You Will Learn:

•Selecttheappropriatehigh-availabilitysolution

•Designadatabaseclusteringsolutionandlogashippingsolution

•Designahighlyavailabledatabasestoragesolution

•Designadatabasemirroringsolution

•Designahighlyavailablesolutionbasedonreplication

•Combinehighavailabilitystrategies

•Documentandtestahighavailabilitystrategy

Who Should Attend:

•ITProfessionals,inexperiencedDBA(databaseadministrator)roleswiththree(3)ormoreyears’experiencewithSQLServer

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MS 2788: Designing High Availability Database Solutions

Using Microsoft SQL Server2005

MS2788:DesigningHighAvailabilityDatabaseSolutionsUsingMicrosoftSQLServer2005isathree-daycoursewhichprovidesstudentswiththeknowledgeandskillstodesignhighavailabilitydatabasesolutionsusingMicrosoftSQLServer2005.Thecoursefocusesonteachingexperienceddatabaseadministratorsworkinginenterpriseenvironmentstodesigndatabasesolutionsthatmeettheavailabilityneedsoftheirorganization.Studentswillalsolearnhowtodocumentandtestthehighavailabilitydatabasesolution.

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Module 1: Selecting the Appropriate high-availability Solution•IdentifyingHigh-availabilityRequirementsandConstraints•AnalyzingHigh-availabilityRequirementsandConstraints•DeterminingAppropriateHigh-availabilitySolutions

Lab 1: Proposing a high-availability Solution•GatheringRequirements•PrioritizingRequirements•DeterminingAppropriateHigh-availabilityTechnology•ProposingaHigh-availabilitySolution

Module 2: designing a clustering Solution•DesigningthePlatformforClustering•DesigningtheSQLServerClusterImplementation•DesigningRecoveryStrategiesandTestPlansforDatabaseClustering•MigratingandUpgradingSQLServerClusters•DesigninganOperationsPlanforClustering

Lab 2: designing a database clustering Solution•DesigningaClusterTopology•DesigninganOperationsPlan•VerifyingaSQLServerClusterConfiguration•MonitoringaSQLServerCluster

Module 3: designing a highly Available database Storage Solution•DeterminingStorageRequirementsforSQLServerDatabases•DeterminingStorageRequirementsforSQLServerComponentsandFiles•DesigningStorageSolutionsforSQLServerDatabases•DesigningaBackupandRestoreStrategy

Lab 3: designing a highly Available database Storage Solution•DeterminingStorageNeeds•SelectingtheStorageSolution•DesigningaRAIDSolution•DesigningaSANSolution•DesigningaBackupandRestoreStrategy

Module 4: designing a Log Shipping Solution•IntroductiontoDesigningaLogShippingSolution•DesigningLogShippingServerRolesandTopology•DesigningaLogShippingUpgradeStrategy•DesigninganOperationsPlanforLogShipping

Lab 4: designing a Log Shipping Solution•SelectingtheAppropriateLogShippingArchitecture•DesigningLogShippingDatabaseRolesandTopology•DesigninganOperationsPlan•VerifyingandTestingaLogShippingSolution

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Course Length:

• Three days

Recommended Prerequisites:

• Have a basic understanding of network architecture

• Understand the tradeoffs among the differentredundant storage types

• Understand how replication works and howreplication is implemented

• Be familiar with reading user requirements andbusiness-need documents

• Have monitoring and troubleshooting skills

• Have knowledge of the operating system andplatform

• Have knowledge of application architecture

• Know how to use a monitoring tool and MicrosoftVisio (to create infrastructure diagrams)

• Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, andtechnologies

The following classes fulfill many of the prerequisiteslisted above, and it is strongly recommended thatstudents have completed them:

• Transact-SQL for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

• Course 2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server2005 Database

• Course 2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server2005 Database

PRICING:

Delivery Method SKU PriceInstructor-led at customer location 986-1919 $13,759.00

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COURSE DETAILS:

Module 5: Designing a DatabaseMirroring Solution• Introduction to Designing a Database Mirroring Solution• Designing Database Roles and Topology for Database Mirroring• Converting High-availability Solutions to Database Mirroring• Designing an Operations Plan for Database Mirroring

Lab 5: Designing a Database Mirroring Solution• Selecting the Appropriate Mirroring Architecture• Designing Database Roles and Topology for Database Mirroring• Designing an Operations Plan• Evaluating Migration Options from Clustering to Mirroring• Evaluating Migration Options from Log Shipping to M Mirroring• Comparing Mirroring with Clustering and Log Shipping

Module 6: Designing a Highly Available Solution Based on Replication• Introduction to Designing a Replication Solution• Designing a Replication Solution• Designing a Replication Upgrade Strategy• Designing an Operations Plan for Replication

Lab 6: Designing a Highly-availabilitySolution Based on Replication• Selecting the Appropriate Replication Architecture• Designing a Replication Solution• Designing an Operations Plan• Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy By Using MERGE Replication• Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy By Using TRANSACTIONAL Replication

Module 7: Combining High-availabilityTechnologies• Evaluating Weaknesses in Each High-availability Technology• Maximizing Availability by Combining High-availability Technologies

Lab 7: Combining High-availabilityTechnologies• Evaluating Weaknesses in High-availability Technologies• Maximizing Availability by Combining Technologies

Module 8: Documenting and Testing a High-availability Strategy• Documenting High-availability Solutions• Creating a Test Plan for High-availability Solutions

Lab 8: Documenting and Testing a High-availability Strategy• Documenting the High-availability Solution• Creating a Test Plan

Instructor-Led Training Includes:

Microsoft Official Course (MOC) courseware, including:

• A workbook with all the lecture and lab materials

• A CD containing additional reading, answers to labs,and lab setup files