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SQL Server 2019 Administrator's Guide - Second Edition

By : Marek Chmel, Vladimír Mužný
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SQL Server 2019 Administrator's Guide - Second Edition

By: Marek Chmel, Vladimír Mužný

Overview of this book

SQL Server is one of the most popular relational database management systems developed by Microsoft. This second edition of the SQL Server Administrator's Guide will not only teach you how to administer an enterprise database, but also help you become proficient at managing and keeping the database available, secure, and stable. You’ll start by learning how to set up your SQL Server and configure new and existing environments for optimal use. The book then takes you through designing aspects and delves into performance tuning by showing you how to use indexes effectively. You’ll understand certain choices that need to be made about backups, implement security policy, and discover how to keep your environment healthy. Tools available for monitoring and managing a SQL Server database, including automating health reviews, performance checks, and much more, will also be discussed in detail. As you advance, the book covers essential topics such as migration, upgrading, and consolidation, along with the techniques that will help you when things go wrong. Once you’ve got to grips with integration with Azure and streamlining big data pipelines, you’ll learn best practices from industry experts for maintaining a highly reliable database solution. Whether you are an administrator or are looking to get started with database administration, this SQL Server book will help you develop the skills you need to successfully create, design, and deploy database solutions.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Provisioning the SQL Server Environment
4
Section 2: Server and Database Maintenance
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Section 3: High Availability and the Cloud with SQL Server 2019

Configuring Always On Failover Cluster Instances

When SQL Server is installed as a Failover Cluster Instance (FCI), it leverages the WSFC feature for high availability and disaster recovery. An FCI is made up of a set of physical servers that have a similar hardware configuration, operating system, patch level, SQL Server version, and components. They also share the instance name.

Once you have planned your Windows Server configuration, you can start the SQL Server installation process. In FCI installation, you have several choices, including installation via the setup GUI wizard, available in the installation media, installing with advanced options, or installing as an unattended setup via the command line. Here, we will use the GUI wizard to start the installation. To start the FCI installation, simply click on New SQL Server failover cluster installation, which will bring up the wizard to install the SQL Server cluster, as shown in...