Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database

This course is intended for system administrators who wish to learn the skills necessary to install and maintain Microsoft SQL 2000

• Describe SQL Server architecture
• Plan for a SQL Server installation, and then install an instance of SQL Server
• Manage files and databases, including determining resource requirements
• Choose a login security method, configure login security, plan and implement database permissions, and describe how to help protect SQL Server in an enterprise network
• Perform and automate administrative tasks and create custom administrative tools
• Back up databases and implement a backup strategy
• Restore databases
• Monitor and optimize SQL Server performance
• Transfer and migrate data into databases
• Maintain the high availability of SQL Server
• Describe how to replicate data from one SQL Server to another

SQL Server Overview

• What Is SQL Server
• SQL Server Integration
• SQL Server Databases
• SQL Server Security
• Working with SQL Server

Planning to Install SQL Server

• Hardware Installation Considerations
• SQL Server 2000 Editions
• Software Installation Considerations
• Methods of Installing SQL Server
• Verifying the Installation
• Configuring SQL Server Enterprise Manager
• Troubleshooting

Managing Database Files

• Introduction to Data Structures
• Creating Databases
• Managing Databases
• Placing Database Files and Logs
• Optimizing the Database Using Hardware-based RAID
• Optimizing the Database Using Filegroups
• Optimizing the Database Using Filegroups with Hardware-based RAID
• Capacity PlanningPerformance Considerations

Managing Security

• Implementing an Authentication Mode
• Assigning Logins to Users and Roles
• Assigning Permissions to Users and Roles
• Managing Security Within SQL Server
• Managing Application Security
• Managing SQL Server Security in the Enterprise

Performing Administrative Tasks

• Configuration TasksRoutine SQL Server Administrative TasksAutomating Routine Maintenance TasksCreating AlertsTroubleshooting SQL Server AutomationAutomating Multiserver Jobs

Backing Up Databases

• Preventing Data Loss
• Setting and Changing a Database Recovery Model
• SQL Server Backup
• When to Back Up Databases
• Performing Backups
• Types of Backup Methods
• Planning a Backup Strategy
• Performance Considerations

Restoring Databases

• SQL Server Recovery Process
• Preparing to Restore a Database
• Restoring Backups
• Restoring Databases from Different Backup Types
• Restoring Damaged System Databases

Monitoring SQL Server for Performance

• Why to Monitor SQL Server
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning
• Tools for Monitoring SQL Server
• Common Monitoring and Tuning Tasks

Transferring Data

• Introduction to Transferring Data
• Tools for Importing and Exporting Data in SQL Server
• Introduction to DTS
• Transforming Data with DTS

Maintaining High Availability

• Introduction to Availability
• Increasing Availability Using Failover Clustering
• Standby Servers and Log Shipping

Introducing Replication

• Introduction to Distributed Data
• Introduction to SQL Server Replication
• SQL Server Replication Agents
• SQL Server Replication Types
• Physical Replication Models

The following courses are recommended for further study:

• M2073, Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database