SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA
Patrick LeBlanc
Objectives
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New Editions
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Multi-server management
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Datacenter
Parallel Data Warehouse
Utility Control Point
Data Tier Applications
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Dacpac
New SQL Server Editions
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Datacenter
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Built on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Application and Multi-Server management
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Manage over 25 instances
Supports more than 8 processors and up 256 logical
processors
Supports memory limits up to OS maximum
New SQL Server Editions
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Parallel Data Warehouse
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Massive Parallel Processing (MPP)
10s to 100s TB to 1+PB enabled
Advanced DW Capabilities
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Star Join Queries
Change Data Capture
Integrates with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS
Supports Industry DW Hub and
spoke architecture
Multi-Server Management
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Utility Control Point Requirements
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Datacenter, Enterprise, Developer, or Evaluation
Instance must be Database
Must Operate within a single Windows domain, or
across domains with two-way trusts
Service accounts must have read permission to
Users in AD.
Multi-Server Management
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UCP Monitors
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Instances of SQL Server
Data-tier applications
Database files
Storage Volumes
Monitored Resources
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CPU utilization
Storage space utilization
Demo
Data-tier Application
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Developers define & manage the
logical structure of an application
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Define tables, views, etc.
By means of a DAC
“My apps” dashboard
Sharepoint-like experience for data
Utility auto-configures, installs &
maintains the app storage
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Sets physical app properties (target
instance, filegroups, DB config);
Installs/maintains the app (e.g., autoindexing, resource allocation, DAC move)
DBA / Admin manages the entire Utility
from a single node
What is a data-tier application?
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New unit of deployment for TSQL apps
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Core parts of the DAC
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An “MSI” for T-SQL apps
DAC metadata
App definition
Deployment requirements
Separation of concerns between
app developer and DBA
DAC
DAC Metadata
(Name, Version, …)
Definition (Schema)
Develop
Tables, Views,
Constraints, SProcs,
UDFs, Users, Logins
Deploy
Indexes, Partitions
FileGroups
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DAC Deployment Profile
Deployment Requirements, Management
Policies, Failover Policies
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Rich set of services
DAC packages
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Transportable file (.dacpac)
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Zip format
Content
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Stores the DAC metadata, logical definition, deployment policies
Can contain “extra” files
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Post deployment scripts
Readme
Scripts to handle data
Created by
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Extracting a DAC from existing app DB
Creating / building a new DAC in Visual Studio
Contact Information
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pleblanc@pragmaticworks.com
Twitter: @patrickdba
Blog: http://www.bidn.com/blogs/PatrickLeBlanc
Who am I?
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BI Architect for Pragmatic Works
SQL Server MVP
Decade of SQL Server Experience
Founder SQL Lunch (www.sqllunch.com)
Leader Baton Rouge, LA SQL Server User Group
Twitter:@patrickdba
Author: Knight’s Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour
Trainer
Thank You !