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Contents
Acknowledgments xix

Introduction xxi

Chapter 1 SQL Server 2008 Administration Overview 1

SQL Server 2008 and Your Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SQL Server 2008 Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SQL Server and Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Services for SQL Server 9
SQL Server Logins and Authentication 10
Service Accounts for SQL Server 10

Using the Graphical Administration Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Command-Line Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

BCP 16
SQLCMD 16
Other Command-Line Tools 19

Using SQL Server PowerShell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Running and Using Cmdlets 21
Running and Using SQL Server PowerShell 22
Working with SQL Server Cmdlets 23

Chapter 2 Deploying SQL Server 2008 27

SQL Server Integration Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using SQL Server Integration Services 27
Using SQL Server 2008 for Relational
Data Warehousing 28
Using SQL Server 2008 for Multidimensional
Databases and Data Mining 30
Using SQL Server 2008 for Managed Reporting 32

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 Planning for Your SQL Server 2008 Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Building the Server System for Performance 33
Configuring the I/O Subsystem 34
Ensuring Availability and Scalability 36
Ensuring Connectivity and Data Access 37
Managing SQL Server Configuration and Security 39

Running and Modifying SQL Server Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Creating New Instances of SQL Server 41
Adding Components and Instances 53
Repairing a SQL Server 2008 Installation 54
Upgrading Your Edition of SQL Server 2008 54
Uninstalling SQL Server 54

Chapter 3 Managing the Surface Security, Access, and

Network Configuration 57
Managing SQL Server Component Feature Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring SQL Server Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Managing the Services Configuration 63
Managing Service State and Start Mode 67
Setting the Startup Service Account 69
Configuring File Streaming 70
Configuring Service Dump Directories, Error
Reporting, and Customer Feedback Reporting 73

Managing the Network and SQL Server Native Client

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Managing the Connections Configuration 76
Specifying the Shared Memory Network
Configuration 77
Specifying the Named Pipes Network Configuration 77
Specifying the TCP/IP Network Configuration 78
Configuring Security for Native Client Configurations 81
Configuring the Native Client Protocol Order 81
Configuring the Shared Memory Native Client
Configuration 82
Configuring the Named Pipes Native Client
Configuration 82
Configuring the TCP/IP Native Client Configuration 83

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Chapter 4 Configuring and Tuning SQL Server 2008 85
Accessing SQL Server Configuration Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Working with the System Catalog and Catalog Views 87
Working with System Stored Procedures 93

Techniques for Managing SQL Server Configuration

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Setting Configuration Options 101
Working with SET Options 102
Working with Server Options 105
Working with Database Options 106
Managing Database Compatibility 108

Configuring SQL Server with Stored Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using SQL Server Management Studio for Queries 109
Executing Queries and Changing Settings 110
Checking and Setting Configuration Parameters 112
Changing Settings with ALTER DATABASE 117

Chapter 5 Managing the Enterprise 123

Using SQL Server Management Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Getting Started with SQL Server Management
Studio 124
Connecting to a Specific Server Instance 125
Connecting to a Specific Database 126

Managing SQL Server Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Introducing SQL Server Groups 127
Creating a Server Group 128
Deleting a Server Group 129
Editing and Moving Server Groups 129
Adding SQL Servers to a Group 130

Managing Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Registering a Connected Server 131
Registering a New Server in the Registered Servers
View 132
Registering Previously Registered SQL Server 2000
Servers 133
Updating Registration for Local Servers 133

Contents v
 Copying Server Groups and Registration Details
from One Computer to Another 133
Editing Registration Properties 136
Connecting to a Server 136
Disconnecting from a Server 136
Moving a Server to a New Group 136
Deleting a Server Registration 137

Using Windows PowerShell for SQL Server Management. . . . . 137

Starting, Stopping, and Configuring SQL Server Agent . . . . . . . 142

Starting, Stopping, and Configuring Microsoft Distributed

­Transaction Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Managing SQL Server Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Enabling or Preventing Automatic SQL Server Startup 143
Setting Database Engine Startup Parameters 145
Managing Services from the Command Line 148
Managing the SQL Server Command-Line Executable 149

Managing Server Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Examining Process Information 151
Tracking Resource Waits and Blocks 153
Troubleshooting Deadlocks and Blocking
Connections 157
Tracking Command Execution in SQL Server 159
Killing Server Processes 159

Chapter 6 Implementing Policy-Based Management 161

Introducing Policy-Based Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Working with Policy-Based Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Managing Policies Throughout the Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Importing and Exporting Policies 171
Configuring Central Management Servers 172
Executing Statements Against Multiple Servers 176
Configuring and Managing Policy Facets 176
Creating and Managing Policy Conditions 178
Creating and Managing Policies 181
Managing Policy Categories and Mandating Policies 183

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 Evaluating Policies 185
Troubleshooting Policy-Based Management Policies 188

Chapter 7 Configuring SQL Server with SQL Server

Management Studio 191
SQL Server Management Studio Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Managing the Configuration with SQL Server
Management Studio 192
Determining System and Server Information 194
Configuring Utility Control Points 194

Configuring Authentication and Auditing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Setting the Authentication Mode 200
Setting the Auditing Level 201
Enabling or Disabling C2 Audit Logging 201
Enabling or Disabling Common Criteria Compliance 202

Tuning Memory Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Working with Dynamically Configured Memory 205
Using Fixed Memory 206
Enabling AWE Memory Support 206
Optimizing Memory for Indexing 208
Allocating Memory for Queries 208

Configuring Processors and Parallel Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Optimizing CPU Usage 210
Setting Parallel Processing 213

Configuring Threading, Priority, and Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Configuring User and Remote Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Setting Maximum User Connections 216
Setting Default Connection Options 217
Configuring Remote Server Connections 220

Managing Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Enabling or Disabling File Streaming Support 221
Setting the Default Language for SQL Server 222
Allowing and Disallowing Nested Triggers 223
Controlling Query Execution 223
Configuring Year 2000 Support 224

Contents vii
 Managing Database Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Setting the Index Fill 225
Configuring Backup and Restore Time-Out Options 226
Configuring Backup and Restore Retention Options 227
Flushing the Cache with Checkpoints 227
Compressing the Backup Media 228

Adding and Removing Active Directory Information. . . . . . . . . 228

Troubleshooting Configuration Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Recovering from a Bad Configuration 228
Changing Collation and Rebuilding the
master Database 230

Chapter 8 Core Database Administration 233

Database Files and Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Database Administration Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Viewing Database Information in SQL Server
Management Studio 239
Viewing Database Information Using T-SQL 240
Checking System and Sample Databases 241
Examining Database Objects 242

Creating Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Creating Databases in SQL Server Management
Studio 245
Creating Databases Using T-SQL 249

Altering Databases and Their Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Setting Database Options in SQL Server
Management Studio 251
Modifying Databases Using ALTER DATABASE 252
Configuring Automatic Options 257
Controlling ANSI Compliance at the Database Level 259
Configuring Parameterization 261
Configuring Cursor Options 263
Controlling User Access and Database State 264
Setting Online, Offline, or Emergency Mode 266
Managing Cross-Database Chaining and External
Access Options 266

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 Configuring Recovery, Logging, and Disk I/O Error
Checking Options 267
Viewing, Changing, and Overriding Database Options 269

Managing Database and Log Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Configuring SQL Server to Automatically Manage
File Size 270
Expanding Databases and Logs Manually 271
Compressing and Shrinking a Database Manually 271

Manipulating Databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Renaming a Database 275
Dropping and Deleting a Database 276
Attaching and Detaching Databases 277

Tips and Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Copying and Moving Databases 280
Moving Databases 284
Moving and Resizing tempdb 285
Creating Secondary Data and Log Files 287
Preventing Transaction Log Errors 288
Preventing a Filegroup Is Full Error 288
Creating a New Database Template 288
Configuring Database Encryption 288

Chapter 9 Managing SQL Server 2008 Security 291

Overview of SQL Server 2008 Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Working with Security Principals and Securables 292
Understanding Permissions of Securables 295
Examining Permissions Granted to Securables 297

SQL Server 2008 Authentication Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Windows Authentication 301
Mixed Security and SQL Server Logins 302

Special-Purpose Logins and Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Working with the Administrators Group 303
Working with the Administrator User Account 303
Working with the sa Login 303
Working with the NETWORK SERVICE and SYSTEM
Logins 304

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Working with the dbo User 305
Working with the sys and INFORMATION_SCHEMA
Users 305

Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Object Permissions 306

Statement Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Implied Permissions 312

Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Server Roles 313
Database Roles 314

Managing Server Logins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Viewing and Editing Existing Logins 317
Creating Logins 319
Editing Logins with T-SQL 321
Granting or Denying Server Access 323
Enabling, Disabling, and Unlocking Logins 324
Removing Logins 325
Changing Passwords 326

Configuring Server Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Assigning Roles by Login 326
Assigning Roles to Multiple Logins 328
Revoking Access Rights and Roles by Server Login 329

Controlling Database Access and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Assigning Access and Roles by Login 329
Assigning Roles for Multiple Logins 330
Creating Standard Database Roles 331
Creating Application Database Roles 333
Removing Role Memberships for Database Users 334
Deleting User-Defined Roles 334
T-SQL Commands for Managing Access and Roles 335

Managing Database Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Assigning Database Permissions for Statements 336
Object Permissions by Login 342
Object Permissions for Multiple Logins 344

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Chapter 10 Manipulating Schemas, Tables, Indexes,
and Views 347
Working with Schemas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Creating Schemas 349
Modifying Schemas 350
Moving Objects to a New Schema 351
Dropping Schemas 353

Getting Started with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Table Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Understanding Data Pages 354
Understanding Extents 357
Understanding Table Partitions 357

Working with Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Creating Tables 358
Modifying Existing Tables 364
Viewing Table Row and Size Information 367
Displaying Table Properties and Permissions 367
Displaying Current Values in Tables 368
Copying Tables 368
Renaming and Deleting Tables 369
Adding and Removing Columns in a Table 370
Scripting Tables 371

Managing Table Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Using Native Data Types 371
Using Fixed-Length, Variable-Length, and
Max-Length Fields 376
Using User-Defined Data Types 377
Allowing and Disallowing Nulls 379
Using Default Values 380
Using Sparse Columns 380
Using Identities and Globally Unique Identifiers 381
Using User-Defined Table Types 383

Using Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Working with Views 387
Creating Views 388

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 Modifying Views 392
Using Updatable Views 393
Managing Views 393

Creating and Managing Indexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Understanding Indexes 394
Using Clustered Indexes 396
Using Nonclustered Indexes 397
Using XML Indexes 397
Using Filtered Indexes 397
Determining Which Columns Should Be Indexed 398
Indexing Computed Columns and Views 399
Viewing Index Properties 400
Creating Indexes 402
Managing Indexes 407
Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor 411

Column Constraints and Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Using Constraints 415
Using Rules 420

Creating Partitioned Tables and Indexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

Creating Partition Functions 421
Creating Partition Schemes 422
Creating Partitions 423
Viewing and Managing Partitions 424

Compressing Tables, Indexes, and Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Using Row and Page Compression 426
Setting or Changing Compression Settings 427

Chapter 11 Importing, Exporting, and Transforming Data 429

Working with Integration Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Getting Started with Integration Services 430
Integration Services Tools 431
Integration Services and Data Providers 433
Integration Services Packages 433

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 Creating Packages with the SQL Server Import And
Export Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Stage 1: Source and Destination Configuration 435
Stage 2: Copy or Query 443
Stage 3: Formatting and Transformation 447
Stage 4: Save and Execute 450

Understanding BCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

BCP Basics 454
BCP Syntax 454
BCP Permissions and Modes 457
Importing Data with BCP 458
Exporting Data with BCP 460

BCP Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460

Using the BULK INSERT Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Chapter 12 Linked Servers and Distributed Transactions 463

Working with Linked Servers and Distributed Data. . . . . . . . . . . 463
Using Distributed Queries 464
Using Distributed Transactions 466
Running the Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Service 468

Managing Linked Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469

Adding Linked Servers 469
Configuring Security for Linked Servers 473
Setting Server Options for Remote and Linked Servers 475
Deleting Linked Servers 477

Chapter 13 Implementing Snapshot, Merge, and

Transactional Replication 479
An Overview of Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Replication Components 480
Replication Agents and Jobs 481
Replication Variants 483

Contents xiii
 Planning for Replication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Replication Models 486
Preliminary Replication Tasks 487

Distributor Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

Setting Up a New Distributor 490
Updating Distributors 495
Creating Distribution Databases 497
Enabling and Updating Publishers 497
Enabling Publication Databases 498
Deleting Distribution Databases 499
Disabling Publishing and Distribution 499

Creating and Managing Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

Creating Publications 500
Viewing and Updating Publications 508
Setting Publication Properties 508
Setting Agent Security and Process Accounts 510
Controlling Subscription Access to a Publication 511
Creating a Script for a Publication 511
Deleting a Publication 512

Subscribing to a Publication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Subscription Essentials 512
Creating Subscriptions 513
Viewing Subscription Properties 518
Updating, Maintaining, and Deleting Subscriptions 518
Validating Subscriptions 518
Reinitializing Subscriptions 519

Chapter 14 Profiling and Monitoring SQL Server 2008 521

Monitoring Server Performance and Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Reasons to Monitor SQL Server 521
Getting Ready to Monitor 522
Monitoring Tools and Resources 523

Working with Replication Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

Starting and Using Replication Monitor 526
Adding Publishers and Publisher Groups 526

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 Working with the Event Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Examining the Application Log 530
Examining the SQL Server Event Logs 532
Examining the SQL Server Agent Event Logs 534

Monitoring SQL Server Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535

Choosing Counters to Monitor 535
Performance Logging 538
Viewing Data Collector Reports 542
Configuring Performance Counter Alerts 543

Configuring a Management Data Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544

Understanding Management Data Warehouses 544
Creating the Management Data Warehouse 545
Setting Up Data Collection 545
Managing Collection and Generating Reports 546

Solving Performance Problems with Profiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546

Using Profiler 546
Creating New Traces 548
Working with Traces 551
Saving a Trace 551
Replaying a Trace 551

Chapter 15 Backing Up and Recovering SQL Server 2008 557

Creating a Backup and Recovery Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
Initial Backup and Recovery Planning 558
Planning for Mirroring and Mirrored Database Backups 562
Planning for Backups of Replicated Databases 563
Planning for Backups of Very Large Databases 564
Planning for Backup Compression 565

Selecting Backup Devices and Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

Using Backup Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568

Creating a Backup Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570

Performing Backups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572

Creating Backups in SQL Server Management Studio 572
Using Striped Backups with Multiple Devices 577

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 Using Transact-SQL Backup 578
Performing Transaction Log Backups 582

Restoring a Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583

Database Corruption and Problem Resolution 584
Restoring a Database from a Normal Backup 586
Restoring Files and Filegroups 591
Restoring a Database to a Different Location 593
Recovering Missing Data 594
Creating Standby Servers 594
Using Transact-SQL Restore Commands 596

Restoring the master Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

Chapter 16 Database Automation and Maintenance 603

Overview of Database Automation and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 604

Using Database Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Performing the Initial Database Mail Configuration 606
Managing Database Mail Profiles and Accounts 611
Viewing or Changing Database Mail System
Parameters 612

Using SQL Server Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Accessing Alerts, Operators, and Jobs 613
Configuring the SQL Server Agent Service 613
Setting the SQL Server Agent Mail Profile 614
Using SQL Server Agent to Restart Services
Automatically 615

Managing Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615

Using Default Alerts 615
Creating Error Message Alerts 616
Handling Alert Responses 617
Deleting, Enabling, and Disabling Alerts 618

Managing Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619

Registering Operators 619
Deleting and Disabling Notification for Operators 620
Configuring a Fail-Safe Operator 620

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 Scheduling Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
Creating Jobs 621
Assigning or Changing Job Definitions 622
Setting Steps to Execute 623
Configuring Job Schedules 627
Handling Job Alerts 629
Handling Notification Messages 630
Managing Existing Jobs 631
Managing Job Categories 631

Automating Routine Server-to-Server Administration

Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632
Copying User Accounts, Tables, Views, and Other
Objects from One Database to Another 633
Copying Alerts, Operators, and Scheduled Jobs
from One Server to Another 636

Multiserver Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637

Event Forwarding 637
Multiserver Job Scheduling 638

Database Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

Database Maintenance Checklists 641
Using Maintenance Plans 642
Checking and Maintaining Database Integrity 648

Chapter 17 Managing Log Shipping and Database Mirroring 653

Log Shipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
Log Shipping: How It Works 653
Preparing for Log Shipping 655
Upgrading SQL Server 2000 Log Shipping to
SQL Server 2008 Log Shipping 656
Enabling Log Shipping on the Primary Database 657
Adding Log Shipping Secondary Databases 661
Changing the Transaction Log Backup Interval 664
Changing the Copy and Restore Intervals 664
Monitoring Log Shipping 664
Failing Over to a Secondary Database 665
Disabling and Removing Log Shipping 668

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 Database Mirroring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668
Database Mirroring Essentials 668
Configuring Database Mirroring 670
Managing and Monitoring Mirroring 675
Recovering by Using Failover 678
Removing Database Mirroring 680

Using Mirroring and Log Shipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681

Index 683

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