Administering Microsoft SQL Server Databases (2012, 2014, 2019)

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2014 product features and tools related to maintaining a database.

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job.

The secondary audience for this course is individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

Course Outline

Module 1: Installing SQL Server 2014

This module introduces the SQL Server 2014 platform. It describes the components, editions, and versions of SQL Server 2014, SQL Server services and configuration options, and service accounts. The module also explains how to assess resource requirements for SQL Server 2014 and how to install SQL Server 2014.

Lessons

• Introduction to the SQL Server Platform
• SQL Server Services and Configuration Options
• Considerations for Installing SQL Server
• Installing SQL Server 2014

Module 2: Working with Databases

This module describes he preinstalled system databases, the physical structure of databases, and the most common configuration options related to them.

Lessons

• Overview of SQL Server Databases
• Creating Databases
• Using Database Files and Filegroups
• Moving Database Files
• Buffer Pool Extension

Module 3: SQL Server 2014 Recovery Models

In this module, you will consider how to create a strategy that is aligned with organizational needs and see how the transaction logging capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server can help you to achieve an appropriate outcome.

Lessons

• Backup Strategies
• Understanding SQL Server Transaction Logging
• Planning a SQL Server Backup Strategy

Module 4: Backup of SQL Server 2014 Databases

In this module, you will explore the key backup types in more depth and learn how to implement the backups. You will also see how to apply options that affect the way that the backups work.

Lessons

• Backing up Databases and Transaction Logs
• Managing Database Backups
• Working with Backup Options

Module 5: Restoring SQL Server 2014 Databases

In this module, you will see how to restore user and system databases and how to implement point-in-time recovery.

Lessons

• Understanding the Restore Process
• Restoring Databases
• Working with Point-in-Time Recovery
• Restoring System Databases and Individual Files

Module 6: Importing and Exporting Data

This module covers the use of the import/export wizards and explains how they relate to SSIS. It also introduces BCP and BULK INSERT.

Lessons

• Transferring Data To/From SQL Server
• Importing and Exporting Table Data
• Inserting Data in Bulk
• Deploying and Upgrading Data-tier Applications

Module 7: Authenticating and Authorizing Users

This module covers SQL Server security models, logins, users, and contained databases.

Lessons

• Authenticating Connections to SQL Server
• Authorizing Logins to Access Databases
• Authorization Across Servers
• Partially Contained Databases

Module 8: Assigning Server and Database Roles

This module covers fixed server roles, user-defined server roles, fixed database roles, and user-defined database roles.

Lessons

• Working with Server Roles
• Working with Fixed Database Roles
• Creating User-defined Database Roles

Module 9: Authorizing Users to Access Resources

This module covers permissions and the assignment of permissions.

Lessons

• Authorizing User Access to Objects
• Authorizing Users to Execute Code
• Configuring Permissions at the Schema Level

Module 10: Protecting Data by Using Encryption and Auditing

This module describes the available options for auditing in SQL Server, how to use and manage the SQL Server audit feature, and how to implement encryption.

Lessons

• Options for Auditing Data Access in SQL Server
• Implementing SQL Server Audit
• Managing SQL Server Audit
• Protecting Data by Using Encryption

Module 11: Automating SQL Server 2014 Management

This module describes how to use SQL Server Agent for automation. It also explains the benefits of using master and target servers to centralize the administration of automation.

Lessons

• Automating SQL Server Management
• Working with SQL Server Agent
• Managing SQL Server Agent Jobs
• Multi-Server Management

Module 12: Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent

This module describes the considerations for SQL Server Agent security, including proxy accounts and credentials.

Lessons

• Understanding SQL Server Agent Security
• Configuring Credentials
• Configuring Proxy Server Accounts

Module 13: Monitoring SQL Server 2014 by Using Alerts and Notifications

This module covers the configuration of database mail, alerts, and notifications.

Lessons

• Configuring Database Mail
• Monitoring SQL Server Errors
• Configuring Operators, Alerts, and Notifications

Module 14: Performing Ongoing Database Maintenance

This module covers database maintenance plans.

Lessons

• Ensuring Database Integrity
• Maintaining Indexes
• Automating Routine Database Maintenance

Module 15: Tracing Access to SQL Server 2014

This module describes how to use SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture information about SQL Server. It also describes how to use Distributed Replay to capture trace information from multiple servers and how to monitor locking.

Lessons

• Capturing Activity by Using SQL Server Profiler
• Improving Performance by Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor
• Working with Tracing Options
• Distributed Replay
• Monitoring Locks

Module 16: Monitoring SQL Server 2014

This module explains how to use Distributed Management Views to monitor SQL Server. It also describes how to configure data collection and the SQL Server Utility.

Lessons

• Monitoring Activity
• Capturing and Managing Performance Data
• Analyzing Collected Performance Data
• SQL Server Utility

Labs

Lab: Installing SQL Server 2014
Lab: Creating and Configuring Databases
Lab: Understanding SQL Server Recovery Models
Lab: Backing Up SQL Server Databases
Lab: Restoring SQL Server Databases
Lab: Importing and Exporting Data
Lab: Authenticating Users
Lab: Assigning Server and Database Roles
Lab: Authorizing Users to Access Resources
Lab: Using Auditing and Encryption
Lab: Automating SQL Server Management
Lab: Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent
Lab: Monitoring SQL Server by Using Alerts and Notifications
Lab: Performing Ongoing Database Maintenance
Lab: Tracing Access to SQL Server
Lab: Monitoring SQL Server

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan and install SQL Server.
• Describe system databases, the physical structure of databases, and the most common configuration options related to them.
• Explain the concept of the transaction log and the SQL Server recovery models and implement different backup strategies that are available with SQL Server.
• Back up SQL Server databases.
• Restore SQL Server databases.
• Import and export data by using wizards, the bulk copy utility, and data-tier applications.
• Work with SQL Server security models, logins, users, and contained databases.
• Work with server roles and database roles.
• Use permissions to secure resources.
• Use SQL Server audit and Transparent Data Encryption.
• Work with SQL Server Agent to configure and execute jobs.
• Implement SQL Server Agent security, proxy accounts, and credentials.
• Configure database mail, alerts, and notifications.
• Create database maintenance plans.
• Use SQL Server Profiler, SQL Trace, and Distributed Relay.
• Use Distributed Management Views and configure data collection.