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Chapter Overview

• What is Microsoft SQL Server 2000?

• What are the SQL Server 2000 Components?

• What is the Relational Database Architecture?

• What is the Security Architecture?

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The SQL Server 2000 Environment

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SQL Server 2000 Components

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SQL Server 2000 Editions

• SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine

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SQL Server Editions on Various Windows Systems

Operating System SQL Server Edition

Any Windows 2000 or

Windows NT 4.0 Server

edition

All except Windows CE

Windows 2000 Professional

and Windows NT 4.0

Workstation

Personal, Evaluation,

Developer, and Desktop

Engine

Windows Me and Windows

98

Personal and Desktop Engine

Windows CE Windows CE

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Integration with Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0

• Windows authentication

• Memory management

• Active Directory

• Failover clustering

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Integration with Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 (continued)

• Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC)

• Asynchronous and scatter-gather I/O

• Symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) computers

• Event logs

• System Monitor counters

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The SQL Server 2000 Components

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Server Components

• SQL Server service

• Analysis Services service

• SQL Server Agent service

• Microsoft Search service

• Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) service

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Client-Based Graphical Administration Tools

• SQL Server Enterprise Manager

• SQL Query Manager

• SQL Profiler

• SQL Server Service Manager

• Client Network Utility

• Server Network Utility

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Client-Based Administration Command Prompt Utilities

• Osql

• Scm

• Sqldiag

• Bcp

• Dtsrun

• Sqlmaint

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Client Communication Components

• Relational database application programming interfaces (APIs)• OLE DB

• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)

• Net-Libraries

• Open Data Services

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Net-Libraries

• Shared Memory

• Named Pipes

• TCP/IP Sockets

• NWLink IPX/SPX

• Other—Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) GigaNet System Area Network (SAN), Multiprotocol, AppleTalk ADSP, and Banyan Vines

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Client Server Communication on a Single Computer

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Client Server Communicationon Separate Computers

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System and User Databases

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Physical Structure of a Database

• One or more data files• Space managed using extents and pages, and ordered

using clustered indexes

• Use multiple drives for performance and redundancy

• One or more transaction log files• Written as a series of log records

• Use multiple drives for performance and redundancy

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Logical Structure of a Database

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The Security Architecture

• Authentication• Windows authentication

• SQL Server authentication

• Authentication modes• Windows Authentication Mode

• Mixed Mode

• Authorization

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Authentication

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Authorization

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Chapter Summary

• Supports wide range of environments

• Available in six editions plus a desktop engine

• Integrated with the Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0

operating systems

• Consists of server components, client tools and utilities,

and client communication components

• Consists of system and user databases

• Contains an authentication level and an authorization

level