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Course Outline: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 System Administration

(5 Days) with Hands-On Labs
    Learning Objectives

  • Understand the full capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
  • Install Microsoft SQL Server on a Windows NT machine
  • Learn to design, create, and manage databases
  • Learn to create and manage tables
  • Design and configure security on SQL Server
  • Transfer data between SQL servers
  • Learn how to optimize the performance of SQL Server
  • Learn to back up a SQL server’s databases
  • Learn to perform Restore procedure database backups
  • Learn to automate administrative tasks
  • Design and implement replication between SQL servers


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Course Audience

Students enrolling in this course should be able to complete the tasks necessary to implement and administer a Windows NT Server 4.0 domain.

Course Description

Students will learn how to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 in a Windows NT 4.0 environment. This course will assist students in preparing for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Exam #70-028, System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.

Course Objectives

At course completion the student will be able to perform the following tasks:


  • Understand the capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
  • Install Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Design, create, and manage databases
  • Create and manage tables
  • Design and configure security on SQL Server
  • Transfer data between SQL servers
  • Optimize the performance of SQL Server
  • Back up a SQL server’s databases
  • Restore database backups
  • Automate administrative tasks
  • Design and implement replication between SQL servers
  • Manage replication
  • Create a Web page
Prerequisites

Ziff-Davis Education’s course Windows NT 4.0: System Architecture and Network Support or have equivalent knowledge.

TOPICS COVERED IN LECTURE & LAB

Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server

  • Exploring the components of SQL Server
  • Identifying SQL Server administration tasks
Installing SQL Server

  • Identifying the requirements for installing SQL Server
  • Installing SQL Server
  • Exploring the SQL Server installation
  • Troubleshooting the SQL Server installation
Designing and Implementing Databases

  • Developing a strategy for implementing databases
  • Creating databases
  • Managing databases
Creating and managing tables

  • Creating tables
  • Working with tables
  • Using Microsoft Access to connect to a SQL server
Designing and configuring SQL Server security

  • Identifying the security features of SQL Server
  • Creating login IDs
  • Assigning login IDs as database users
  • Implementing statement and object permissions
  • Designing a security strategy
Importing and exporting data

  • Introduction to data transfer
  • Bulk data transfers
Monitoring SQL Server

  • Designing a strategy for monitoring SQL Server
  • Using monitoring tools
Backing up SQL Server databases

  • Planning backups
  • Performing a backup
  • Designing your backup strategy
Restoring SQL Server databases

  • Identifying methods to restore databases
  • Restoring databases and transaction logs
  • Recovering system databases
Automating SQL Server administration

  • Configuring SQL Server to send mail
  • Defining SQL operators
  • Managing jobs
  • Managing alerts
Designing and implementing replication

  • Introduction to replication
  • Configuring replication
Managing replication

  • Monitoring and maintaining replication
  • Troubleshooting replication
Publishing SQL Server data on a Web page

  • Creating a Web page
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