SQL Server newbie

  • As far as Performance is concerened. What are the basic things that need attention in a SQL Server environment? What about Stats?

  • This is a too generic question to be answered here.

    Never the less here are some advices:

    • Good database design
    • good query design
    • apropriate HW settingsin term of CPU, RAM, disk, network

    Once everyting in place you can test your app by using the profiler, and perfmon

    And an another 100.000 daily tasks as a good DBA has to do



    Bye
    Gabor

  • Like nyulq stated, but

    Here is something to get you started:

    1) depending on the database, you want to separate the data from the log.

    2) if possible separate the O/S and SWAP file from either of the above.

    3) you will want to use some type of redundancy, stripped, mirrored(hardware) for example we store our data to a SAN and write the log to a Raid 5 set

    4) Backup, you WILL want to backup your data. (and store a copy off site) depending your requirement for data loss/recovery.

    Hope this help...




    Curtis Smith
    SQL Server DBA
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