[...]... performance of database servers and databases ■ Optimize and implement a data recovery plan for a database ■ Design a strategy to monitor and maintain a database solution ■ Design a database data management strategy ■ Design a strategy to manage and maintain database security Hardware Requirements We recommend that you use an isolated network that is not part of your production network to do the practice... of a SQL Server 2005 server are those that monitor a physical array, rather than logical partitions or individual disks within the array In a production environment, SQL Server 2005 server operation can result in very large database and transaction log files, and disk capacity limits can be a potential problem, even with the very large disk arrays currently available In this situation, it is good practice... coordinator, Sandi Resnick, our layout coordinators, Carl Diltz and Elizabeth Hansford, and our indexing coordinators, Patty Masserman and Shawn Peck Few creatures are more antisocial than an author in mid-book As always, we are truly grateful to our wives, Oksana Thomas and Anne McLean, for their support and infinite patience Finally we would like to thank the unknown genius who figured out what the... service that has traceable events You can select the format in which log files are stored Formats include comma-delimited text file, tab-delimited text file, binary file, binary circular file, and SQL database file The facility to store logs as SQL database files is particularly useful when troubleshooting or monitoring a SQL Server 2005 server You can display the log data as a graph, histogram, or report... Press by using either of the following methods: E-mail: tkinput @microsoft. com Postal Mail: Microsoft Press Attn: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-444) : Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution Editor One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052–6399 For additional support information regarding this book and the CD-ROMs (including answers to commonly asked questions... treat the Buffer Cache Hit Ratio counter value with caution and use it for diagnostic purposes only if you already have evidence that SQL Server 2005 is accessing the hard disk more frequently than it should On the other hand, adding extra RAM almost always improves the performance of a SQL Server 2005 server Real World Ian McLean Cynics on the Internet (and they abound) list procedures that artificially... describe how you can use SQL Server Profiler in conjunction with the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA), and dynamic management views (DMVs) to troubleshoot database- related problems Events related to SQL Server 2005 failures are written to the Windows Event log and the SQL Server log Chapter 3, “Failure Diagnosis,” describes how you can access these logs to diagnose SQL Server 2005 failures After this... steps: 1 Click Start/All Programs /Microsoft Press Training Kit Exam Prep A window appears that shows all the Microsoft Press training kit exam prep suites installed on your computer 2 Double-click the lesson review or practice test you want to use NOTE Lesson reviews vs practice tests Select the (70-444) Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution lesson review... defining security solutions, designing and executing deployments, and monitoring and troubleshooting database servers We assume that before you begin using this kit you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, network technologies, relational databases and their design, Transact -SQL, and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 client tools By using this training kit, you’ll learn how to do the... Software requirements For more details about these software requirements, please see the Appendix Using the CD and DVD A companion CD and an evaluation software DVD are included with this training kit The companion CD contains the following: You can reinforce your understanding of how to optimize and maintain a database administration solution by using electronic practice tests you customize to meet . Whalen and Dan Whalen Indexer: William Meyers Copy Editor: Roger LeBlanc Body Part No. X12-48798 For Oksana and Rooslan: I love you. Orin Thomas To my daughter-in-law, Harjit, and my son-in-law,. NT, and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may. . 246 Plan for Fault Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Salvage Good Data from a Damaged Database by Using Restoration Techniques