Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration (Exam 70-462)

Course Objectives:

• Identify the SQL Server Platform and Tools
• Deploy SQL Server
• Configure SQL Server
• Manage Databases
• Implement Advanced Security Settings
• Apply Encryption and Compression
• Work with Indexes and Log Files
• Work with Backup and Restore
• Implement High Availability
• Optimize Server Performance
• Troubleshoot Issues and Recover Databases
• Perform Advanced Management Tasks

Target Student:
This course is designed for Database Administrators who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. This course will be attended by database professionals who are familiar with SQL Server databases and who are responsible for administering and maintaining SQL Server databases as their primary job responsibility. In addition, this course can be attended by individuals who develop applications that access SQL Server database.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success in this course you should have some working knowledge of relational databases. You should also be comfortable working with the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System, and be able to use the core functionalities of Windows Server 2012. Also, working knowledge of Transact SQL queries is essential.
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following courses:

• Relational database design courses
• Windows Server 2012 courses
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012: Database Querying (Exam 70-461)

Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

• Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor capable of running Hyper-V for hosting 64-bit VMs
• Hard disk: 500 GB or above
• RAM: 8 GB or above
• Network adapter: Compatible with Windows Server 2012
• DVD-ROM drive
• Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
• 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Software

• Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard Edition 64-bit operating system
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Enterprise Edition 64-bit

As the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2012 contains only two VM licenses, you need to procure one more VM license to run the three VMs on the same physical system.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Identifying the SQL Server Platform and Tools
Topic A: Overview of SQL Server Features
Topic B: Create Filegroups and Partitions
Lesson 2: Deploying SQL Server
Topic A: Install SQL Server
Topic B: Migrate SQL Server From a Previous Version
Lesson 3: Configuring SQL Server
Topic A: Configure Server Properties
Topic B: Configure Memory and CPU
Topic C: Configure Database Mail
Lesson 4: Managing Databases in SQL Server 2012
Topic A: Create a Contained Database
Topic B: Configure Database Options
Lesson 5: Managing SQL Server Security
Topic A: Configure Server Security
Topic B: Create Server Roles
Topic C: Configure Database Security
Lesson 6: Implementing Advanced Security Settings
Topic A: Create Certificate-Based Logins
Topic B: Apply Auditing and Policy-Based Management Strategies
Lesson 7: Applying Encryption and Compression
Topic A: Apply Encryption on Databases
Topic B: Compress a Database Table
Lesson 8: Working with Indexes and Log Files
Topic A: Work with Full Text Indexes
Topic B: Configure Advanced Storage and Indexing Settings
Topic C: Configure Log Files
Lesson 9: Working with Backup and Restore
Topic A: Perform a Backup
Topic B: Restore a Database
Topic C: Import and Export Data
Topic D: Configure the SQL Server Agent
Lesson 10: Implementing High Availability
Topic A: Work with Clustering
Topic B: Work with Replication
Topic C: Work with Mirroring and AlwaysOn
Topic D: Work with Central Management Servers
Lesson 11: Optimizing Server Performance
Topic A: Manage Server Performance
Topic B: Optimize Indexes
Lesson 12: Troubleshooting Issues and Recovering Databases
Topic A: Troubleshoot Database Issues
Topic B: Perform a Database Recovery
Lesson 13: Performing Advanced Database Management Tasks
Topic A: Manage Database Infrastructure
Topic B: Configure SSIS
Appendix A: Exam 70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases

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