SQL Database Administration Training Overview
This Microsoft Community Course, Administering a SQL Database (MCC-55316), teaches attendees how to administer and maintain SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, we offer some courses as live, instructor-led online classes for individuals.
Objectives
- Authenticate and authorize users
- Assign server and database roles
- Authorize users to access resources
- Use encryption and auditing features to protect data
- Describe recovery models and backup strategies
- Backup and restore SQL Server databases
- Automate database management
- Configure security for the SQL Server agent
- Manage alerts and notifications
- Managing SQL Server using PowerShell
- Trace access to SQL Server
- Monitor a SQL Server infrastructure
- Troubleshoot a SQL Server infrastructure
- Import and export data
Prerequisites
All students must have experience using applications on Windows Servers and working with SQL Server or another RDBMS.
Outline
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Introduction
SQL Server Security
- Authenticating Connections to SQL Server
- Authorizing Logins to Connect to databases
- Authorization Across Servers
- Partially Contained Databases
Assigning Server and Database Roles
- Working with Server Roles
- Working with Fixed Database Roles
- User-Defined Database Roles
Authorizing Users to Access Resources
- Authorizing User Access to Objects
- Authorizing Users to Execute Code
- Configuring Permissions at the Schema Level
Protecting Data with Encryption and Auditing
- Options for auditing data access in SQL Server
- Implementing SQL Server Audit
- Managing SQL Server Audit
- Protecting Data with Encryption
Recovery Models and Backup Strategies
- Understanding Backup Strategies
- SQL Server Transaction Logs
- Planning Backup Strategies
Backing Up SQL Server Databases
- Backing Up Databases and Transaction Logs
- Managing Database Backups
- Advanced Database Options
Restoring SQL Server Databases
- Understanding the Restore Process
- Restoring Databases
- Advanced Restore Scenarios
- Point-in-Time Recovery
Automating SQL Server Management
- Automating SQL Server management
- Working with SQL Server Agent
- Managing SQL Server Agent Jobs
- Multi-server Management
Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent
- Understanding SQL Server Agent Security
- Configuring Credentials
- Configuring Proxy Accounts
Monitoring SQL Server with Alerts and Notifications
- Monitoring SQL Server Errors
- Configuring Database Mail
- Operators, Alerts, and Notifications
- Alerts in Azure SQL Database
Introduction to Managing SQL Server by using PowerShell
- Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
- Configure SQL Server using PowerShell
- Administer and Maintain SQL Server with PowerShell
- Managing Azure SQL Databases using PowerShell
Tracing Access to SQL Server with Extended Events
- Extended Events Core Concepts
- Working with Extended Events
Monitoring SQL Server
- Monitoring activity
- Capturing and Managing Performance Data
- Analyzing Collected Performance Data
Troubleshooting SQL Server
- Applying a Troubleshooting Methodology
- Resolving Service-Related Issues
- Resolving Connectivity and Login issues
Importing and Exporting Data
- Transferring Data to and from SQL Server
- Importing and Exporting Table Data
- Using bcp and BULK INSERT to Import Data
- Deploying Data-Tier Applications
Conclusion
Training Materials
All SQL Server administration training students receive courseware covering the instructional content and labs.
Software Requirements
Attendees will not need to install any software on their computer for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Accelebrate will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will be fine.
