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SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade

 
Course: 129     Type: Hands-On Training     Duration: 3 Days

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You Will Learn How To
  • Leverage SQL Server 2005 features and administration tools
  • Build database availability solutions with database mirroring and database snapshots
  • Deploy a peer-to-peer replication topology
  • Implement encryption and other enhanced security features
  • Upgrade a SQL Server 2000 installation and SQL Server 2000 databases
  • Integrate Database Mail with SQL Server Agent

Course Benefits
SQL Server 2005 includes an extensive array of tools for SQL Server administrators. Those migrating from SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7 must upgrade their skills in order to leverage the enhanced feature set. This skills upgrade course provides the knowledge required to effectively administer SQL Server 2005. You learn to exploit the wide range of administrator tools to gain maximum benefit for your organization.

Who Should Attend
Experienced SQL Server administrators considering or currently migrating to SQL Server 2005. Familiarity with administering SQL Server at the level of Course 531, "SQL Server 2000 Database Administration," is assumed.

Hands-On Training
Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience administering SQL Server 2005. Exercises, performed under the guidance of an expert instructor, include:
  • Implementing peer-to-peer replication
  • Mirroring a database
  • Building a permission hierarchy that enforces the least privilege principle
  • Encrypting data with certificates
  • Deploying SQLH2 and reviewing collected data
  • Configuring Database Mail
  • Upgrading SQL Server 2000 databases

Course 129 Content
Introduction to SQL Server 2005
  • Installing SQL Server 2005
  • Upgrading from previous versions
  • Upgrade Advisor
  • Applying a Service Pack
Exploring the SQL Server 2005 Tools
SQL Server Management Studio
  • Registering servers
  • Writing and issuing queries
  • Generating scripts with Object Explorer
Additional administrator tools
  • SQLCMD
  • Surface Area Configuration
  • SQL Server Configuration Manager
  • Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC)
Enhancing Database Availability
Implementing database mirroring
  • Selecting mirroring architecture
  • Configuring the mirror and witness servers
Managing database snapshots
  • Taking database snapshots
  • Combining snapshots and mirroring
Replicating Information
Installing a peer-to-peer topology
  • Concepts and terminology
  • Configuring peer servers
Handling replication security
  • Studying the agent security model
  • Securing the Distributor, Publisher and Subscribers
Moving to SSIS
Upgrading DTS Packages
  • Analyzing packages with the Upgrade Advisor
  • Running the Migration Wizard
  • Encapsulating DTS packages with the Execute SQL 2000 Package task
Building an ETL package
  • Working with Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • Control Flow
  • Data Flow
  • Connections
  • Testing the package
Securing SQL Server 2005
Defining the new terminology
  • Principals
  • Securables
  • Scope
Applying password policy
  • Exploring Windows security policy
  • Specifying policy enforcement and expiration for a SQL Server login
Administering schemas
  • Users vs. schemas
  • Designing schemas
  • Assigning a default schema to a user
Upholding the principle of least privilege
  • Granting fine-grained permissions
  • Server
  • Database
  • Schema
  • Object
Encrypting sensitive data
  • Choosing asymmetric or symmetric keys
  • Implementing certificate-based encryption
  • Backing up keys
Managing Common Language Runtime (CLR) Objects
  • Enabling the CLR feature
  • Creating Assemblies
  • Selecting safety levels
SQL Server Agent
Securing Agent
  • Creating a credential and mapping it to a proxy
  • Specifying a proxy for CmdExec and ActiveScript steps
Setting up Database Mail
  • Creating a mail profile
  • Configuring Agent's properties
  • Testing the mail setup
Monitoring SQL Server 2005
  • Studying activity with Activity Monitor
  • Querying Dynamic Management Objects
  • Deploying the Performance Dashboard
  • Analyzing trends with the SQL Server Health and History tool (SQLH2)

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SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade
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May 21 - 23, 2008
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Nov 5 - 7, 2008
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Jan 28 - 30, 2009
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Course Tuition
$ 2,250 Standard Tuition
Tuition with a Savings Plan
$ 1,245 10-Day Pass
$ 1,665 Training Passport
$ 1,830 Flex-Pass
$ 2,095 Voucher 10-Pack
$ 2,025 Alumni Gold Discount
$ 2,000 Government Discount
 

 

SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade
SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade
Participants encrypting data with certificates.

SQL Server 2005 for the Enterprise


Certification Core Course CPE 17 Credits 1 Hour(s) College Credit
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