Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012: Database Administration (Exam 70-462) 
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
093108
Course Length: 
5 days
Course Description
Overview: 
Course Description 
You have created databases and executed queries on them. You are now ready to perform database administration tasks such as installation of SQL Server instances, configuration of SQL Server databases and settings, monitoring database performance, controlling user access to databases, and database maintenance. In addition to these tasks, SQL Server 2012 provides many advanced features that enable you to manage databases efficiently. By familiarizing yourself with these tasks and features, you can plan, deploy, administer, and maintain SQL Server databases efficiently. In this course, you will perform database administration tasks. 
Course Objectives:
Target Student: 
This course is designed for Database Administrators who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. This course will be attended by database professionals who are familiar with SQL Server databases and who are responsible for administering and maintaining SQL Server databases as their primary job responsibility. In addition, this course can be attended by individuals who develop applications that access SQL Server database. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course you should have some working knowledge of relational databases. You should also be comfortable working with the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System, and be able to use the core functionalities of Windows Server 2012. Also, working knowledge of Transact SQL queries is essential. 
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses: 
•	Relational Database Design Courses
•	Windows Server 2012 courses
•	Microsoft SQL Server 2012: Database Querying: (Exam 70-461)
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor capable of running Hyper-V for hosting 64-bit VMs 
•	Hard disk: 500 GB or above
•	RAM: 8 GB or above
•	Network adapter: Compatible with Windows Server 2012
•	DVD-ROM drive
•	Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
•	1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
•	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard Edition 64-bit operating system 
•	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Enterprise Edition 64-bit
As the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2012 contains only two VM licenses, you need to procure one more VM license to run the three VMs on the physical system. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Identifying the SQL Server Platform and Tools 
Topic A: Overview of SQL Server Features 
Topic B: Create Filegroups and Partitions 
Lesson 2: Deploying SQL Server 
Topic A: Install SQL Server 
Topic B: Migrate SQL Server From a Previous Version 
Lesson 3: Configuring SQL Server 
Topic A: Configure Server Properties 
Topic B: Configure Memory and CPU 
Topic C: Configure Database Mail 
Lesson 4: Managing Databases in SQL Server 2012 
Topic A: Create a Contained Database 
Topic B: Configure Database Options 
Lesson 5: Managing SQL Server Security 
Topic A: Configure Server Security 
Topic B: Create Server Roles 
Topic C: Configure Database Security 
Lesson 6: Implementing Advanced Security Settings 
Topic A: Create Certificate-Based Logins 
Topic B: Apply Auditing and Policy-Based Management Strategies 
Lesson 7: Applying Encryption and Compression 
Topic A: Apply Encryption on Databases 
Topic B: Compress a Database Table 
Lesson 8: Working with Indexes and Log Files 
Topic A: Work with Full Text Indexes 
Topic B: Configure Advanced Storage and Indexing Settings 
Topic C: Configure Log Files 
Lesson 9: Working with Backup and Restore 
Topic A: Perform a Backup 
Topic B: Restore a Database 
Topic C: Import and Export Data 
Topic D: Configure the SQL Server Agent 
Lesson 10: Implementing High Availability 
Topic A: Work with Clustering 
Topic B: Work with Replication 
Topic C: Work with Mirroring and AlwaysOn 
Topic D: Work with Central Management Servers 
Lesson 11: Optimizing Server Performance 
Topic A: Manage Server Performance 
Topic B: Optimize Indexes 
Lesson 12: Troubleshooting Issues and Recovering Databases 
Topic A: Troubleshoot Database Issues 
Topic B: Perform a Database Recovery 
Lesson 13: Performing Advanced Database Management Tasks 
Topic A: Manage Database Infrastructure 
Topic B: Configure SSIS 
Appendix A: Exam 70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases