LESSON: 3A ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF SQL SERVER 2000 Objectives Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Objectives In this lesson, you will learn about: • • • • Configuring Configuring Configuring Introducing (XML) ©NIIT and Using SQLMail and Using SQLAgentMail and Managing Linked Servers IIS virtual directories to support Extensible Markup Language Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 1 of 26 In this lesson, you will learn about: Configuring Configuring Configuring Introducing 3A.1 and Using SQL Mail and Using SQLAgentMail and Managing Linked Servers IIS virtual directories to support Extensible Markup Language (XML) Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Pre-Assessment Questions ©NIIT 1. Which of the following SQL Server 2000 job step helps SQL Server Agent to find the application source? a) Operating system commands b) Transact-SQL statements c) Microsoft ActiveX scripts d) Replication tasks 2. Which of the following attributes of SQL Server alerts and their messages contains the name of the stored procedure, if the error has occurred in a stored procedure? a) State code b) Procedure name c) Line number d) Message string Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 2 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.2 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Pre-Assessment Questions 3. ©NIIT 3A.3 Which of the following functions state the code attribute of the SQL Server alert and their messages? a) It contains information about the cause of the error, place where the error has occurred, and the object concerned with this error. b) It is used to find the source code location of the error and is used by Microsoft support engineers. c) It indicates the line number of the Transact-SQL statement in the stored procedure, which has caused the error. d) It contains the name of the stored procedure if the error has occurred in a stored procedure. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 3 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Pre-Assessment Questions 4. 5. ©NIIT From the following options, which attribute of the SQL Server alert contains the name of the stored procedure that has generated the error? a) Severity b) Message string c) Procedure name d) State code From the following options which job step of SQL Server 2000 contains the full path to all the executable files and command? a) CMDExec commands b) Transact-SQL statements c) Microsoft ActiveX scripts d) Replication tasks Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 4 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.4 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Solutions to Pre-assessment Questions: Ans 1. a. Operating system commands Ans 2. b. Procedure name Ans 3. b. It is used to find the source code location of the error and is used by Microsoft support engineers. Ans 4. c. Procedure name Ans 5. a. CMDExec commands ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 5 of 26 INSTRUCTOR NOTES Before beginning the session ensure that Employee.mdb is saved under C:. Start the session by telling the students about the additional functions performed by SQL Server 2000, such as sending and receiving mails and integrating different mail servers. Then tell the students that SQL Server performs these functions using the following components: SQL Mail SQLAgentMail Linked Server SQL Server XML support in IIS Discuss the functions of SQL Mail and tell the students about the xp_sendmail system stored procedures used by it during its execution. Then discuss the functions of 3A.5 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 SQLAgentMail. Also tell the students about the various system-stored procedures used by SQLAgentMail during its execution. Now tell the students that before using SQL Mail and SQL AgentMail you need to configure MAPI clients on SQL Server 2000. Then discuss linked server and SQL Server XML support in IIS in brief. Ensure that the following datafiles are installed on the student nodes: Employee.mdb Customers.mdb Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.6 INTRODUCING SQL SERVER 2000 MAIL SERVICES Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 • • SQL Server 2000 provides features to send and receive e-mail messages between multiple database users. To take advantage of all these features, you need to configure the following components: • • • • ©NIIT 3A.7 SQLMail SQLAgentMail Linked Server SQL Server XML support in IIS Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 6 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • • • ©NIIT SQL Server 2000 sends and receives messages by establishing a connection with mail servers. SQL Mail is the mail service of SQL Server 2000 that sends messages to mailboxes and e-mail pagers using the Transact-SQL commands and xp_sendmail extended stored procedure. You can also create a scheduled job for automatic process of e-mail. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 7 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.8 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • Descriptions xp_sendmail Sends e-mail messages from Transact-SQL batches, scripts, triggers, and procedures to the designated user xp_readmail Reads the message xp_startmail Starts the session of SQL Mail xp_stopmail Stops the session of SQL Mail xp_processmail Processes queries as an incoming messages and sends the result set to the designated recipients as an outgoing message xp_deletemail Deletes specified messages xp_findnextmsg Finds the next message in the SQL Server inbox for processing ©NIIT 3A.9 The following table lists the SQL Mail stored procedures and their description: Stored Procedures Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 8 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • • • ©NIIT SQLAgentMail is the mail service of SQL Server 2000 that is used for SQL Server Agent services. Before configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail, you need to install MAPI clients on the SQL Server 2000 computer. Linked server is a component of SQL Server 2000 that links multiple database servers to facilitate exchange of information. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 9 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.10 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • Besides database servers, you can also link SQL Server 2000 database to a text file or a spreadsheet as shown in the following figure: Oracle DB Server OLEDB Provider SQL Server OLEDB Provider OLEDB Provider ©NIIT 3A.11 Additional Features of SQL Server Text Files SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 10 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • SQL Server 2000 supports XML to convert an SQL Server 2000 instance into an XML enabled database server. ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 11 of 26 SQL Server 2000 provides features to send and receive e-mail messages between multiple database users. It provides features to link multiple databases, such as Oracle, or MS Access for the execution of distributed queries. In addition, SQL Server 2000 supports XML for exchange of information across platforms. SQL Server 2000 also provides features for accessing databases through Internet servers, such as IIS. To take advantage of all these features, you need to configure the following components: SQL Mail SQLAgentMail Linked Server SQL Server XML support in IIS SQL Server 2000 sends and receives messages by establishing a connection with mail servers. SQL Server 2000 supports mail servers such as, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows Mail, or Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3). The mails are sent and received using two separate services, SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail. Both these services require Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) client applications, such as Microsoft Outlook and MAPI messaging profile on SQL Server 2000 computer. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.12 MAPI is an interface of Microsoft Windows program that enables you to send and receive e-mail within Windows application. The services also require Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 domain user account to logon to an instance of SQL Server 2000. SQL Mail SQL Mail is the mail service of SQL Server 2000 that sends messages to mailboxes and e-mail pagers using the Transact-SQL commands and xp_sendmail extended stored procedure. It receives and processes mails from a mail system and sends the query response to the designated mail account by creating a reply mail. You can use a result set from a query, a message string, a Transact-SQL statement, or a page for an electronic pager as the content of an e-mail message. For example, consider the following statements: EXEC xp_sendmail ‘Scott@Macaluminium.USA’, @subject = ’Database Login Information’, @query = ‘Select * from master.dbo.master’ The Transact-SQL statement in the preceding example is a part of the content of the e-mail message. You can also create a scheduled job for automatic process of e-mail. The following table lists the SQL Mail stored procedures and their description: Stored Procedures Descriptions xp_sendmail Sends e-mail messages from Transact-SQL batches, scripts, triggers, and procedures to the designated user. xp_readmail Reads the message. xp_startmail Starts the session of SQL Mail. xp_stopmail Stops the session of SQL Mail. xp_deletemail Deletes specified messages. xp_findnextmsg Finds the next message in the SQL Server inbox for processing. 3A.13 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 SQLAgentMail SQLAgentMail is the mail service of SQL Server 2000 that is used for SQL Server Agent services. SQL Server Agent services are server components that run scheduled SQL Server 2000 administrative tasks. SQLAgentMail is used to send e-mail notifications to the designated users when any scheduled task, such as database backup or recovery, succeeds or fails. You can configure SQLAgentMail to send SQL Server alerts when specific event occurs. For example, you can use SQLAgentMail to send an alert to the operators when a particular database event needs immediate action. SQLAgentMail uses its own mail profile and domain account. These mail profiles and domain accounts are different from that of SQL Mail. Prerequisite for Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail Before configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail, you need to install MAPI clients on the SQL Server 2000 computer. In addition, you must also configure the mail or messaging profile of the domain user account. SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail use these configured domain user accounts. You can create the message profile by using MAPI client interface or Mail program from the Control Panel. Apart from stored procedures, triggers and alerts can also be coded to send messages using the SQL Mail system. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.14 Linked Server Linked server is a component of SQL Server 2000 that links multiple database servers to facilitate exchange of information. Using this component you can connect or link multiple database servers, such as Oracle, and Microsoft Access using OLEDB data source and OLEDB data providers. While you configure the linked server, you need to register the connection and data source information of the OLEDB data source with SQL Server 2000. After successful registration, you can always refer the data source with a single logical name. Besides database servers, you can also link SQL Server 2000 database to a text file or a spreadsheet, as shown in the following figure: Oracle DB Server OLEDB Provider SQL Server OLEDB Provider OLEDB Provider Text Files SQL Server You can create and configure the linked server, using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager. You can also create and configure a linked server using the sp_addlinkedserver system stored procedure. SQL Server XML Support in IIS SQL Server 2000 supports XML to convert an SQL Server 2000 instance into an XML enabled database server. With the help of XML enabled database server, you can present the data on the web as XML pages in response to HTTP queries. The generated XML page can be used for exchanging information across different platforms and organizations. To do this, you need to configure IIS virtual directory. The configured IIS virtual directory creates an association with the instance of SQL Server 2000 server that enables access to SQL Server 2000 database objects, such as tables through (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) HTTP. In addition, you can also access the XML document consisting of one or more SQL statements. 3A.15 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 INSTRUCTOR NOTES Additional Inputs Using URL to Access SQL Server 2000 You can access SQL Server 2000 using the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) over the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Using the URL you can: 1. Directly access the database objects, such as tables, view, or triggers of a SQL Server 2000 database. However, this is not recommended due to security reasons. 2. Execute the XML files containing Transact-SQL statements, known as Templates. 3. Execute XML queries. INSTRUCTOR NOTES Now that you have introduced the additional components of SQL Server 2000, you can now tell the students about configuring SQL Mail and SQL AgentMail using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager. Explain the configuration process of both the components in detail. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.16 CONFIGURING SQL MAIL AND SQLAGENTMAIL Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail • • Before configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail, you need to install MAPI clients on the SQL Server 2000 computer. To configure SQL Mail, perform the following steps: 1. ©NIIT 3A.17 Select Start->Programs->Microsoft SQL Server->Enterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager console. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 12 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 2. 3. ©NIIT Expand the Microsoft SQL Server Group->Support Services option. Right-click the SQL Mail option, and select the Properties option to open the SQL Mail Configuration dialog box. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 13 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.18 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) ©NIIT 3A.19 4. Select the profile name from Profile name list as shown. (Enter your user name.) 5. Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 14 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) • ©NIIT To configure SQLAgentMail, perform the following steps: 1. Select Start->Programs->Microsoft SQL Server->Enterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager console. 2. In the Enterprise Manager console, expand the Microsoft SQL Server Group->Management container option. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 15 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.20 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 3. ©NIIT 3A.21 Right-click the SQL Server Agent option, and then click the Properties option to open the SQL Server Agent Properties dialog box. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 16 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 4. ©NIIT In the Mail Session section, from the Mail profile drop-down list box select the messaging profile as shown: Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 17 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.22 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 5. ©NIIT Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 18 of 26 Before configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail, you need to install MAPI clients on the SQL Server 2000 computer. In addition, you need to configure the mail or messaging profile of the domain user account. SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail use these domain user accounts. You can create the message profile using MAPI client interface or using Mail program in Control Panel. Configuring SQL Mail To configure SQL Mail, perform the following steps: 1. Select StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft SQL ServerÆEnterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager console. 2. Expand the Microsoft SQL ServersÆSQL Server Group. Expand Support Services under default instance of SQL Server, as shown. 3A.23 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3. Right-click the SQL Mail option, and select the Properties option to open the SQL Mail Configuration dialog box. 4. Select the profile name from Profile name list box. 5. Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.24 Configuring SQLAgentMail To configure SQLAgentMail, perform the following steps: 1. Select StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft SQL ServerÆEnterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager console. 2. Expand the Microsoft SQL ServersÆSQL Server Group. Expand Management under default instance of SQL Server. 3. Right-click the SQL Server Agent option, and then click the Properties option to open the SQL Server Agent Properties dialog box. 4. In the Mail session section, from the Mail profile drop-down list box select the messaging profile, as shown. 5. Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service. 3A.25 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 INSTRUCTOR NOTES Next, tell the students about configuring linked server in SQL Server 2000. To explain the configuration process of linked server, present the students with a business problem that requires configuring linked server. Explain the solution of the problem in detail by breaking the solution in to several logically related tasks and then discussing these tasks in detail. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.26 CONFIGURING LINKED SERVER Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring Linked Server The Payroll department of Mac Aluminium, Inc., wants to prepare salary slips for the employees of Refractory department. To do this, the Payroll department wants to collect the employee names and salaries of all the employees belonging to the Refractory department. The Payroll department stores the data in SQL Server 2000 database, whereas the Refractory department uses MS Access database. The system administrator of Payroll department wants to collect the required data from the Employee table stored in Employee.mdb database. For easy identification, the system administrator wants to provide the name of the link as SQLMSACCESS. As the system administrator is already authenticated by Windows operating system, the connection to SQL Server 2000 database will be a trusted connection. ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 19 of 26 Problem Statement The Payroll department of Mac Aluminium, Inc., wants to prepare salary slips for the employees of Refractory department. To do this, the Payroll department wants to collect the employee names and salaries of all the employees belonging to the Refractory department. The Payroll department stores the data in SQL Server 2000 database, whereas the Refractory department uses MS Access database. The system administrator of Payroll department wants to collect the required data from the Employee table stored in Employee.mdb database. For easy identification, the system administrator wants to provide the name of the link as SQLMSACCESS. As the system administrator is already authenticated by Windows operating system, the connection to SQL Server 2000 database will be a trusted connection. 3A.27 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Solution Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Task List • • • • ©NIIT Create a link between SQL Server 2000 and MS Access database server. Specify the connection information. Specify the connection mapping. Retrieve employee name and salary from Employee table. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 20 of 26 To solve the preceding problem, perform the following tasks: 1. Create a link between SQL Server 2000 and MS Acesss database server. 2. Specify the connection information. 3. Specify the connection mapping. 4. Retrieve employee name and salary from Employee table. 1: Create a link between SQL Server 2000 and MS ACCESS database. Action: 1. Select StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft SQL ServerÆEnterprise Manager, to open the SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager console. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.28 2. Expand Microsoft SQL Servers from Console Root and then expand SQL Server Group. 3. Expand the default instance of SQL Server 2000 and then expand the Security option, to display the Linked Servers option. 4. Right-click the Linked Servers option, and click the New Linked Server option, as shown, to display the Linked Server Properties dialog box. 2: Specify the connection information The General tab screen of the Linked Server Properties dialog box displays the following options: Linked Server: This option specifies the name of the linked server. SQL Server: This option enables you to specify the default instance of SQ Server 2000 in the Linked server name text box. Other data source: This option allows you to define the linked server using the OLEDB provider. Provider name: This option allows you to specify the provider name for other database servers. 3A.29 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Product name: This option allows you to provide the product name for the OLEDB data source that you want to add as a linked server. Data source: This option allows you to specify corresponding to the linked server. the OLEDB data source alias Provider string: This option allows you to specify property for the corresponding linked server. the OLEDB provider string Action: 1. In the Linked server text box, specify the server name as SQLMSACCESS. 2. In the Server type section, select the Other data source option. 3. Verify that Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider is selected from the Provider name drop-down list, as shown. 4. Enter OLEDB Provider for Jet in the Product name text box and C:\Employee.mdb in the Data source text box, as shown. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.30 Verify that employee.mdb file is saved in the C drive. 3: Specify the connection mapping. The Security tab on the Linked Server Properties dialog box displays the following options: Local Login: This option allows you to connect with the linked server with the local login id. Impersonate: This option verifies the local login id with the login id on the linked server. Remote User: This option enables you to define login id for remote user. Remote password: This option allows you to specify users who are not logged in with local login ID. password for remote Not be made: This option identifies that a connection will not be made for undefined logins. 3A.31 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Be made without using a security context: For undefined logins, this option enables to connect to the linked server without using security context. Be made using the login’s current security settings: This option allows connecting to linked server using the security settings. Be made using this security context: This option allows you to specify login id and password in the Remote login and with password text boxes. Action: 1. Select the Be made without using a security context option, as shown. 2. Click the OK button to close the Linked Server Properties dialog box. 3. The linked Server, SQLMSACCESS, will appear in the linked server node. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.32 4: Retrieve employee name and salary from Emp table. Action: To retrieve data from the Employee table, in the Query Analyzer window, write the following Transact-SQL statement: INSTRUCTOR NOTES Additional Inputs Using Transact-SQL to Configure a Linked Server You can configure a linked server using the sp_addlinkedserver system stored procedure of Transact-SQL. The following is the syntax of the sp_addlinkedserver system stored procedure: sp_addlinkedserver [@server = ] ‘’ In the above syntax: The [@server = ] keyword takes the value of the server_name variable. The server_name variable refers to the default or named instance of SQL Server 2000 that is to be configured as a linked server. 3A.33 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 INSTRUCTOR NOTES Finally, tell the students about setting up an Internet Information Server (IIS) virtual directory for Extensible Markup Language (XML) support in SQL Server 2000. Your system should have IIS installed to before you explain the students about the method to setup IIS virtual directory. To explain the process of setting the IIS virtual directory for XML support, present the students with a business problem that requires setting up an IIS virtual directory. Discuss the solution of the problem in detail. You can break the solution in to number of small tasks to help the students to effectively understand the process of setting up the IIS virtual directory for XML support in SQL Server 2000. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.34 SETTING UP IIS VIRTUAL DIRECTORY FOR XML SUPPORT Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Setting up IIS Virtual Directory for XML Support The head of the Sales department, Derek wants to create a report on the sales transaction of aluminium products that he has to present to the chairman of the organization. Since Derek wants to show the up-to-date sales transaction, he wants to access the recent data and generate the report through a browser. To perform this task, Derek wants to write queries on browser to retrieve the desired data from the Sales table of Customer database. In addition, Derek wants the retrieved data to be in XML format. As Derek has an authenticated user account in Windows operating system, he wants to connect to the SQL Server 2000 database server using Windows domain account. To perform all these operations with ease, Derek hands over this job to the Database Administrator, James. ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 21 of 26 Problem Statement The head of the Sales department, Derek wants to create a report on the sales transaction of aluminium products that he has to present to the chairman of the organization. Since Derek wants to show the up-to-date sales transaction, he wants to access the recent data and generate the report through a browser. To perform this task, Derek wants to write queries on browser to retrieve the desired data from the Sales table of Customer database. In addition, Derek wants the retrieved data to be in XML format. As Derek has an authenticated user account in Windows operating system, he wants to connect to the SQL Server 2000 database server using Windows domain account. To perform all these operations with ease, Derek hands over this job to the Database Administrator, James. 3A.35 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Solution Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Task List • • • • • • ©NIIT Open the IIS Virtual Directory Management for SQL Server Console. Specify the virtual name and path of the database. Specify the authentication for connecting to the database. Specify the server and database name. Specify the type of accessibility to the database server. Verify and access the database through browser. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 22 of 26 To solve the preceding problem, perform the following tasks: 1. Open the IIS Virtual Directory Management for SQL Server Console. 2. Specify the virtual name and path of the database. 3. Specify the authentication for connecting to the database. 4. Specify the server and database name. 5. Specify the type of accessibility to the database server. 6. Verify and access the database through browser. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.36 1: Open the IIS Virtual Directory Management for SQL Server Console. Action: 1. Click StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft SQL ServerÆConfigure SQL XML Support in IIS to display the IIS virtual directory management console. 2. Expand the default server from the console tree, as shown. 2: Specify the virtual name and path of the database 1. Right click the Default Web Site and select the NewÆ Virtual Directory option, as shown, to open the New Virtual Directory Properties dialog box. 3A.37 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 2. The General tab is selected by default. In the Virtual Directory Name section, enter the virtual directory name as Customers in the text box provided. In the Local Path section, enter the full path of the directory containing the files that will be accessible through the virtual directory. Specify the directory name as D:\Inetpub\Customers (The Customers directory should be existing under Inetpub folder of IIS installation drive.) Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.38 3: Specify the authentication for connecting to the database Action: 1. Select the Security tab to select the authentication method for data access. 2. Verify that Use Windows Integrated Authentication option is selected, as shown. 4: Specify the server and database name. 1. Select the Data Source tab. 2. In the SQL Server section of Data Source tab, select the default instance of SQL Server 2000 and in the Database section, select the Customers database from the drop-down list box. 3A.39 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 5: Specify the type of accessibility to the database server. The Settings tab screen allows you to select the type of access you want to provide to the SQL Server 2000 database server through the virtual directory. The Settings tab screen has the following option: Allow URL queries: This option allows you to execute queries by writing SQL statements in the URL. For example, consider the following statement: http://localhost/Cutomers?sql=SELECT+Customers.Name+,+Customers.Ad dress+From+Customers In the above stated example, the http://localhost/Customers specifies the virtual root connection between IIS and SQL Server 2000. The portion after sql= specifies the SQL Server query. The + sign represents the blank spaces because URLs does not support blank spaces. Allow template queries: This option allows you to use an XML template file instead of writing query directly on the URL. An XML template file is a simple file containing the SQL statements along with some XML directives. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.40 Allows XPATH: This option allows controlling the structure and appearance of the returned document. You can also embed XPATH queries in a URL query or a template. Allow Post: This option allows you to pass user input for the processing of query. You can also define the maximum user input size in kilobytes. Action: 1. Select the Settings tab. 2. Select the Allow URL queries option to execute queries through browser. 3. Select the Allow template queries option to execute queries defined in the XML template, as shown. 4. Click the OK button to create virtual directory. 3A.41 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 6: Verify and access the database through browser. Action: 1. Open Internet Explorer and enter the following query in the address bar. http://localhost/customers?sql=SELECT+Prod_id,+sales_fig+FROM+Sale s+FOR+XML+RAW+&root=sales 2. The output of the query is shown in the figure. INSTRUCTOR NOTES FAQs 1. What is the use of configuring a messaging profile? Ans: The messaging profile contains information that is used by the MAPI client to connect to the different mail servers, such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows Mail, or a Post Office Protocol (POP3) Server. 2. Can SQL Mail be set up using Transact-SQL? Ans: Yes, you can set up SQL Mail using Transact-SQL. The xp_startmail system stored procedure of Transact-SQL is used to set up the SQL Mail. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.42 3. How can you view the listing of linked servers in the current instance of SQL Server 2000? Ans: You can view the listing of all the configured linked servers using the sp_linkedservers system stored procedure of Transact-SQL. 3A.43 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 SUMMARY Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Summary In this lesson, you learned that: • The additional features of SQL Server 2000 are: • It enables you to send and receive e-mail messages between multiple database users. • It enables you to link multiple databases, such as Oracle, or MS Access for the execution of distributed queries. • It supports XML for exchange of information across platforms. • It also provides features for accessing databases through Internet servers, such as IIS. ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 23 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.44 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Summary (Contd.) • The following components of the additional features need to be configured: • SQLMail • SQLAgentMail • Linked Server • SQL Server XML support in IIS • SQL Mail, the mail service of SQL Server 2000, sends messages to mailboxes and e-mail pagers using the Transact-SQL commands and xp_sendmail extended stored procedure. ©NIIT 3A.45 Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 24 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Summary (Contd.) • • • SQLAgentMail is the mail service used for SQL Server Agent services. SQL Server Agent services are the server component that runs scheduled task of SQL Server 2000 administration. SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail configuration requires installation of MAPI client such as, Microsoft Outlook on the SQL Server 2000 computer. The system stored procedures used by SQL Mail are: • xp_sendmail • xp_readmail • xp_startmail • xp_stopmail • xp_processmail • xp_deletemail • xp_findnextmsg ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 25 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.46 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Summary (Contd.) • • Linked server is a component that links multiple database servers to exchange information. SQL Server 2000 supports XML to convert an SQL Server 2000 instance into an XML enabled database server. ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 26 of 26 In this lesson, you have learnt that: The additional features of SQL Server 2000 are: x It enables you to send and receive e-mail messages between multiple database users. x It enables you to link multiple databases, such as Oracle, or MS Access for the execution of distributed queries. x x It supports XML for exchange of information across platforms. It also provides features for accessing databases through Internet servers, such as IIS. The following components of the additional features need to be configured: x x x x 3A.47 SQL Mail SQLAgentMail Linked Server SQL Server XML support in IIS Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 SQL Mail, the mail service of SQL Server 2000, sends messages to mailboxes and e-mail pagers using the Transact-SQL commands and xp_sendmail extended stored procedure. SQLAgentMail is the mail service used for SQL Server Agent services. SQL Server Agent services are the server component that runs scheduled task of SQL Server 2000 administration. SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail configuration requires installation of MAPI client such as, Microsoft Outlook on the SQL Server 2000 computer. The system stored procedures used by SQL Mail are: x xp_sendmail x xp_readmail x xp_startmail x xp_stopmail x xp_processmail x xp_deletemail x xp_findnextmsg Linked server is a component that links multiple database servers to exchange information. SQL Server 2000 supports XML to convert an SQL Server 2000 instance into an XML enabled database server. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.48 [...]... Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • SQL Server 2000 supports XML to convert an SQL Server 2000 instance into an XML enabled database server ©NIIT Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 11 of 26 SQL Server 2000 provides features to send and receive e-mail messages between multiple database users It provides features. . .Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Additional Components of SQL Server 2000 (Contd.) • Besides database servers, you can also link SQL Server 2000 database to a text file or a spreadsheet as shown in the following figure: Oracle DB Server OLEDB Provider SQL Server OLEDB Provider OLEDB Provider ©NIIT 3A.11 Additional Features of SQL Server Text Files SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 10 of 26 Administering... Microsoft SQL Server Group->Management container option Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 15 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.20 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 3 ©NIIT 3A.21 Right-click the SQL Server Agent option, and then click the Properties option to open the SQL Server Agent Properties dialog box Additional. .. Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 16 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 4 ©NIIT In the Mail Session section, from the Mail profile drop-down list box select the messaging profile as shown: Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 17 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL. .. Start->Programs->Microsoft SQL Server- >Enterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager console Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 12 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 2 3 ©NIIT Expand the Microsoft SQL Server Group->Support Services option Right-click the SQL Mail option, and... the SQL Mail Configuration dialog box Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 13 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.18 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) ©NIIT 3A.19 4 Select the profile name from Profile name list as shown (Enter your user name.) 5 Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service Additional. .. Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 3A.22 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) 5 ©NIIT Click the Test button to verify the session of mail service Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 18 of 26 Before configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail, you need to install MAPI clients on the SQL Server 2000 computer In addition, you need... messages xp_findnextmsg Finds the next message in the SQL Server inbox for processing 3A.13 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 SQLAgentMail SQLAgentMail is the mail service of SQL Server 2000 that is used for SQL Server Agent services SQL Server Agent services are server components that run scheduled SQL Server 2000 administrative tasks SQLAgentMail is used to send e-mail notifications to... button to verify the session of mail service Additional Features of SQL Server Lesson 3A / Slide 14 of 26 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 Additional Features of SQL Server 2000 Configuring SQL Mail and SQLAgentMail (Contd.) • ©NIIT To configure SQLAgentMail, perform the following steps: 1 Select Start->Programs->Microsoft SQL Server- >Enterprise Manager, to open the Enterprise Manager... instance of SQL Server 2000 server that enables access to SQL Server 2000 database objects, such as tables through (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) HTTP In addition, you can also access the XML document consisting of one or more SQL statements 3A.15 Administering and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 INSTRUCTOR NOTES Additional Inputs Using URL to Access SQL Server 2000 You can access SQL Server 2000 using