Multi instance management

  • Hi,

    I'm in the process of consolidating my old physical SQL servers to virtual SQL servers, which will result in several smaller servers, and with that several smaller instances.

    My issue is now management of those instances, I would rather avoid having to create maintenance jobs for full, diff and tr log backup, checkdb etc. etc. But I can't seem to figure out how to manage this centrally, or how to create management templates which i then can roll out to my instances.

    I would love to hear how you guys/girls are handling your SQL env, you have any ideas? 🙂

    Cheers,

    Rasmus

  • SSIS could be the answer for you.

    Setup a "Global" job, with connections to each instance, with a Backup step.

    You can host this job on a central server.

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  • Good idea, I'll look further into that. 🙂

    Do you know; if I create a SSIS package to handle backup of a remote server, will the backup data flow: 1) from the remote server to the backup destination or 2) from the remote server, through the central backup server, to the backup destination?

    Cheere,

    Rasmus

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