Introducing SQL Server 2008 pdf

[...]... Introduction This book is about SQL Server 2008 (Now if only it were that simple.) Take 2… Welcome to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (AKA “Yukon”) Many people have been speculating that the changes from version 2000 to 2005 were more dramatic than those changes that have occurred from 2005 to 2008 Yes, SQL Server 2005 was revolutionary in many respects, but SQL Server 2008 is not without some amazing new... was always such a hassle to go from server instance to server instance, querying system objects, checking various configuration settings, and scouring through all sorts of places to ensure that your SQL Server instances were all compliant That process has changed in SQL Server 2008 Policy Management in SQL Server 2008 Yes, it’s true SQL Server 2008 introduces a new feature known as the Policy-Based... includes those people who will be involved in some capacity with a migration to SQL Server 2008 and people who currently work with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 who want to see the exciting new changes in SQL Server 2008 So should you read this book? If you are interested in learning what new features are available in SQL Server 2008 and you want to know how to begin using these new and improved tools, I suggest... only to objects lower than server in the hierarchy The Server Restriction option applies for servers themselves, so if your policy is based on a condition that is at the server level (server, server performance, server configuration, and so on), it will not have any options for lower-level target sets (such as databases, tables, columns, and so on) 10 Introducing SQL Server 2008 FIGURE 1-6 Policy with... named SQL Server 2005 Or A Later Version is actually created as a predefined condition on installation of SQL Server 2008 Chapter 1 Security and Administration 9 FIGURE 1-5 Condition for SQL Server version 9 (2005) or greater Finally, you would create the policy that would check the Mail Features Disabled condition but additionally specify the SQL Server 2005 Or A Later Version condition in the Server. .. Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 199 Automatic Page Repair 200 Log Performance Enhancements 202 Transparent Client Redirection 203 SQL Server Clustering Enhancements 204 Windows Server 2008 Clustering Enhancements 204 SQL Server Cluster... log violations, or check policies on change and prevent the change if the policy is violated 1 2 Introducing SQL Server 2008 It allows you to manage one or more SQL Server instances on a single server or across multiple servers Rather than waiting for something to go awry, you can set policies based on your server specifications and then have the framework proactively prevent changes based on these policies... policy by running the following Transact -SQL (T -SQL) code Run this first to see advanced options EXEC sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1 RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE Run this second to change the mail configuration EXEC sp_configure ‘Database Mail XPs’, 1 EXEC sp_configure SQL Mail XPs’, 0 RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE 12 Introducing SQL Server 2008 Now your server will fail the policy check Next,... to apply only to SQL Server 2005 or a later version The first step would be to create a condition for Database Mail and SQL Mail disabled (as shown in a previous example for the condition named Mail Features Disabled) Next you would create a condition, as shown in Figure 1-5, for the server s major version greater than or equal to 9 (SQL Server 2000 is version 8, 2005 is version 9, and 2008 is version... product System Requirements This book makes use of not one but two products SQL Server 2008 (CTP 6) and Visual Studio.NET 2008 For some of the work, you will need to have both products installed in order to run code, try examples, and so on For a majority of the content of this book, however, an installation of SQL Server 2008 will suffice These products are available through a variety of avenues, including . capacity with a migration to SQL Server 2008 and people who currently work with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 who want to see the exciting new changes in SQL Server 2008. So should you read this. Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 199 Automatic Page Repair 200 Log Performance Enhancements 202 Transparent Client Redirection 203 SQL Server Clustering Enhancements 204 Windows Server 2008 Clustering. 9 7 80 7 356 2 6058 M T M I M M I Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals Ka l en De l ane y et a l . I S BN 9 7 80 7 356262 4 9 I nside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T -SQL Quer y in g Itzik Ben-Gan, Lubor