Module 7: Basic Administration

Overview
Planning and preparatory steps for a SQL Server environment

Creation and configuration of an instance of SQL Server and databases

Characteristics of a database

Basic database maintenance tasks

Installing SQL Server 2008

Stages in SQL Server 2008 installation Planningsoftware edition, file locations, naming conventions, installation options (SQL Server Versions, OFA recommendations: file locations) Resource procurementhardware, operating system, utilities Installing software and components Network configurationchoice of protocols, load balancing, etc., using SQL Server Configuration Manager

Client connectivity and configurationchoice of protocols, server details using SQL Server Configuration Manager

Demonstration 1: Installation of SQL Server

In this demonstration you will learn how to:

Choose components
Apply service accounts Define settings for installation

Finish installation

Database System
Creating instances Initial and subsequent instances can be named; one default, unnamed instance

Configuration Database System configuration parameters can be set using sp_configure or Management Studio
Configuration parameters can be basic or advanced Certain parameters are self-configuring and can also be manually set

SQL Server Databases

Database name constrained by the same rules as identifiers

Database/Schema owner user that owns database and objects

Database Configuration
Database configuration option set using ALTER DATABASE and sp_dboptions can be classified as:

Auto options auto_close, auto_shrink,

Cursor options address cursor restrictions and scope Recovery options recovery full | bulk_logged | simple SQL options ansi_padding, State options offline | online, single user,

Database Maintenance
Information on the database can be obtained using sp_helpdb Database maintenance operations in SQL Server and their Oracle equivalent are: Shrinking database equivalent to shrinking all the files in a tablespace Changing default filegroup same as changing default tablespace but set for the database rather than the user login Attaching & detaching databases similar to transporting tablespaces Changing database name similar in function to Oracles tablespace renaming feature Changing database owner not found in Oracle

Data Dictionary
SQL Server term for data dictionary is system catalog System catalog is decentralized with instance system objects in the Master and Resource databases and database-specific objects in individual databases INFORMATION_SCHEMA views provide an interface to schema related system tables SQL Server provides system catalog views to obtain metadata equivalent to Oracles DBA_ / ALL_ / USER_ views

System Stored Procedures

System Stored Procedure categories include: Active Directory Notification Services Catalog Replication Cursor Security Database Engine SQL Server Profiler Database Mail SQL Server Agent and SQL Mail Web Task Distributed Queries XML Full-Text Search General Extended Log Shipping Automation

Review
We have seen the choices in SQL Server editions and components and how to install them

We have seen default instance created as part of installation and how named instances can be created
We have learned how to create and configure user databases We have learned that there are various instance states (start, stop, and pause) and database states (read-only, read-write, single user, restricted user, online and offline) We have gained insight into the location and composition of the system catalog