The course focuses on teaching experienced database administrators working in enterprise environments to design database solutions that meet the availability needs of their organization. Who Should Attend: This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-the-job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. |
Prerequisite(s) or equivalent knowledge: |
2780 Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database 2779 Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database 2778 Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL |
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Outline: | |
Lesson 1: Selecting the Appropriate High-availability Solution |
Identifying High-availability Requirements and Constraints Analyzing High-availability Requirements and Constraints Determining Appropriate High-availability Solutions | |
Lesson 2: Designing a Clustering Solution |
Designing the Platform for Clustering Designing the SQL Server Cluster Implementation Designing Recovery Strategies and Test Plans for Database Clustering Migrating and Upgrading SQL Server Clusters Designing an Operations Plan for Clustering |
Lesson 3: Designing a Highly Available Database Storage Solution |
Determining Storage Requirements for SQL Server Databases Determining Storage Requirements for SQL Server Components and Files Designing Storage Solutions for SQL Server Databases Designing a Backup and Restore Strategy |
Lesson 4: Designing a Log Shipping Solution |
Introduction to Designing a Log Shipping Solution Designing Log Shipping Server Roles and Topology Designing a Log Shipping Upgrade Strategy Designing an Operations Plan for Log Shipping |
Lesson 5: Designing a Database Mirroring Solution |
Introduction to Designing a Database Mirroring Solution Designing Database Roles and Topology for Database Mirroring Converting High-availability Solutions to Database Mirroring Designing an Operations Plan for Database Mirroring | |
Lesson 6: Designing a Highly Available Solution Based on Replication |
Introduction to Designing a Replication Solution Designing a Replication Solution Designing a Replication Upgrade Strategy Designing an Operations Plan for Replication |
Lesson 7: Combining High-availability Technologies |
Evaluating Weaknesses in Each High-availability Technology Maximizing Availability by Combining High-availability Technologies |
Lesson 8: Documenting and Testing a High-availability Strategy |
Documenting High-availability Solutions Creating a Test Plan for High-availability Solutions |