing this module, you will be able to: Lab : Auditing Data Access and Encrypting
• Describe considerations for monitoring SQL Data
Server and use Activity Monitor.
• Use dynamic management views and After completing this module, you will be able to:
functions to monitor SQL Server. • Describe options for auditing data access.
• Use Performance Monitor to monitor SQL • Implement SQL Server audit.
Server. • Manage SQL Server audit.
Module 8: Tracing SQL Server Activity • Implement Transparent Data Encryption.
This module describes how to use SQL Server
Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture Module 11: Performing Ongoing Database
information about SQL Server, and how to use that Maintenance
information to troubleshoot and optimize SQL This module describes common database
Server workloads. maintenance tasks that a DBA must perform, and
demonstrates how to automate these tasks using
Lessons maintenance plans.
• Tracing SQL Server Workload Activity
Lessons
• Using Traces
• Ensuring Database Integrity
Lab : Tracing SQL Server Workload Activity
• Maintaining Indexes
After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Automating Routine Database Maintenance
• Trace activity in SQL Server
• Use captured traces to test, troubleshoot, Lab : Performing Ongoing Database
and optimize database performance.
Maintenance
Module 9: Managing SQL Server Security After completing this module, you will be able to:
In this module, you will be learn about the core • Ensure database integrity by using DBCC
concepts on which the SQL Server security CHECKDB.
architecture is based, and how to manage security • Maintain indexes.
at the server and database levels. • Configure Database Maintenance Plans.
Lessons Module 12: Automating SQL Server 2014
• Introduction to SQL Server Security Management
This module describes how to use SQL Server Agent
• Managing Server-Level Security to automate jobs, how to configure security
• Managing Database-Level Principals contexts for jobs, and how to implement multi-
server jobs.
• Managing Database Permissions
Lab : Managing SQL Server Security Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to: • Automating SQL Server Management
• Describe core security concepts in the SQL • Implementing SQL Server Agent Jobs
Server security architecture.
• Managing SQL Server Agent Jobs
• Manage server-level security.
• Manage database-level security principals. • Managing Job Step Security Contexts
• Manage database permissions. • Managing Jobs on Multiple Servers
Module 10: Auditing Data Access and Lab : Automating SQL Server Management
Encrypting Data
After completing this module, you will be able to:
This module describes the available options for
auditing in SQL Server, how to use and manage the • Describe methods for automating SQL
SQL Server audit feature, and how to implement Server management.
encryption. • Create jobs, job step types, and schedules.
• Manage SQL Server Agent jobs.
Lessons • Configure job security contexts.
• Configure master and target servers.
• Auditing Data Access in SQL Server

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Module 13: Monitoring SQL Server 2014 by
Using Alerts and Notifications
This module covers the configuration of database
mail, alerts, and notifications.

Lessons
• Monitoring SQL Server Errors
• Configuring Database Mail
• Configuring Operators, Alerts, and
Notifications
Lab : Monitoring SQL Server by Using Alerts
and Notifications
After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Configure Database Mail.
• Monitor SQL Server errors.
• Configure operators, alerts, and
notifications

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