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when might an object in 6.5 not be upgraded to 7? 5 reasons
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1. object has been renamed with sp_rename
2. syscomments text is missing 3. a stored procedure is created within another stored procedure 4. owner of an object doesnt exist on the new server 5. missing nt groups |
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7 upgrading requirements
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1. sp4
2. ie4.01 sp1 3. 32 megs of ram 4. 180 megs of hd space 5. sql server 6.5 sp3 6. sql 6 sp3 7 named pipes |
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what are the 4 sql server services?
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1. mssqlserver
2. sqlserveragent 3. ms-dtc 4. microsoft search |
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what is side-by-side installation?
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installing sql server 7 in a different directory than 6.5
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what is raid 10?
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mirrored raid5 sets
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how do you expand a database in tsql?
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run the alter database statement
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2 considerations for estimating index storage requirements
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1. add up data types of the key, not the whole row
2. clustered indexes use data for leaf pages |
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3 types of pages
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1. data pages-- actual records
2. index pages-- keys and levels 3. text and image pages |
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4 steps for estimating storage requirements
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1. calculate space used by a single row
2. calculate # of rows that will fit on a page 3. calculate # of rows in table 4. calculate # of pages 2 bytes per row overhead |
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how do you rename a database?
5 considerations |
sp_renameDB
1. db must be set to single user. 2. must be in the master db to run the sp 3. must be a member of sysadmin 4. files and filegroup names are not effected 5. fully qualified objects may be effected |
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what 6 protocols/standards does sql server support
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1. tcp/ip
2. ipx/spx 3. named pipes 4. multi-protocol 5. appletalk 6. decnet |
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how does unicode work? what is the default?
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2 bytes per character instead of 1-- 64k characters
default: case insensitive, width insensitive, kana insensitive |
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explain sort order- 3 main types
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sort order defines how data is stored, compared and returned.
1. dictionary, case-insensitive(default) 2. dictionary, case sensitive 3. binary order |
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explain character sets-- 3 examples
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7 of the 8 bits in a byte provide 128 chacters and the 8th adds 128 more characters (extended characters). There are many extended characters sets but sql server can only use one at a time.
1. 1252 default. 2. 850 old default 3. 437 - english |
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what are the two sql server licensing modes
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1. per seat-- pay for total # of people in the company with no limit to connections
2. per server - limited # of connections per server |
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2 settings for the sql server agent to work properly
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1. a user account with appropriate rights should be assigned to the service
2. service should be configured to start automatically |
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how do you rebuild the msdb database
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rebuild master or run instmsdb.sql and web.sql from mssql7\install
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sp_monitor
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displays stats about sql server
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error 266
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a transaction was rolled back inside of a stored prcedure
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what are the standard sql server directories
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backup, binn, books, data, ftdata, devtools, html, install, jobs, log, repldata, upgrade
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set working size
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default=disabled
reserves a chunk of memory for sql server set with sp_configure |
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central subscriber
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multiple publisher publish to one horizontally partitioned table
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central publisher
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publisher and distributor are on the same machine
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central publisher with remote distributor
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publisher and distributor are on seperate machines. helps to distribute load in a busy system. link between the two must be good
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publishing subscriber
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publisher --> subscriber/publisher --> multiple subscribers
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