This three-day instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to upgrade your SQL Server 2000 database administration (DBA) skills to SQL Server 2008 DBA skills. Please note that there is no certification exam related to this course.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLP):

• 6317 - Upgrading your SQL Server 2000 (DBA) Skills to SQL Server 2005

What You'll Learn

• Describe the new features of SQL Server 2008.
• Plan for a SQL Server 2008 installation, upgrade, and migration.
• Understand SQL Server data types.
• Manage SQL Server 2008.
• Secure a SQL Server 2008 database.
• Prepare for and recover from potential database disasters.
• Maintain availability to their SQL Server data even through server downtime.
• Configure replication of SQL Server 2008 databases.
• Implement policy-based management.
• Monitor database activity.
• Monitor and manage database performance.

Who Needs to Attend

IT professionals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases and want to upgrade to Microsoft SQL 2005

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL 2000

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. An Introduction to SQL Server 2008

• The Evolution of SQL Server
• SQL Server 2008 Architectural Components

2. Installing and Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

• Preparing for SQL Server 2008 Installation
• Installing SQL Server 2008
• Upgrading a SQL Server 2000 Instance
• Configuring a SQL Server Installation
• Using SQL Server Configuration Manager

3. Storage Enhancements in SQL Server 2008

• Data Type Enhancements
• Table Partitioning
• Indexing Enhancements
• Tuning Indexes (Optional)

4. SQL Server 2008 Administration Enhancements

• Administration Tools Overview
• Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Using the sqlcmd Utility
• Using Windows PowerShell

5. Security Enhancements with SQL Server 2008

• SQL Server 2008 Security Overview
• Managing SQL Server 2008 Security
• Managing Permissions
• Managing Keys and Certificates
• Data Encryption

6. SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery

• Database Backup
• Backup Compression
• Database Restoration
• Database Snapshots

7. High Availability in SQL Server 2008

• Log Shipping
• Database Mirroring
• Determining the Best High Availability Solution

8. Replication Enhancements in SQL Server 2008

• New Types of Replication
• Additional Replication Enhancements

9. SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management

• Understanding Central Management Servers
• Understanding Policy-Based Management
• Implementing Policy-Based Management

10. SQL Server 2008 Monitoring Enhancements

• Monitoring a Database
• Using DDL Triggers
• Auditing in SQL Server
• Event Notifications
• Using Static and Dynamic Metadata

11. SQL Server 2008 Performance

• Managing Workloads with Resource Governor
• Monitoring Performance with Data Collector
• Managing Performance with Plan Freezing

Labs

Lab 1. Upgrading SQL Server 2000 to 2008

• Analyzing the SQL Server 2000 Instance
• Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
• Validating the Upgrade
• Reviewing SQL Server Books Online

Lab 2. Optimizing SQL Server 2008

• Partitioning Tables
• Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (Optional)

Lab 3. Administrating SQL Server 2008

• Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Using SQL Server Command-Line Management
• Using PowerShell

Lab 4. Securing a SQL Server 2008 Database

• Managing Principals
• Managing Securable
• Managing Permissions
• Configuring Column Encryption
• Transparent Data Encryption

Lab 5. SQL Server 2008 Disaster Recovery

• Making a Copy-Only Backup
• Using Compression for Backup Files
• Creating the Database Snapshot
• Restoring From a Database Snapshot

Lab 6. SQL Server 2008 High Availability

• Implementing Log Shipping
• Implementing Database Mirroring
• Implementing Peer-to-Peer Replication

Lab 7. Implementing Replication

• Implementing Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication
• Implementing HTTP Replication

Lab 8. Using Policy-Based Management

• Creating a Central Management Server and Server Group
• Creating and Applying a Policy

Lab 9. Monitoring SQL Server 2008

• Monitoring SQL Server Activity
• Tracing SQL Server Activity
• Using DLL Triggers
• Using Event Notification

Lab 10. Managing SQL Server Performance

• Using Resource Governor
• Using the Data Collector
• Using Plan Freezing