Book your MS6317 Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 DBA Skills to SQL Server 2008 DBA Skills Training Course

Module 1: An Introduction to SQL Server 2008

This module will help students to understand the new features and overall architecture of SQL Server 2008.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: The Evolution of SQL Server
• Lesson 2: SQL Server 2008 Architectural Components

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the evolution of SQL Server.
• Describe the overall architecture of SQL Server 2008.

Module 2: Installing and Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

This module will help students to understand how to plan for a SQL Server 2008 installation, upgrade, and migration.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Preparing for SQL Server 2008 Installation
• Lesson 2: Installing SQL Server 2008
• Lesson 3: Upgrading a SQL Server 2000 Instance
• Lesson 4: Configuring a SQL Server Installation
• Lesson 5: Using SQL Server Configuration Manager

Lab : Upgrading SQL Server 2000 to 2008

• Exercise 1: Analyzing the SQL Server 2000 Instance
• Exercise 2: Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
• Exercise 3: Validating the Upgrade
• Exercise 4: Reviewing SQL Server Books Online

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain how to prepare the hardware and other resources necessary to install SQL Server 2008.
• Install SQL Server 2008.
• Upgrade to SQL Server 2008.
• Configure SQL server options with sp_configure.
• Use SQL Server Configuration Manager.

Module 3: Storage Enhancements in SQL Server 2008

This module will teach students about changes to data storage, including data types, indexes, and partitions in SQL Server 2008.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Data Type Enhancements
• Lesson 2: Table Partitioning
• Lesson 3: Indexing Enhancements
• Lesson 4: Tuning Indexes (Optional)

Lab : Optimizing SQL Server 2008

• Exercise 1: Partitioning Tables
• Exercise 2: Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (Optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand SQL Server data types.
• Understand table partitioning.
• Create and manipulate indexes.
• Tune indexes.

Module 4: SQL Server 2008 Administration Enhancements

This module will help students to understand administration tools that are new or enhanced with SQL Server 2008.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Administration Tools Overview
• Lesson 2: Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Lesson 3: Using the sqlcmd Utility
• Lesson 4: Using Windows PowerShell

Lab : Administrating SQL Server 2008

• Exercise 1: Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Exercise 2: Using SQL Server Command-Line Management
• Exercise 3: Using PowerShell

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Gain exposure to new administration tools.
• Use SQL Server Management Studio to manage databases.
• Use the sqlcmd utility to execute Transact-SQL from the command prompt.
• Use the Windows PowerShell provider for SQL Server.

Module 5: Security Enhancements with SQL Server 2008

This module will help students to understand enhancements and additions to SQL Server 2008 Security.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: SQL Server 2008 Security Overview
• Lesson 2: Managing SQL Server 2008 Security
• Lesson 3: Managing Permissions
• Lesson 4: Managing Keys and Certificates
• Lesson 5: Data Encryption

Lab : Securing a SQL Server 2008 Database

• Exercise 1: Managing Principals
• Exercise 2: Managing Securables
• Exercise 3: Managing Permissions
• Exercise 4: Configuring Column Encryption
• Exercise 5: Transparent Data Encryption

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the security architecture of SQL Server 2008.
• Manage securables and principals.
• Manage permissions.
• Use keys and certificates in SQL Server 2008.
• Encrypt SQL Server data.

Module 6: SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery

This module will teach student how to prepare for and recover from potential database disasters.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Database Backup
• Lesson 2: Backup Compression
• Lesson 3: Database Restoration
• Lesson 4: Database Snapshots

Lab : SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery

• Exercise 1: Making a Copy-Only Backup
• Exercise 2: Using Compression for Backup Files
• Exercise 3: Creating the Database Snapshot
• Exercise 4: Restoring From a Database Snapshot

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Backup a database.
• Implement backup compression.
• Restore databases and transaction logs.
• Use Database Snapshot to backup and restore data.

Module 7: High Availability in SQL Server 2008

This module will teach students how to maintain availability to their SQL Server data even through server downtime.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Log Shipping
• Lesson 2: Database Mirroring
• Lesson 3: Determining the Best High Availability Solution

Lab : SQL Server 2008 High Availability

• Exercise 1: Implementing Log Shipping
• Exercise 2: Implementing Database Mirroring
• Exercise 3: Implementing Peer-to-Peer Replication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use Log Shipping to ensure high availability.
• Use database mirroring to ensure high availability.
• Determine the best high availability solution.

Module 8: Replication Enhancements in SQL Server 2008

This module helps students to take advantage of the replication enhancements in SQL Server 2008.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: New Types of Replication
• Lesson 2: Additional Replication Enhancements

Lab : Implementing Replication

• Exercise 1: Implementing Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication
• Exercise 2: Implementing HTTP Replication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the new types of replication available in SQL Server 2008.
• Understand other replication enhancements in SQL Server 2008.

Module 9: SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management

The students will be introduced to new SQL Server 2008 policy-based management features.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Understanding Central Management Servers
• Lesson 2: Understanding Policy-Based Management
• Lesson 3: Implementing Policy-Based Management

Lab : Using Policy-Based Management

• Exercise 1: Creating a Central Management Server and Server Group
• Exercise 2: Creating and Applying a Policy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand Central Management Servers.
• Understand Policy-Based Management.
• Implement Policy-Based Management.

Module 10: SQL Server 2008 Monitoring Enhancements

This module helps students to use SQL Server 2008 monitoring features.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Monitoring a Database
• Lesson 2: Using DDL Triggers
• Lesson 3: Auditing in SQL Server
• Lesson 4: Event Notifications
• Lesson 5: Using Static and Dynamic Metadata

Lab : Monitoring SQL Server 2008

• Exercise 1: Monitoring SQL Server Activity
• Exercise 2: Tracing SQL Server Activity
• Exercise 3: Using DLL Triggers
• Exercise 4: Using Event Notification

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Monitor database activity.
• Use DDL triggers to respond to DDL events.
• Use SQL Server audit.
• Use event notifications to capture database events.
• Query SQL Server metadata.

Module 11: SQL Server 2008 Performance

This module helps students to take advantage of the performance enhancements in SQL Server 2008.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Managing Workloads with Resource Governor
• Lesson 2: Monitoring Performance with the Data Collector
• Lesson 3: Managing Performance with Plan Freezing

Lab : Managing SQL Server Performance

• Exercise 1: Using Resource Governor
• Exercise 2: Using the Data Collector
• Exercise 3: Using Plan Freezing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage workloads with Resource Governor.
• Monitor performance with the Data Collector.
• Manage performance with Plan Freezing.