SQL Server Maintenance


Clustering

 

SQL Server 2000 Failover Clustering

 

Federated SQL Servers

 


Federated SQL Server 2000 Servers
Designing Federated Database Servers
SQL Server 2000 Federated Database Performance Tuning and Optimization Tips




Indexes



Index Maintenance
Creating an Index
Clustered Indexes
Using Clustered Indexes

Indexing Dos and Don’ts
Index Creation Guidelines
How To: Optimize SQL Indexes
Indexes.pdf focuses on the B-Tree.
Reading Execution Plans in SQL Server 2000

SQL Server Performance Questions & Answers
Creating and Modifying PRIMARY KEY Constraints
SQL Server Index Fragmentation and Its Resolution
Understanding Indexes (Chapter 21: SAMS Publishing)

SQL Server 2000 Design and Implementation, Part V - Creating and Maintaining Indexes...


Index Tuning Wizard

 

Index Tuning Wizard for Microsoft SQL Server 2000

 

Managing Index Fragmentation



DBCC SHOW CONTIG
DBCC DBRE INDEX
DBCC INDEX DEFRAG
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Index Defragmentation Best Practices


MCSE/MCDBA Exam Study

 

Chapter 3: Physical Database Design and Implementation.pdf

 

Other Maintenance Related Articles



Chapter 39 - Tools, Samples, eBooks, and More (Details the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit CD utilities)
Managing the DTC Service Remotely
SSW Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
Keep SQL Server Up and Running
Shutting Down SQL Server
Starting, Pausing, and Stopping SQL Server
Creating Logins for Databases Restored to a Replacement SQL Server
sp_addlogin
31 SQL Server Tips That Can Save Your Butt
Using OPENXML
Getting the Wrong Identity in Microsoft SQL Server identity Columns?
Entity-relationship modeling
More Trees & Hierarchies in SQL
3.5.4 The Rows Holding the Group-wise Maximum of a Certain Field
Codd's 12 Rules
Reserved Keywords
Tips on Writing Portable SQL Code
Date Functions
Generate Test Data Quickly With Cross Joins
Cold Fusion Functions
Calculating Running Totals 
CAST and CONVERT
Reserved Words for Various Databases
Key Issues
Transact-SQL Cursors




Permissions



Permissions and Other Tools
GRANT
REVOKE
DENY




Performance Tuning



DBCC OPENTRAN
SQL Server Profiler Tips
SQL Server Scalability FAQ
Checklist: SQL Server Performance
Chapter 14 — Improving SQL Server Performance
SQL Server Database Index Performance Checklist
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Performance Tuning Guide
Inside SQL Server 2000's Memory Management Facilities
How to configure memory for more than 2 GB in SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization
Analysis Services: Performance Implications of the Architecture
SQL Server 7.0 Resource Guide > Chapter 6 - Performance Tuning
Chapter 20 - RDBMS Performance Tuning Guide for Data Warehousing
How to Take Advantage of SQL Server 2000 Performance Tuning Tools
How to Collect and Analyze Performance Data in Microsoft SQL Server (WebCast)
Support Web Cast: SQL Server 2000 Profiler: What's New and How to Effectively Use It



Scripts

 

SQL Server Central's: Script Library

 

Troubleshooting & Monitoring




How to troubleshoot connection problems
Monitoring Server Performance and Activity
Q224587 INF: Troubleshooting Application Performance with SQL Server
Q243586 INF: Troubleshooting Stored Procedure Recompilation
Q150934 How to Create a Performance Monitor Log for NT Troubleshooting
Q283696 Job to Monitor SQL Server 2000 Performance and Activity
Q283784 How to View SQL Server 2000 Activity Data

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