January 30, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Hi every one,
Thanks for your great support and contribution to this forum.
My client want me to check the structure of the SQL Server. So where should i start . Does any one have any idea on this. i am new to all these topics.
January 30, 2013 at 11:58 pm
I'm afraid you will need to be a little more specific about what you want to know, as its a very broad subject and can cover a multitude of areas from Data Storage Internals, the Query plan Internals.
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January 31, 2013 at 12:03 am
m.rajesh.uk (1/30/2013)
My client want me to check the structure of the SQL Server.
Pretty generic question. Here two things can be done.
First and preferred, Ask him what exactly he needs ?
Second which need some extra efforts and detailed study,
Represent him high level database architecture.
What are databases . what kind of data they contain?
better show him any logical flow of data.
And
HOw you arwe managin the data backup , maintenance plan (non-app specific) how the data has been distributed ? , recovery plan. securities etc etc
but better go with first one
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January 31, 2013 at 5:46 am
Do you mean validate the data structure of a SQL Server database?
Or do you mean validate the layout of a SQL Server installation?
Or do you mean evaluate SQL Server as a general tool in order to determine if it means some business need or other?
Specifics are needed.
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January 31, 2013 at 5:52 am
Want to validate the data structure of a SQL Server database
Thank you
January 31, 2013 at 6:27 am
Ah, well then, you need to have the business requirements that the database is supposed to meet in order to evaluate if it's going to meet them. Then you need to understand the rules of normalization to ensure that the database has been designed in an efficient manner. Ensure that every table (with exceptions, but exceptions should be exceptional) has a clustered index on the most common data access path (usually, but not limited to, the primary key). Make sure that you have unique constraints (alternate keys) in place if you're using artificial keys. Ensure that foriegn keys are in place to enforce the referential integrity.
That's it in a nutshell. It's a lot more work than it sounds like though.
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February 1, 2013 at 12:02 am
Thanks for your advice.
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