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55246-A: SQL 2016 AlwaysOn High Availability

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Duration

3 days

Language

English / Arabic

Batch Options

4 hours & 8 hours

Upcoming Batch

October 14, 2024
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Course Overview

This course provides in-depth training on SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn, Microsoft’s high availability and disaster recovery solution. Designed for database administrators, IT professionals, and SQL Server specialists, this course covers the essentials of planning, deploying, and managing SQL Server AlwaysOn configurations.

Participants will gain hands-on experience with AlwaysOn Availability Groups and Failover Cluster Instances, learning to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot these features to ensure seamless data availability and resilience. The course also delves into advanced topics such as backup strategies, automatic failover, and multisite deployments, enabling attendees to effectively protect their SQL Server environments against downtime and data loss.

By the end of the course, participants will have the skills and knowledge needed to implement and manage robust availability solutions using SQL Server 2016, ensuring continuous access to critical data and applications.

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Target Audiance

  • Database Administrators
  • System Administrators
  • IT Professionals responsible for managing and maintaining SQL Server databases
  • Infrastructure Architects
  • Data Architects
  • Technical Support Specialists
  • IT Consultants
  • Professionals preparing for Microsoft certification exams related to SQL Server
  • Professionals interested in learning about SQL Server 2016's high availability features
This course includes:
  • Soft copy of Courseware
  • Certificate of Course Complition
  • Experienced and Professional Trainer
  • Lab and Exercises During Training
  • Sample Questions for Exam Prepration
  • Mock Test on the Last Day of Training
  • Exam Registration Guidance
  • 5-Star Training Environmment
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Schedule Dates

14 April 2025 - 16 April 2025
55246-A: SQL 2016 AlwaysOn High Availability
14 July 2025 - 16 July 2025
55246-A: SQL 2016 AlwaysOn High Availability
14 October 2025 - 16 October 2025
55246-A: SQL 2016 AlwaysOn High Availability
14 January 2026 - 16 January 2026
55246-A: SQL 2016 AlwaysOn High Availability

Course Content

  • This module explains the course and objectives.
  • Introduction

  • Concepts and Terminology
  • Table of Availability
  • High Availability
  • Causes of Downtime
  • Planned downtime
  • Unplanned downtime
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
  • Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
  • Recovery Level Objective (RLO)
  • Storage Area Networks (SAN)
  • Edition Changes from SQL 2012
  • SQL Server 2014 Changes
  • SQL Server 2016 Changes
  • Legacy Solutions prior to Always On
  • Failover Cluster Instances
  • Log Shipping
  • A Typical Log Shipping Configuration
  • Monitor Server
  • Replication
  • Database Mirroring
  • Database Mirroring Terminology
  • Principle
  • Mirror
  • Witness (red box in image above)
  • Database Snapshots
  • Limitations of legacy solutions:
  • What do we mean by Always On?
  • Table of Always On Comparison
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Terminology
  • SQL 2014 Changes
  • SQL2016 Changes
  • Understand the role of the SANS

  • Understanding Failover Clustering in Server 2016
  • Statefull High Availability Solution
  • Supported in both Standard and Datacenter
  • Servers should run similar hardware
  • Should run same edition
  • Hyper-V best with datacenter
  • Certified for Windows server logo
  • Shared Storage
  • Quorums
  • Node Majority
  • Node and Disk Majority configuration
  • Node and File Share Majority
  • No Majority
  • Configuration
  • Cluster Networks Best Practices
  • Connection to nodes to shared storage
  • Private network for internal cluster
  • Public network for client connections
  • Cluster Aware Updating
  • Virtual Machine Failover Clustering
  • Preferred Owners
  • Failover Failback
  • Resources
  • Dependences
  • Heartbeat
  • Lab : Set up iSCSI Server
  • Lab : Install the iSCSI VMS
  • Lab : Add Servers to Server Manager for Ease of Management
  • Lab : Add the Windows Cluster Feature to SQL1, SQL2 And SQL3
  • Lab : Create the iSCSI Initators to add the shared storage
  • Lab : Create the Windows Cluster
  • Lab : Add a Clustered Service
  • Lab : Test The Failover Of The Windows Service
  • Lab : Delete Role
  • Lab : Examine the Quorum Settings
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • ISCSI Setup
  • Work with Roles
  • Understand Quorums
  • Understand Windows Failover
  • Understand Cluster Service
  • Understand Preferred Owners
  • Understand Node Majority

  • Failover Cluster Instance
  • As A FCI Appears to A Client
  • Lab : Create A Configuration File By Running The Advanced Cluster Preparation Wizard
  • Lab : Complete The SQL Cluster Installation On SQL1
  • Lab : Install The Cluster On SQL2 And SQL3
  • Lab : Test the SQL Cluster
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Cluster Testing
  • Understand Configuration Files
  • Install Clusters

  • Availability Groups and Replicas
  • Primary Replica
  • Secondary Replicas
  • Availability Group Listener
  • Availability Mode
  • Synchronous Commit Mode
  • Asynchronous Commit Mode
  • Failover Modes
  • Automatic Failover Without Data Loss
  • Automatic Failover Requirements:
  • Manual
  • Manual Failover Requirements
  • Common Topologies
  • Lab : Create a SQL Instance For The Availability Group
  • Lab : Enable the SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group Feature
  • Lab : Set Up For Availability Groups
  • Lab : The Availability Group Wizard
  • Lab : SSMS and Availability Groups
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Enable AlwaysOn
  • Understand and work with availability Groups

  • The Dashboard
  • How to view logs
  • Using replication with Logins
  • Using partially contained databases
  • Lab : The Dashboard
  • Lab : Replicating Logins and Jobs
  • Lab : Contained or Partially Contained Databases
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Understand the Dashboard
  • Perform Logon and Job replication

  • Reporting with Secondary Replicas
  • Configuring a Readable secondary
  • Read-Only Routing
  • Load Balancing
  • Lab: Configure a Read-Only Secondary
  • Database Backups with Secondary
  • Steps of Backup Using secondary
  • Backup Preference Options
  • Lab : Database Backup Using Secondary Replica
  • Lab : Configure a Read-Only secondary
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Perform backups with Secondary Replicas
  • Configure a Read-Only Replica

  • DBCC Checks
  • Database Adding and Removing
  • Lab : Add a Database
  • Lab : Remove a Database
  • Lab : Add a Replica
  • Lab : Remove a Replica
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Add and Remove Databases
  • Add and Remove Replicas

  • The Dashboard in Depth
  • Events
  • Policy Based Managemnt for Availability Groups
  • Lab : Dashboard Wizards
  • Lab : Create an Extended Event Session
  • Lab : Using T-SQL
  • Lab : Policy based management for Availability Groups
  • Lab : Observe a Policy In Action
  • Lab : Create Three Conditions To Be Used In The RTO And RPO Policies
  • Lab : Create Two Policies RTO and RPO
  • Lab : Test The Policies Lab : Change Endpoint Owner
  • Migrating Settings by using Windows Easy Transfer
  • Configuring a Reference Image of Windows 7
  • Configuring a Reference Image
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Change Owners
  • Work with Policies
  • Work with Extended Events

FAQs

Participants should have a fundamental understanding of SQL Server 2012 or 2014, including basic database administration concepts. Familiarity with Windows Server and networking is also recommended.

Participants will engage in practical exercises, such as:

  • Setting up and configuring AlwaysOn Availability Groups
  • Simulating failover scenarios
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting high-availability setups
  • Implementing backup and restore procedures for AlwaysOn configurations

The course typically spans 3 days, combining both lectures and hands-on labs.

This course focuses specifically on SQL Server 2016 and its AlwaysOn high availability features. While some concepts may be applicable to other versions, the course content is tailored to SQL Server 2016.

Yes, if you have experience with SQL Server 2012 or 2014, you’ll find this course beneficial. The course builds on concepts introduced in earlier versions but focuses on the enhancements and new features in SQL Server 2016.

Yes, the course is designed to equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement and manage AlwaysOn configurations in a real-world environment, tailored to your organization’s specific needs.

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