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Dinesh Asanka (MVP SQL Server, B.S. [Eng], MBA [IT]) is a database
architect at Exilesoft (Pvt) Ltd. He is primarily involved in designing
databases in SQL Server. Dinesh has been working with SQL Server
since 2000 starting from version 7.
Dinesh is a regular columnist for popular Web sites, including
sql-server-performance.com, sqlservercentral.com, and sqlserveruniverse.
com. Besides writing, Dinesh is actively involved in presentations for
the SQL Server Sri Lankan User Group (SS SLUG).
Dinesh holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA
from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Christian Bolton (MCA: Database, MCM: SQL Server, MVP: SQL
Server) is a director and database architect for Coeo Ltd., a Microsoft
Gold Partner that delivers SQL Server managed support and consulting
services to organizations in the U.K. and Europe. Prior to joining Coeo,
Christian worked for five years as a senior premier field engineer at
Microsoft UK, working with some of Microsoft’s biggest customers.
He is a Microsoft Certified Architect, Certified Master and MVP for
SQL Server, and coauthor of Professional SQL Server 2005 Performance
Tuning. He works out of London and lives in the south of England
with his wife and two children.
Justin Langford (MCSE, MCITP, MCDBA, SNIA, CCNA, ITIL)
is a principal consultant for Coeo Ltd, a Microsoft Gold Partner in
London. Coeo provides SQL Server consulting services for upgrade,
performance tuning, scalability, and availability solutions for all versions
of SQL Server. Coeo offers remote DBA services to customers who
outsource management and 24×7 operations of their SQL Server
platforms. Justin delivers and maintains SQL Server solutions for
customers in many different industry sectors throughout Europe.
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Prior to joining Coeo, Justin spent three years working at Microsoft
UK as a premier field engineer. In this role, Justin delivered SQL Server
support consulting to some of Microsoft’s largest finance and government
customers in Europe. Justin has also coauthored Wrox IT Pro: SQL Server
Performance Tuning.
Bret Stateham (MCT, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP) is the owner of Net
Connex Technology Training and Consulting, LLC, located just outside
San Diego, CA. Net Connex provides consulting and training services
that are focused primarily on Microsoft server platforms. Bret has over
20 years of experience in the industry and over 10 years as a trainer.
He has been working with SQL Server since version 6.5 and has been
teaching SQL Server since version 7.0. Bret has contributed to multiple
Syngress SQL Server publications starting with Designing SQL Server
2000 Databases for .Net Enterprise Server. He stays involved with the
community by helping to organize the Socal Code Camp and he is
a frequent speaker at Code Camps and User Groups. Bret lives in
Ramona, CA, with his wife, Lori; son, Chase; and daughter, Katie.
Sylvia Vargas has been working with information technology since
1981. Sylvia’s experience in SQL Server started in 1997, although she
has over 20 years’ experience in other relational database technologies,
including IBM SQL/DS, Digital Equipment Corp.’s RDB, and Oracle.
She has worked for state and local governments; Fortune 500
companies, such as Boeing, Disney, and Texaco; and a broad number of
industries, including finance, manufacturing, Internet, and utilities.
She has been a developer, DBA, and manager on everything from
a SQL/DS running on an IBM/Oracle system running UNIX to
SQL Server and DB2 installations.
Sylvia has an undergraduate degree from Fordham University
and an MBA from Pace University in New York. She has worked
at Microsoft since 2006.

Sylvia lives in Seattle, WA, and enjoys bicycling, genealogy, and
the great theatre in the Seattle area. Sylvia also teaches part-time
at the University of Washington’s Extension Certificate Program
teaching SQL Server Development.
Chapter 1 New Features in SQL Server 2008 1
Introduction
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A Word About the Test
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New Feature Overview
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Installation
3
Compressed Backups
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Enhanced Configuration and Management of Audits
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New Table Value Parameter
9
FileStream Data Types
10
Sparse Column Support
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Encryption Enhancements
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Key Management and Encryption
12
High Availability
12
Performance

12
Performance Data Management
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Resource Governor (similar to Query Governor)
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Freeze Plan
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SQL Server 2008 Declarative Management Framework
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Development Improvements
16
LINQ Support
16
MERGE Statement
17
Spatial Data Type
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Analysis Services Improvements
17
ETL/SSIS Enhancements
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Reporting Services
18
No Longer Requires IIS
18
Better Graphing
18
Export to Word Support
18
Deprecated Features

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Discontinued Features
20
Summary of Exam Objectives
21
Exam Objectives Fast Track
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Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions
22
Self Test
23
Self Test Quick Answer Key
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Chapter 2 Installing SQL Server 2008 31
Introduction
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SQL Versions, Requirements, Features, and Differences
32
Planning Your Installation
46
Upgrade Tools
50
Hardware Requirements: CPU, Memory, and Disk
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Operating System Requirements
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Software Requirements

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Establishing Service Accounts
60
Upgrading vs. Side-by-Side Installation 65
Clustered Installation Considerations
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Unattended Installations
67
Post upgrade Activity
68
Database Instances, Files, Locations, Filegroups, and Performance
. . . . . . . . 70
Binary File Locations
71
Filegroups
73
Disk Planning Best Practices
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Summary of Exam Objectives
75
Exam Objectives Fast Track
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Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions
78
Self Test
79
Self Test Quick Answer Key
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Chapter 3 Configuring SQL Server 2008
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Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instances vs. Default Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instance Limitations
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Performance Considerations
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SQL Server Configuration Manager
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Managing Services
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Enabling FileStream
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Managing Connections and Protocols
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Shared Memory
96
Named Pipes
97
VIA
97
TCP/IP
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Changing the TCP Port
97
Aliases
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sp_configure and SQL Server Management Studio
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Advanced Options

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Setting the Maximum and Minimum Memory for SQL Server
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Max Server Memory (MB)
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Min Server Memory (MB)
105
Maximum Degree of Parallelism
106
Security Certifications
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C2 Auditing
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Common Criteria Compliance
107
New Features
107
Backup Compression Default
108
FileStream Access Level
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Database Mail
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Configuring Database Mail
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Full-Text Indexing
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Configuring Full-Text Indexing

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Managing Full-Text Indexes
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Summary of Exam Objectives
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Exam Objectives Fast Track
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Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions
114
Self Test
116
Self Test Quick Answer Key
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Chapter 4 Managing Security
123
Introduction
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Principals
124
Roles
126
The “Principle of Least Privilege”
131
Users
132
Schemas
133
Users versus Logins
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Authentication Mode

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Permissions
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Cross-Database Ownership Chaining
143
Object Permissions
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Log-in Permissions (As Related to Roles)
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Auditing
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Change Data Capture (CDC)
148
Using DDL Triggers
148
The SQL Server Configuration Manager
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Security and SQL Agent
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