SQL Server 2008 R2Manageability

SQL Server 2008 R2

Challenges facing database administrators today:

Scaling management to multiple data centers

Proactively monitoring and tuning system health

Managing complex and high-value tasks

Gaining insight into historical trends and real-time activities

Manage by Intent Monitor with

Insight Scale with Ease

Configure

Scale

Monitor

Report

Troubleshoot

Tune

Audit

SQL Server 2008 R2 ManageabilityProductive Administration

Scale for any business size

Conform and comply with

system configuration

policies

Monitor system

health and optimize

performance Perform interactive

administration

Gain insight into

historical trends

SQL Server 2008 R2 Manageability

Manage at Scale Automate Tasks Streamline Troubleshooting

Centralized Management through a Single Management Console

Streamlined Application and Multi-Instance Management

Scalable Management with Systems Center Operations Manager

Manage Efficiently at Scale

Single, Central Management Console

Centralized management of all SQL Server instances and services

Intellisense for productive management

PowerShell integration

SQL Server Management Studio

Gain Management Insight

SQL Server Management Studio includes:

Standard ReportsCustom ReportsPerformance Dashboards

Multi-Instance Management

Control server sprawl with a Utility Control Point

Enroll hundreds of instances into central managementDefine global resource utilization policiesEasy-to-use management interface with dashboard viewFast and easy setup, no install DVDsAccelerate consolidation projects

SQL Server Control Point

New wizards in SQL Server Management StudioWizards for fast and easy setupCreate a Control PointEnroll instancesInsights refreshed every 15 minutes

Database Administrator

SQL Server Control Point

Managed Server Group

At-a-glance views for insights

ID consolidation opportunities or potential issues

Quickly drill down to detailed views

Simple UI for policy adjustments

Insight into Utilization and Policy Violations

Deployment with DAC

Single Unit of Deployment—Data-Tier ApplicationDeployment without DAC

Data-Tier Application Package Packages data-tier objectsIntegrated with Visual Studio 2010Encapsulates deployment requirementsReduces manual tasks, improves qualityIncrease deployment and upgrade efficiencies

Scalable Management SQL Server Management Pack For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Improved troubleshooting and planningSystem administration that is scalable across your enterpriseEnd to end service management of line-of-business (LOB) applications Rich, easy-to-customize reports bring additional insight

Manage Configuration and Security with Policies

Automate Administration and Deployment

Schedule Tasks and Workflows

Effective Automation

Policy-Based ManagementDefining Policies

Facets Conditions

Policies

Categories

Targets

Facets

•Define aspects of system configuration•Physical properties that relate to settings•Logical properties that encapsulate business rules

Conditions

•Capture the declarative intent (desired state)•Simplify compliance enforcement

Manage by IntentPolicy checking and governance

On Demand

• Manual checking by administrator

On Schedule, log out-of-compliance

• SQL Server Agent job checks periodically and logs non-compliance

Changes are attempted, prevent out-of-compliance

• DDL trigger rolls back non-compliant changes

Changes are attempted, log out-of-compliance

• Event notification logs non-compliant changes

Intelligent Monitoring

Scale with Policies

Define policies centrally

Automate policy enforcement across

the enterprise

Automate Administration and Deployment

PowerShell 2.0 Support• Build robust administrative scripts• Manage across multiple Microsoft

products

SQLCMD• Create batch files• Automate multiple scripts

SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)• Create custom .NET management

tools

C:\>sqlcmd –I Insert..

PS C:\Users\Admin.

Schedule Tasks and Workflows

SQL Server AgentJobs, operators, and alertsMaintenance plansCentral configuration of jobs for multiple servers

Streamline Troubleshooting

Gain Resource Insights

Perform Real-Time Diagnosis

Streamline Server Tuning

• Data providers:• SQL Trace• Performance Counters• Transact-SQL

Low overhead data collection

Gain Resource InsightsPerformance Data Collector

Perform Real Time DiagnosticsSQL Server Profiler

Capture SQL Server activity

View and play back captured workloads

Correlate with System Monitor

Streamline Server TuningDatabase Tuning Advisor

Gain insight into indexing and partitions structures of your databases

Optimize indexes and partitions for your workload

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