COURSE CONTENTS :
Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Administration
Welcome to SQL Server 2008
What is SQL Server 2008?
SQL Server 2008 Solutions
A Brief History of SQL Server
Scenario Veronica’s Veronicas Overview
Installing SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 Editions
SQL Server 2008 Requirements
Downloading SQL Software
SQL Server Security 101
Installing SQL Server 2008
SQL Server Installation Center Overview
New SQL Server Stand-Alone Installation
Launching SQL Server 2008
Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Tools
SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio Overview
Analysis Services and Configuration Tools Overview
Documentation and Tutorial Overview
Integration Services and Performance Tools Overview
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Overview
System Databases
SQL Server Management Studio Overview
Query Interface Overview
Creating SQL Server 2008 Databases
Database Planning
Creating Databases Overview
Creating General Page
Creating Options Page
Creating Filegroups Page
Creating a New Table
Database Diagrams
Creating Database Diagrams
Database Views
Creating a New View
Creating a Synonym
Recommendations
Configuring SQL Server 2008 Security
SQL Server Security Landscape
Physical Security
Managing User Access
Logins and Users
Creating a User Account in AD
Creating SQL Login and SQL User Account
Testing SQL User Account
Setting SQL User Permissions
Server-Level Role vs. Database-Level Role
Schemas Overview
Creating Schemas
Testing Schemas
Protecting Your Data Auditing SQL Server
Remote Access
File Security and SQL Server Data Encryption
SQL Server SA Login and Certificat-Based SQL Server Login
Public Database Role
Information_Schema and Sys
Implementing Disaster Recovery
SQL Server Recovery Models
Full Recovery Model
Bulk Logged Recovery Model
Simple Recovery Model
Backup Types
Full Database Backups
Restoring a Database
Full File Backups
Partial Backups
Recovery Requirements
Performance
SQL Profiler/SQL Trace (T-SQL)
Windows System Monitor
Activity Monitor
Transact-SQL
Windows Logs
Default Trace
Dynamic Management Views
Monitoring Tools Comparison
Automating Administrative Tasks
SQL Server Agent
Configuring SQL Server Agent
Key Fixed Database Roles
Creating and Running Jobs
Subsystem
Proxy
Security Guidelines
High Availability
SQL Server Failover Clustering
SQL Server Database Mirroring
SQL Server Log Shipping
SQL Server Replication
Comparisons
Replication
What’s the Problem to Solve?
What is SQL Replication?
SQL Server Replication Concepts
Types of Replication
SQL Server Roles
Pieces of SQL Replication Model
Players of SQL Replication Model
Creating Replication Admin Account
Creating Agent Accounts
Changing Firewall Settings
Giving Replication Admin Access to the SQL Server
Installing SQL Server Replication Feature
Adding Replication Accounts to Database
Creating Publication
Creating Push Subscription
Resource Governor
Troubleshooting SQL Server
Managing Resource Utilization
Resource Govenor
Resource Pools
Creating a Resource Pool
Workload Groups
Creating a Workload Group
Classification
Creating a Classifier Function
Performing Data Management Tasks
Importing and Exporting
Permissions for Importing and Exporting
Maintaining Indexes
Clustered vs. Nonclustered Indexes
Creating Indexes
Full-Text Indexing
Data Compression
Row Compression
Page Compression
Data Partitions
Table Compression via T-SQL
Compressing Backups
SQL Server 2008 Common Commands
Database Console Commands (DBCC)
Running DBCC CHECKTABLE and DBCC CHECKDB Commands
Setting Server Configuration Options
sp_configure clr enable Command
sp_configure c2 audit mode Command
sp_configure fill factor Command
Final Thoughts on sp_configure
Database Mail
The Players...
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Server
Database Mail Profiles and Accounts
Configuring Database Mail
Database Mail SMTP Authentication