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System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 - (Microsoft Training Course: 0832) - 5 days
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Target Audience
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Pre-requisites
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Purpose
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COURSE OUTLINE
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Microsoft SQL Server Overview
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Installing and Configuring SQL Server
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Managing Security
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Managing Database Files
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Transferring Data
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Backing Up Databases
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Restoring Databases
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Monitoring SQL Server
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Automating Administrative Tasks
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Publishing Database Data on the Web
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Replication Fundamentals
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Planning and Setting Up Replication
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Managing Replication
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Target Audience:
The course is aimed at those who need to acquire skills for administering a Microsoft SQL Server database.Note that the SQL Administration course (832) now includes using VB6 as a Front-end Tool
Pre-requisites:
Course 922: Supporting Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Core Technologies, or equivalent knowledge. Equivalent knowledge includes the ability to:- Install and configure Windows NT
- Change network settings using the Control Panel
- Be familiar with disk mirroring, disk striping, and striping with parity (RAID 0, 1, and 5)
- View and interpret data from the Windows NT event log using the Event Viewer
- View and interpret data from the Windows NT Performance Monitor
- An understanding of basic relational database concepts, including:
- Logical and physical database design
- Data integrity concepts
- Relationships between tables and columns (primary key and foreign key, one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many)
- How data is stored in tables (rows and columns)
- Knowledge of basic Transact-SQL syntax (SELECT, UPDATE, and INSERT statements)
- Familiarity with the role of the database administrator
Purpose:
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft® SQL Server™ client/server database management system version 7.
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Module 1: Microsoft SQL Server Overview
- What is SQL Server
- SQL Server architecture
- SQL Server components
- Working with SQL Server
- Lab:
- Using SQL Server books online
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Describe Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and its supporting operating systems.
- Describe SQL Server architecture.
- Describe SQL Server components.
- Describe SQL Server design options, as well as SQL Server implementation and administration activities.
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Module 2: Installing and Configuring SQL Server
- Hardware and software requirements
- Understanding SQL Server installation options
- Running the SQL Server Setup program
- Verifying the installation
- Configuring SQL Server
- Troubleshooting
- Lab:
- Installing and configuring SQL Server
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Determine hardware and software requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and the SQL Server management tools.
- Determine the SQL Server installation options appropriate for your system.
- Install SQL Server and SQL Server management tools using the SQL Server Setup program.
- Verify the installation of SQL Server.
- Configure SQL Server.
- Troubleshoot the installation and configuration.
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Module 3: Managing Security
- Introduction to security
- Implementing an authentication mode
- Assigning login accounts to users and roles
- Assigning permissions to users and roles
- Planning security
- Managing security with views and stored procedures
- Managing application security
- Lab:
- Managing security
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Distinguish between Windows NT and mixed authentication modes.
- Assign login accounts to database user accounts and roles.
- Assign permissions to user accounts and roles.
- Plan a security system.
- Manage security with views and stored procedures.
- Create and use application roles to manage application security.
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Module 4: Managing Database Files
- Introduction to databases
- Working with databases
- Modifying databases
- Managing databases on multiple disks
- Capacity planning
- Lab:
- Creating databases
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Evaluate database considerations.
- Create and drop a Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 database.
- Grow or shrink a database.
- Describe options that can be set for a database.
- Describe strategies for managing databases on multiple disks.
- Create filegroups.
- Estimate the amount of space that your database will require.
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Module 5: Transferring Data
- Data transformation architecture
- Tools for transferring data
- Importing and exporting data
- Transforming data
- Transferring SQL Server databases
- Lab:
- Transferring data
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Describe the process of, and architecture for, transferring data into Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.
- Describe the tools that are available for transferring data.
- Import and export data using the bulk copy program (bcp) and Data Transformation Services (DTS).
- Transform data using DTS.
- Transfer SQL Server database schema, data, and objects using DTS Transfer Manager.
- Design a data warehouse using DTS Package Designer.
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Module 6: Backing Up Databases
- Preventing data loss
- Introduction to backing up databases
- When to back up databases
- Performing backups
- Types of backup methods
- Planning a backup strategy
- Lab:
- Backing up databases
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Create backup files and backup sets.
- Back up user and system databases using Transact-SQL and SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
- Back up databases created on multiple files and filegroups.
- Apply the appropriate backup options to each of the different Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 backup methods.
- Use the BACKUP LOG statement to manage transaction logs.
- Design an appropriate backup strategy.
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Module 7: Restoring Databases
- SQL Server automatic recovery
- Preparing to restore a database
- Restoring backups
- Restoring databases from different backup types
- Using a standby SQL Server
- Recreating and restoring damaged system databases
- Lab:
- Restoring databases
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Use the RESTORE statement to get information about a backup file before restoring a database, file, or transaction log.
- Restore backups from different backup types and use the appropriate options.
- Set up a standby SQL Server and restore a production server.
- Recreate and restore damaged system databases.
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Module 8: Monitoring SQL Server
- Why monitor SQL Server
- Tools for monitoring SQL Server
- Using the Flight Recorder
- Lab:
- Monitoring SQL Server
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Explain why monitoring SQL Server is important.
- Describe factors that impact SQL Server performance.
- Monitor hardware performance using Microsoft Windows NT Performance Monitor.
- Monitor SQL Server 7.0 activity with SQL Server Profiler.
- Use Transact-SQL tools to monitor performance.
- Examine specific query performance in SQL Server Query Analyzer. top <sql7ad.html>
- View the 100 actions in SQL Server Profiler.
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Module 9: Automating Administrative Tasks
- Introduction to automation
- Automating routine maintenance tasks
- Creating alerts
- Troubleshooting automation
- Automating jobs in a multiserver environment
- Lab:
- Automating administrative tasks
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Create and schedule jobs.
- Create alerts to respond to SQL Server errors.
- Use SQL Server Performance Monitor to alert operators of potential system or database problems before they occur.
- Create operators to be notified when a job completes successfully or unsuccessfully, and when an alert is raised.
- Troubleshoot potential problems with automated jobs or alerts that are not executing as anticipated.
- Automate administrative tasks within a multiserver environment.
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Module 10: Publishing Database Data on the Web
- Topics:
- SQL Server and the World Wide Web
- Creating a Web page using the SQL Server Web Assistant
- Creating a Web page using a system stored procedure
- Managing web jobs
- Lab:
- Publishing database data on the Web
Skills
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Students will be able to:
- Describe the data push model and the data pull model for publishing Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 data on the World Wide Web.
- Create a Web page using the SQL Server Web Assistant.
- Create a Web page using a system stored procedure.
- Manage a Web assistant job.
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Module 11: Replication Fundamentals
- Introduction to distributed data
- Introduction to SQL Server replication
- SQL Server replication processing
- SQL Server replication methods
- Publisher-subscriber replication models
- Lab:
- Replication fundamentals
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- List the various methods for distributing data.
- Describe the characteristics of SQL Server replication.
- Explain the publisher-subscriber metaphor, including the use of articles, publications, and subscriptions.
- Explain partitioning a table for replication.
- Describe SQL Server replication processing.
- Explain the SQL Server replication methods.
- Describe the publisher-subscriber replication models.
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Module 12: Planning and Setting Up Replication
- Planning replication
- Configuring the network
- Preparing the servers
- Publishing
- Subscribing
- Lab:
- Planning and setting up replication
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Address issues in planning a replication scenario.
- Identify the tasks that must be performed to configure SQL Server for replication.
- Install the distribution database.
- Configure a publication server.
- Set up a subscription server.
- Create publications.
- Configure synchronization.
- Set up subscriptions.
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Module 13: Managing Replication
- Replicating in heterogeneous environments
- Monitoring replication
- Troubleshooting
- Lab:
- Managing replication
Skills
- Students will be able to:
- Replicate to heterogeneous databases.
- Explain what is involved in replicating from heterogeneous databases.
- Monitor replication using SQL Server tools, system stored procedures, and system tables.
- Troubleshoot replication by viewing error logs and task histories, and by using SQL Server Services.
- Identify common replication problems.
- Describe replication performance considerations.
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Exams:
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There are no exams directly associated with this course
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Price Options ex VAT:
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£
1750 (€2521)
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£
995.00 (€1433)
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No Books Supported for Course at present
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Print 2 Page Flyer Last Modified 04 August 2008
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