SharePoint Admins: the Reluctant DBAs

Todd KlindtThe guy losing his voiceSolanite Consulting

Shane YoungThe guy with his voiceSharePoint911OFC310

Who Am I?

Shane YoungOwner of SharePoint911.comMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server MVPConsultant, Trainer, Writer, & Speaker

shane@sharepoint911.com Twitter - @shanescowsBlog

http://msmvps.com/shaneSharePoint Consulting

http://www.sharepoint911.comSharePoint Training

http://www.tedpattison.net

WSS MVP since 2006Speaker, writer, consultant, AquariusPersonal Blog

www.toddklindt.com/blogCompany web site

www.solanite.comE-mail

todd@solanite.com Twitter @ToddKlindtI consider it an honor and privilege that Shane is so mean to me.

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Session Agenda

Overview of how SharePoint uses SQLOverview of SQL versions and which you would use for whatCare and feeding Best Practices for your SQL serverA couple of cool SQL 2008 features to consider

SQL? I’m a SharePoint admin!

WSS and MOSSFarm configuration is stored in SQL. All SharePoint content is stored in SQL. No exceptions! *Central Admin is a web application and is in its own content databaseSearch gets its own databases

* Except one

Content Databases

Every web application gets a content databaseA web app may have multiple content databasesA site collection must exist completely in a single content databaseA content database may have multiple site collections

SharePoint Containment

ItemsFiles, calendar items, contacts, customers, images, custom

Lists

Doc Lib, Pages, Events, Discussions, Surveys, etc…

Sites

Portal, Wikis, Blogs, Team, Doc, Workspaces, Search Center

Site Collections

The Bag

DatabasesContent, Config, SSP, Search

Web Applications

Central Admin, SSP Admin, Content

Servers

Web Front End, APP, SQL

Farm

Which Version of SQL?SQL 2005 or 200864 bit

If you want to keep a no cost install, use SQL Express instead

SQL 200032 bitBasic Install

Standard or Enterprise?

Standard featuresSupports up to 4 CPUs (including cores)Supports OS Maximum RAM, 4 GB of RAM on 32 bit OSFailover is manual and restricted to two nodesSupports database mirroringNative 64 bit support

Movin’ on up…Enterprise

Full SQL 2005 functionalitySupports more than 4 CPUsSupport for up to 32 GB of RAM on 32 bit OS, OS limitation, not SQL’sActive failover for mirrorsKPI and Analysis Server built inComparison chart of all the versions at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx

Keep your SQL Server Happy

Maintenance PlansCan be created manually or with a wizardEasily modified with a graphical interfaceCan include a variety of operations, including backupsCan use SMTP to email plan success

What should I do in these?

Check database integrityReindex or rebuild database IndexesUpdate statisticsBackupsDefrag the file system

Things you Should Do

Check Database IntegrityVerifies integrity of databasesUses T-SQL command DBCC checkdbVery disk and CPU intensive

Indexes

Reindex databasesDefragments database indexes

Rebuild IndexCompletely recreates the database indexNot needed as oftenShrinking databases fragments your indexes and your data

Backups

Can be part of maintenance planThree types

FullPartialDifferential

Transaction logs

More Backup Recommendations

Can use built in software or third partyAllows for database compression and encryptionResults in smaller backupsCould also result in faster backups, if drive speed is the bottleneck

SQL 2008 Enterprise support compression and encryption out of the box

File system fragmentationSQL will be faster if the database files are contiguous in the file systemUsing the built in defrag tool will have performance ramificationsConsider using something like Diskeeper and its intelligent defragConsider stopping SQL if possible

Drink me

Database size is reduced by dropping unused spaceDo not shrink databases unless something drastic has happened

Massive site or content deletionsRemoving site collections from v2 databasesAbandoning databases

Has a heavy impact on the server

Eat me

Databases grow, it is what they doGrow operations are slow in SQL and will likely result in a fragmented database fileCreate database with enough space for one year’s worth of growth

Database Best Practices

Create multiple TempDB filesPut database and corresponding transaction logs on different spindlesArrange databases according to speedUse autogrow sparinglyKeep your databases under 100 GBUse multiple content databases

More Points to Ponder

Do not alter databases - Microsoft HATES thatIf using SQL 2005, install SP2Can use SharePoint farm backups to back up SQLDon’t forget your system databasesSharePoint 2007 SP1 supports SQL 2008

Noodling around in SQL 2008Todd KlindtSenior ConsultantSolanite Consulting

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Resources

Track ResourcesSpin the Wheel: Attend SharePoint breakout sessions Mon-Thurs and collect the picture of the day. Come by the booth for a chance to spin the SharePoint wheel. Collect all 4 pictures and enter to win a Microsoft Arc Mouse, drawing 11:30am on Friday, game cards at the booth.

Product Info http://www.microsoft.com/SharePoint

Dev ResourcesSharePoint MSDN Web Site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/sharepointSharePoint Developer Resources: http://mssharepointdeveloper.com/

SharePoint Conference 2009 www.mssharepointconference.com

ITPro ResourcesSharePoint Tech Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/SharePoint Best Practices:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736746.aspx

Collect the SharePoint Session Picture of the Day

Attend an Interactive Theater Session and enter to win a Microsoft ARC Mouse

Thursday’s Picture is:

SharePoint Pie

Attend any SharePoint Breakout Session day 1 – 4 and check the last slide for a daily picture.

Come to the TLC yellow area, SharePoint booths OFC 4 & 5 to spin the wheel for a chance to win a prize. The wheel only spins when the SharePoint spotlight is flashing. One spin per person.

Collect all four daily SharePoint pictures and enter to win a Microsoft ARC Mouse. Game cards can be picked up at the booth.

Drawing for Mice on Friday at the wheel at 11:30AM.

Complete an evaluation on CommNet and enter to win!

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