Installing/Upgrade and configure SQL 2005
Security : Principals/securables/permission/encryption
Linked Server : security model of data source
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Database Mirroring
create endpoints/database partners/witness sever/operating mode
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Database Mirroring.

Full recovery model for the database

As soon as transaction is done on primary it is loaded into the secondary

Operation Modes.

High Availability
Requires witness.
synchrones
Transaction commit is first done at mirror and then the principal

High Protection.
Transaction commit is first done at mirror and then the principal

No witness

High Performance
Asynchronous.
After commit on principal it is sent to mirror
no witness
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Logshipping /monitoring
Database Snapshot, reverting from snapshot

SQL Select queries/ formatting / collation details
Handle exeptions and errors

Manage XML data
retrive/modify/convert/indexing/load xml schema

HTTP Endpoint

Implement sever broker.
receive msg from service
create service/queue/contract/conversation/message types
send msg to service/route a msg

bulk logged
bcp
import xml using openrowset
SSIS, import of table from diff server


Replication

Maintaining databases
jobs/operators
Index Fragmentation/statistics/shrink files/dbcc checkdb

Backup database
full/diff/tran
format option
append/overwrite existing media
device/backup filegroup
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Performance
Profiler / trace/
DETA
build workload file using profiler
save recommendation index

Block and deadblok
sys.dm_exec_requests system view
terminate process
identify transaction block.

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connect to non-responsive server using dac
sql sever startup logs
event logs

SQL Server agent history

gather per/opt using dmv