Exam Preparation Planning p. 11 Introduction p. 16 Developing a Security Strategy for Microsoft SQL Server 7 p. 17 SQL Server Authentication Methods

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1 Exam Preparation Planning p. 11 Introduction p. 16 Developing a Security Strategy for Microsoft SQL Server 7 p. 17 SQL Server Authentication Methods p. 18 Planning the Use of Windows NT Groups for Security p. 24 Planning the Use of SQL Server Roles p. 27 Application Considerations in Planning Security p. 32 Planning SQL Server Service Startup Accounts p. 35 Linked Databases in Security Planning p. 37 Security Wrap Up p. 38 Developing a Microsoft SQL Server Capacity Plan p. 39 Planning SQL Server Data File Placement p. 40 Planning for Data File Growth p. 41 Performance versus Fault Tolerance p. 43 General Guidelines for File Placement p. 46 Communication and Network Requirements p. 46 Planning Communication Requirements p. 48 Developing a Data Availability Solution p. 48 Determining an Appropriate Backup Strategy p. 49 Assessing the Benefits of a Standby Server p. 53 Clustering Microsoft SQL Server 7 p. 53 Data Availability Guidelines p. 56 Developing a Migration Plan p. 56 Planning an Upgrade from Previous Versions of SQL Server p. 56 Steps Required for Upgrading p. 60 Migrating Data from Other Sources p. 69 Summary Points on Migrating Other Source Data p. 77 Developing a Replication Strategy p. 78 Choosing the Appropriate Replication Model p. 79 Choosing a Replication Type p. 87 Designing and Planning Replication p. 91 Data Definition Considerations p. 96 Installation and Configuration p. 119 Installing SQL Server 7 p. 122 Installation Prerequisites p. 122 Installing SQL Server 7 Components p. 125 Installing the Database Server Component p. 127 Installing and Configuring SQL Server Clients p. 141 Performing an Unattended Setup p. 144 Upgrading from a SQL Server 6.x Database p. 148

2 Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 7 p. 162 Using the Register Server Wizard p. 163 Configuring the Server p. 167 Configuring SQL Mail p. 171 Configuring Default ANSI Settings p. 174 Installing and Configuring the Full-Text Search Service p. 175 Installing the Full-Text Search Engine p. 176 Configuring Full-Text Search Service Properties p. 177 Configuring Full-Text Search Catalogs and Enabling Full-Text Search for Specific Columns and Tables p. 179 Configuring and Managing Security p. 201 Introduction p. 205 SQL Server Security Basics p. 205 Planning SQL Server Security p. 206 Overview of the SQL Server Security Architecture p. 207 SQL Server Security Building Blocks p. 208 Barriers to Accessing SQL Server Data p. 209 User Authentication Methods p. 211 What is a Security Mode? p. 213 Mixed Mode p. 213 Windows NT Authentication Mode p. 216 Authentication Methods p. 218 How Does a User Gain Access to SQL Server? p. 219 Introduction to SQL Server Accounts p. 219 Creating and Managing Login IDs p. 221 Creating Login IDs Under Windows NT Authentication p. 221 Creating Login IDs Under SQL Server Authentication p. 224 Creating and Managing Database User IDs p. 224 Managing SQL Server Roles p. 225 Fixed Server Roles p. 225 Fixed Database Roles p. 227 The Public Role p. 228 User-Defined Database Roles p. 228 Application Roles p. 229 Managing Users with SQL Enterprise Manager p. 230 Using the SQL Server Create Login Wizard to Manage SQL Server Accounts p. 231 Manually Creating, Modifying, and Deleting SQL Server Login IDs and Database User IDsp. 235 Displaying SQL Server Account Information p. 236 Creating and Configuring Login IDs p. 245 Deleting a Login ID p. 249 Creating and Configuring Database User IDs p. 250

3 Creating and Configuring User-Defined and Application Database Roles p. 252 Deleting a Database User ID or Database Role p. 253 Configuring a Server Role p. 255 Creating and Managing IDs and Roles p. 257 Using System Stored Procedures to Manage Accounts p. 257 Permissions p. 259 Statement Permissions p. 261 Object Permissions p. 262 Implied Permissions p. 263 Understanding Permission Precedence p. 263 Using Views and Stored Procedures to Enforce Security p. 265 Understanding Ownership Chains p. 267 Non-Broken Ownership Chains p. 267 A Broken Ownership Chain p. 267 Preventing Broken Ownership Chains p. 268 Best Practices for Managing Permissions p. 268 Displaying Permissions Information p. 270 Viewing Statement Permissions p. 270 Viewing Object Permissions p. 271 Granting and Revoking Permissions p. 275 Granting and Revoking Statement Permissions Using SQL Enterprise Manager p. 276 Granting and Revoking Object Permissions Using SQL Enterprise Manager p. 278 Managing Permissions with Transact-SQL p. 281 Managing Permissions p. 281 Using SQL Server Profiler to Audit Server and Database Activity p. 282 Features of the SQL Server Profiler p. 282 Using the SQL Server Profiler p. 283 Managing and Maintaining Data p. 307 Introduction p. 309 Creating a Database p. 309 Creating Data Files and Filegroups p. 309 Specify Growth Characteristics p. 313 Managing a Database p. 315 Shrinking a Database p. 315 Deleting Data and Log Files p. 317 Setting Database Options p. 318 Documenting and Scripting a Database p. 321 Setting Up a Database Maintenance Plan p. 323 Deleting a Database p. 326 Loading Data p. 328 Insert and Select Into p. 329

4 Bulk Copying Data p. 331 Data Transformation Services (DTS) p. 339 Performing Backup and Restore p. 357 Introduction p. 359 User Databases p. 360 Working with Backup Devices p. 360 Database Backups p. 362 Differential Backups p. 368 Transaction Log Backups p. 372 File or Filegroup Backups p. 376 Scheduling Your Backups p. 378 System Databases p. 379 The master Database p. 379 The model, msdb, and distribution Databases p. 382 Managing Replication p. 391 Introduction p. 393 Replication Reviewed p. 393 Design Requirements p. 393 Types of Replication p. 394 Replication Agents p. 395 Configuring Servers p. 396 Distributors p. 396 Publishers p. 398 Subscribers p. 400 Creating Publications p. 401 Snapshot Publication p. 401 Transactional Publication p. 405 Merge Publication p. 406 Subscribing to Publications p. 407 Adding a Pull Subscription p. 408 Adding a Push Subscription p. 410 Adding an Anonymous Subscription p. 411 Automating Administrative Tasks p. 421 Introduction p. 423 Configuring the SQL Server Agent p. 423 Startup Account p. 423 Connection Method p. 425 SQL Server Agent Mail p. 426 Implementing Jobs p. 427 Creating Jobs p. 428 Multiserver Jobs p. 432

5 Scripting Jobs p. 438 Managing Server Events p. 438 Defining Operators p. 439 Defining Alerts p. 440 Forwarding Events p. 442 Copying Operators and Alerts to Other Servers p. 443 Using Linked Servers p. 451 Introduction p. 453 Linked Servers p. 453 Setting Up a Linked Server p. 454 Managing Security p. 457 Remote Servers p. 459 Setting Up a Remote Server p. 459 Managing Security p. 460 Monitoring and Optimization p. 465 Introduction p. 467 Monitoring SQL Server p. 467 Monitoring Basics p. 468 Monitoring Engine Events p. 470 Monitoring Server Processes' Resource Usage p. 495 Monitoring with SQL Server Enterprise Manager p. 504 Monitoring the Error Logs p. 506 Monitoring with TSQL Statements p. 507 Monitoring p. 509 Optimizing Server Performance p. 510 Tuning Guidelines for SQL Server p. 510 Optimizing Memory Usage p. 510 Optimizing I/O Performance p. 512 Optimizing CPU Usage p. 513 Troubleshooting p. 525 Introduction p. 528 Overview of Troubleshooting p. 528 SQL Server Startup Parameters p. 529 SQL Server Command-Line Utilities p. 531 Installing and Upgrading to SQL Server 7 p. 532 Installation p. 532 Upgrading p. 536 Troubleshooting SQL Server Access Problems p. 543 Network Connectivity p. 543 NT Authentication p. 546 Troubleshooting SQL Server Permissions p. 549

6 Accessing Databases p. 549 Permissions p. 551 Troubleshooting Database Management Issues p. 554 Troubleshooting Backup and Restores p. 554 After a Database Restore p. 558 Troubleshooting Server Automation p. 559 Troubleshooting Replication p. 565 Troubleshooting Linked Server Issues p. 569 Final Review Study and Exam Prep Tips p. 589 Study Tips p. 590 Study Strategies p. 590 Pre-Testing Yourself p. 591 Exam Prep Tips p. 591 The MCP Exam p. 591 Exam Format p. 592 New Question Types p. 594 Putting It All Together p. 595 Final Considerations p. 597 Fast Facts p. 599 Planning p. 599 Develop a security strategy p. 599 Develop a SQL Server capacity plan p. 601 Develop a data availability solution p. 602 Develop a migration plan p. 603 Develop a replication strategy p. 603 Installation and Configuration p. 604 Install SQL Server 7 p. 604 Configure SQL Server p. 606 Implement full-text searching p. 606 Configuring and Managing Security p. 607 Assign SQL Server access through Windows NT accounts, SQL Server logins, and built-in p. 607 administrator logins Create and assign SQL Server roles. Server roles include fixed server, fixed database, public, user-defined database, and application Grant to database users and roles the appropriate permissions on database objects and statements p. 607 p. 608 Audit server and database activity p. 609 Managing and Maintaining Data p. 609 Create and manage databases p. 609 Load data by using various methods. Methods include the INSERT statement, the SELECT p. 609 INTO statement, the BCP utility, Data Transformation Services (DTS), and the BULK INSERT statement

7 Back up system databases and user databases by performing a full database backup, a transaction log backup, a differential database backup, and a filegroup backup p. 610 Restore system databases and user databases from a full database backup, a transaction p. 610 log backup, a differential database backup, and a filegroup backup Manage replication p. 610 Automate administrative tasks p. 611 Enable access to remote data p. 612 Monitoring and Optimization p. 612 Monitor SQL Server performance p. 612 Tune and optimize SQL Server p. 612 Limit resources used by queries p. 612 Troubleshooting p. 613 Diagnose and resolve problems in upgrading from SQL Server 6.x p. 613 Diagnose and resolve problems in backup and restore operations p. 613 Diagnose and resolve replication problems p. 613 Diagnose and resolve job or alert failures p. 613 Diagnose and resolve distributed query problems p. 613 Diagnose and resolve client connectivity problems p. 614 Diagnose and resolve problems in accessing SQL Server, databases, and database objects p. 614 Practice Exam p. 615 Appendixes Glossary p. 645 Overview of the Certification Process p. 655 Types of Certification p. 655 Certification Requirements p. 656 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Professional p. 656 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Professional+Internet p. 656 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Professional+Site Building p. 657 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer p. 657 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer+Internet p. 659 How to Become a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer p. 659 Becoming a microsoft Certified Trainer p. 661 What's On the CD-ROM p. 663 Top Score p. 663 Exclusive Electronic Version of Text p. 663 Copyright Information and Disclaimer p. 663 Using the Top Score Software p. 665 Getting Started p. 665 Instructions on Using the Top Score Software p. 665 Using Top Score Practice Exams p. 666

8 Using Top Score Study Cards p. 668 Using Top Score Flash Cards p. 670 Summary p. 671 Index p. 673 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.