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Background
You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment that includes the following databases: DB1, DB2,
Reporting.
The environment also includes SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). All
SSRS and SSAS servers use named instances. You configure a firewall rule for SSAS.
Databases
Database Name:
DB1
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are inserted
into DB1 or updated each second. Inserts are made by many different external applications that your
company’s developers do not control. You observe that transaction log write latency is a bottleneck in
performance. Because of the transient nature of all the data in this database, the business can tolerate some
data loss in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
DB2
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are updated or
inserted per second. You observe that the WRITELOG wait type is the highest aggregated wait type. Most
writes must have no tolerance for data loss in the event of a server shutdown. The business has identified
certain write queries where data loss is tolerable in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
Reporting
Notes:
You create a SQL Server-authenticated login named BIAppUser on the SQL Server instance to support users
of the Reporting database. The BIAppUser login is not a member of the sysadmin role.
You plan to configure performance-monitoring alerts for this instance by using SQL Agent Alerts.You need to set up the service accounts that the database engine and SQL Server Agent services will use.
How should you design the solution? To answer, select the appropriate configuration options in the answer
area.
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Background
You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment that includes the following databases: DB1, DB2,
Reporting.
The environment also includes SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). All
SSRS and SSAS servers use named instances. You configure a firewall rule for SSAS.
Databases
Database Name:
DB1
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are inserted
into DB1 or updated each second. Inserts are made by many different external applications that your
company’s developers do not control. You observe that transaction log write latency is a bottleneck in
performance. Because of the transient nature of all the data in this database, the business can tolerate some
data loss in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
DB2
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are updated or
inserted per second. You observe that the WRITELOG wait type is the highest aggregated wait type. Most
writes must have no tolerance for data loss in the event of a server shutdown. The business has identified
certain write queries where data loss is tolerable in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
Reporting
Notes:
You create a SQL Server-authenticated login named BIAppUser on the SQL Server instance to support users
of the Reporting database. The BIAppUser login is not a member of the sysadmin role.
You plan to configure performance-monitoring alerts for this instance by using SQL Agent Alerts.
You need to maximize performance of writes to each database without requiring changes to existing database
tables.
In the table below, identify the database setting that you must configure for each database.
NOTE: Make only one selection in each column. Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Background
You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment that includes the following databases: DB1, DB2,
Reporting.
The environment also includes SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). All
SSRS and SSAS servers use named instances. You configure a firewall rule for SSAS.
Databases
Database Name:
DB1
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are inserted
into DB1 or updated each second. Inserts are made by many different external applications that your
company’s developers do not control. You observe that transaction log write latency is a bottleneck in
performance. Because of the transient nature of all the data in this database, the business can tolerate some
data loss in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
DB2
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are updated or
inserted per second. You observe that the WRITELOG wait type is the highest aggregated wait type. Most
writes must have no tolerance for data loss in the event of a server shutdown. The business has identified
certain write queries where data loss is tolerable in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
Reporting
Notes:
You create a SQL Server-authenticated login named BIAppUser on the SQL Server instance to support users
of the Reporting database. The BIAppUser login is not a member of the sysadmin role.
You plan to configure performance-monitoring alerts for this instance by using SQL Agent Alerts.
You create a login named BIAppUser. The login must be able to access the Reporting database.
You need to grant access to the BIAppUser login in the database.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statements? To answer, drag the appropriate Transact-SQL
segments to the correct locations. Each Transact-SQL segment may be used once, more than once, or not at
all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
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Background
You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment that includes the following databases: DB1, DB2,
Reporting.
The environment also includes SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). All
SSRS and SSAS servers use named instances. You configure a firewall rule for SSAS.
Databases
Database Name:
DB1
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are inserted
into DB1 or updated each second. Inserts are made by many different external applications that your
company’s developers do not control. You observe that transaction log write latency is a bottleneck in
performance. Because of the transient nature of all the data in this database, the business can tolerate some
data loss in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
DB2
Notes:
This database was migrated from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. Thousands of records are updated or
inserted per second. You observe that the WRITELOG wait type is the highest aggregated wait type. Most
writes must have no tolerance for data loss in the event of a server shutdown. The business has identified
certain write queries where data loss is tolerable in the event of a server shutdown.
Database Name:
Reporting
Notes:
You create a SQL Server-authenticated login named BIAppUser on the SQL Server instance to support users
of the Reporting database. The BIAppUser login is not a member of the sysadmin role.
You plan to configure performance-monitoring alerts for this instance by using SQL Agent Alerts.
You need to open the firewall ports for use with SQL Server environment.
In table below, identify the firewall port that you must use for each service.
NOTE: Make only one selection in each column.
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Background
You are the database administrator for Contoso, Ltd. The company has 200 offices around the world. The
company has corporate executives that are located in offices in London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, and
Tokyo.
Contoso, Ltd. has a Microsoft Azure SQL Database environment. You plan to deploy a new Azure SQL
Database to support a variety of mobile applications and public websites.
The company is deploying a multi-tenant environment. The environment will host Azure SQL Database
instances. The company plans to make the instances available to internal departments and partner companies.
Contoso is in the final stages of setting up networking and communications for the environment.
Existing Contoso and Customer instances need to be migrated to Azure virtual machines (VM) according to the
following requirements:
Contoso instances – should use the method requiring the least administrative effort to migrate instances to
Azure Vms.
Customer instances – should use a method that allows customers to bring their own licenses to Azure VMs.
Customers have approved down time for the migration.
The company plans to deploy a new order entry application and a new business intelligence and analysis
application. Each application will be supported by a new database. Contoso creates a new Azure SQL database
named Reporting. The database will be used to support the company’s financial reporting requirements. Youassociate the database with the Contoso Azure Active Directory domain.
Each location database for the data entry application may have an unpredictable amount of activity. Data must
be replicated to secondary databases in Azure datacenters in different regions.
To support the application, you need to create a database named contosodb1 in the existing environment.
Objects

Database
The contosodb1 database must support the following requirements:
a size of at least 200 gigabytes (GB)
1,000 concurrent sessions
point-in-time restore to any point in the two weeks prior to a failure
minimize costs
Application
For the business intelligence application, corporate executives must be able to view all data in near real-time
with low network latency.
Contoso has the following security, networking, and communications requirements:
Multi-Location Load Balancing – to ensure customers have access to their tenants at multiple Azure
locations across the world.
Secure Message/Data Flow – to securely support communication between Azure and on-premises
applications and services.
Accounts should support accessing external domain resources and be configured in the most secure and
lowest-maintenance way possible, including meeting the company policy of regular service account
password changes.
You need to create the contosodb1 database.
How should you complete the Azure PowerShell command? To answer, select the appropriate Azure
PowerShell segments in the answer area.
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Background
You are the database administrator for Contoso, Ltd. The company has 200 offices around the world. The
company has corporate executives that are located in offices in London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, and
Tokyo.
Contoso, Ltd. has a Microsoft Azure SQL Database environment. You plan to deploy a new Azure SQL
Database to support a variety of mobile applications and public websites.
The company is deploying a multi-tenant environment. The environment will host Azure SQL Database
instances. The company plans to make the instances available to internal departments and partner companies.
Contoso is in the final stages of setting up networking and communications for the environment.
Existing Contoso and Customer instances need to be migrated to Azure virtual machines (VM) according to the
following requirements:
Contoso instances – should use the method requiring the least administrative effort to migrate instances to
Azure Vms.
Customer instances – should use a method that allows customers to bring their own licenses to Azure VMs.
Customers have approved down time for the migration.
The company plans to deploy a new order entry application and a new business intelligence and analysis
application. Each application will be supported by a new database. Contoso creates a new Azure SQL database
named Reporting. The database will be used to support the company’s financial reporting requirements. You
associate the database with the Contoso Azure Active Directory domain.
Each location database for the data entry application may have an unpredictable amount of activity. Data must
be replicated to secondary databases in Azure datacenters in different regions.
To support the application, you need to create a database named contosodb1 in the existing environment.
Objects

Database
The contosodb1 database must support the following requirements:
a size of at least 200 gigabytes (GB)
1,000 concurrent sessions
point-in-time restore to any point in the two weeks prior to a failure
minimize costs
Application
For the business intelligence application, corporate executives must be able to view all data in near real-time
with low network latency.
Contoso has the following security, networking, and communications requirements:
Multi-Location Load Balancing – to ensure customers have access to their tenants at multiple Azure
locations across the world.
Secure Message/Data Flow – to securely support communication between Azure and on-premises
applications and services.
Accounts should support accessing external domain resources and be configured in the most secure and
lowest-maintenance way possible, including meeting the company policy of regular service account
password changes.
You need to configure the data entry and business intelligence databases.
In the table below, identify the option that you must use for each database.
NOTE: Make only one selection in each column.
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Background
You manage the Microsoft SQL Server environment for a company that manufactures and sells automobile
parts.
The environment includes the following servers: SRV1 and SRV2. SRV1 has 16 logical cores and hosts a SQL
Server instance that supports a mission-critical application. The application has approximately 30,000
concurrent users and relies heavily on the use of temporary tables.
The environment also includes the following databases: DB1, DB2, and Reporting. The Reporting database is
protected with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). You plan to migrate this database to a new server. You
detach the database and copy it to the new server.
You are performing tuning on a SQL Server database instance. The application which uses the database was
written using an object relationship mapping (ORM) tool which maps tables as objects within the application
code. There are 30 stored procedures that are regularly used by the application.
After reviewing the plan cache you have identified that a large number of simple queries are using parallelism,
and that execution plans are not being kept in the plan cache for very long.
You review the properties of the instance (Click the Exhibit button).
Exhibit:

You need to resolve the identified issues.
Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that answers each question based on the information
presented in the graphic.
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Background
You manage the Microsoft SQL Server environment for a company that manufactures and sells automobile
parts.
The environment includes the following servers: SRV1 and SRV2. SRV1 has 16 logical cores and hosts a SQL
Server instance that supports a mission-critical application. The application has approximately 30,000
concurrent users and relies heavily on the use of temporary tables.
The environment also includes the following databases: DB1, DB2, and Reporting. The Reporting database is
protected with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). You plan to migrate this database to a new server. You
detach the database and copy it to the new server.
You are performing tuning on a SQL Server database instance. The application which uses the database was
written using an object relationship mapping (ORM) tool which maps tables as objects within the application
code. There are 30 stored procedures that are regularly used by the application.
Exhibit

You need to optimize SRV1.
What configuration changes should you implement? To answer, select the appropriate option from each list in
the answer area.
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Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in
the series contains a unique solution. Determine whether the solution meets stated goals.
You have a mission-critical application that stores data in a Microsoft SQL Server instance. The application
runs several financial reports. The reports use a SQL Server-authenticated login named Reporting_User. All
queries that write data to the database use Windows authentication.
Users report that the queries used to provide data for the financial reports take a long time to complete. The
queries consume the majority of CPU and memory resources on the database server. As a result, read-write
queries for the application also take a long time to complete.
You need to improve performance of the application while still allowing the report queries to finish.
Solution: You configure the Resource Governor to set the MAXDOP parameter to 0 for all queries against the
database.
Does the solution meet the goal?

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in
the series contains a unique solution. Determine whether the solution meets stated goals.
You have a mission-critical application that stores data in a Microsoft SQL Server instance. The application
runs several financial reports. The reports use a SQL Server-authenticated login named Reporting_User. All
queries that write data to the database use Windows authentication.
Users report that the queries used to provide data for the financial reports take a long time to complete. Thequeries consume the majority of CPU and memory resources on the database server. As a result, read-write
queries for the application also take a long time to complete.
You need to improve performance of the application while still allowing the report queries to finish.
Solution: You configure the Resource Governor to limit the amount of memory, CPU, and IOPS used for the
pool of all queries that the Reporting_user login can run concurrently.
Does the solution meet the goal?