Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 (10 percent)

• Install SQL Server 2008 and related services.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: file locations; default paths; service accounts
• Configure SQL Server instances.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: sp_configure, DMVs
• Configure SQL Server services.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: configuration manager; SQL browser
• Configure additional SQL Server components.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), replication, MDS
• Implement database mail.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: set up and configure
• Configure full-text indexing.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: enable/disable, index population

• Manage SQL Server Agent jobs.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: create and schedule jobs; notification of job execution; disable/enable jobs; change job step order; logging
• Manage SQL Server Agent alerts.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: performance condition alerts; SQL event alerts; Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) alerts
• Manage SQL Server Agent operators.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: operator schedules; fail safe operator; add a new operator; notification methods
• Implement the declarative management framework (DMF).
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: create a policy; verify a policy; schedule a policy compliance check; enforce a policy; create a condition
• Back up a SQL Server environment.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: operating system-level concepts, SQL Server Utility, Compression media families

• Manage logins and server roles.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: create logins; disable/enable logins; security model (authentication mode); password policy enforcement; fixed server roles; alter logins, create credentials, certificate logins
• Manage users and database roles.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: user mapping; user-defined roles; fixed roles; guest, public, dbo; creating and deleting user roles, application roles
• Manage SQL Server instance permissions.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: logon triggers; permissions vs. fixed role membership; cross-database ownership chaining; impersonation, end point permissions
• Manage database permissions.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: impersonation; cross-database ownership chaining
• Manage schema permissions and object permissions.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: manage schema ownership, object rights
• Audit SQL Server instances.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: use DDL triggers and logon triggers; C2; common criteria; login failures; event notifications
• Manage transparent data encryption.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: impact of transparent data encryption on backups, certificate management, symmetric keys
• Configure surface area.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: sp_configure

• Back up databases.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: full backups; differential backups; transaction log; compressed backups; file and filegroup backups; verifying backup, TDE Backups
• Restore databases.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: online restores; full restores; differential restores; transaction log; file and filegroup restores; verifying restore; tail of the transaction log, TDE restores
• Manage and configure databases.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: files, file groups, and related options; database options; recovery model; attach/detach data
• Manage database snapshots.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: create, drop, revert
• Maintain database integrity.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: DBCC CHECKDB; suspect pages, page level restores
• Maintain a database by using maintenance plans.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: Maintenance Plan Wizard; Maintenance Plan Designer

• Import and export data.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: BCP; BULK INSERT; OPENROWSET; GUI tools
• Manage data partitions.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: switching data from one partition to another; add a filegroup; alter a partition function; alter a partition scheme
• Implement data compression.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: sparse columns; page/row, Unicode Compression
• Maintain indexes.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: create spatial indexes; create partitioned indexes; clustered and non-clustered indexes; XML indexes; disable and enable indexes; filtered index on sparse columns; indexes with included columns; rebuilding/reorganizing indexes; online/offline, statistics on filtered indexes
• Manage collations.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: column collation; database collation; instance collation

• Identify SQL Server service problems.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: DB Engine service; SQL Agent service; SQL Browser service
• Identify concurrency problems.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: blocks, locks, deadlocks, activity monitor; relevant Dynamic Management Views
• Identify SQL Agent job execution problems. 
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: proxy accounts; credentials; job history
• Locate error information.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: error log; agent log; job execution history; event logs

• Implement Resource Governor.
• Use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.
• Collect trace data by using SQL Server Profiler.
• Collect performance data by using Dynamic Management Views (DMVs).
• Collect performance data by using System Monitor.
• Use Performance Studio.

• Implement database mirroring.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring, failover
• Implement a SQL Server clustered instance.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring, failover
• Implement log shipping.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring, failover
• Implement replication.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring

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