What should you configure?
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Topic 1, ABC Manufacturing Inc.
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a manufacturing company named ABC
Manufacturing.
ABC Manufacturing is based in the New York area. The company has two offices: a main office in
the city and a branch office just outside the city. The company has four factories where their
products are produced. Two factories are in the New York area and the other two factories are in
Washington.
Network Connectivity
The two offices are connected by a 10 Mbps dedicated WAN link.
SQL Server Environment
The main office has four SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition servers named MainDB1, MainDB2,
MainDB3 and MainDB4.
The branch office has two SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition servers named BranchDB1 and
BranchDB2.
The main office has a Development department. All databases used by the Development
department are hosted on MainDB3 and MainDB4.
MainDB1 and MainDB2 host the following databases:
Products
Manufacturing
Sales
HR
Customers
DailyReportsTemp
BranchDB1 and BranchDB2 host the same databases as MainDB1 and MainDB2.
The DailyReportsTemp database is a temporary database that is recreated every day and used for
reporting purposes.
One of the tables in the Customer database lists all the customers. Another table linked to the
customers table contains a list of classifications for the customers. The classifications are Hot,
Warm and Cold based on the number of orders placed by the customers in the last year. The
customers are classified according to the following criteria:
Hot – Over 100 orders placed in a year.
Warm – Between 50 and 100 orders placed in a year.
Cold – Under 50 orders placed in a year.
Stored Procedures
Three tables in the Manufacturing database are modified by a stored procedure named ManProc1.
A segment of code from ManProc1 is as follows:
CREATE PROCEDURE Manufacturing.ManProc1
AS
BEGIN TRANSACTION
UPDATE Manufacturing.Type …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Version …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Revision …
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GO
The same three tables are also modified by a stored procedure named ManProc2.
A segment of code from ManProc2 is as follows:
CREATE PROCEDURE Manufacturing.ManProc2
AS
BEGIN TRANSACTION
UPDATE Manufacturing.Revision …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Type …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Version …
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GO
A product list in the Products database is updated using information from tables in the
Manufacturing database by a stored procedure named ProductUpdateProc. Locks on tables in the
Manufacturing database often cause ProductUpdateProc to take a long time to complete.
A list of manufacturing processes required to create each product is stored in tables in the
Manufacturing database and updated by a stored procedure named ProcessUpdateProc. The
ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure contains several UPDATE statements. The UPDATE
statements are configured to be called in a specific order. The ProcessUpdateProc stored
procedure continues to run in the event of a failure of one of the UPDATE statements. This can
cause inaccurate results in the manufacturing process list.
***Sales Director Statement:***
The Sales Director has made the following observations about the current database design:
The current customer classification system needs to be changed. Currently the customers are
classified by the number of orders placed in the last year. This information is an unreliable guide
as it does not take in to account the size of the orders. I would suggest a trial run of a classification
system based on the revenue generated by the orders placed in the last year. We may add more
than the current three classification types in future. We should have a method of recording
changes to the classifications.
***IT Manager Statement:***
The IT Manager has listed the following requirements for the SQL Server and database
environment:
We need to provide a group of users from the IT and Manufacturing departments the minimum
administrative rights to view database information and server state for the Manufacturing database
on MainDB1.
The Sales database takes too long to back up due to the large amount of historical sales order
data in the database. We need to reduce the backup time for this database.
The DailyReportsTemp database takes four hours to back up. We need to be able to recover the
DailyReportsTemp database in less than one hour if the database storage hardware fails.
We need to be able to immediately return the Manufacturing database to its previous state if the
ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure fails to update the process information correctly.
I also want the ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure to stop running in the event of a failure of
one of the UPDATE statements.
IT Administrators need to be able to monitor the disk space used on the SQL Servers by running
real-time reports on the disk usage.
The Developers would like to install second instances of SQL Server on MainDB3 and MainDB4.
They would like to assign each instance to specific processors on the SQL Servers.
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You need to enable the Developers to assign SQL Server instances on MainDB3 and MainDB4 to
specific processors on the servers.
What should you configure?
You need to modify the Manufacturing.ManProc1 and Manufacturing.ManProc2 stored procedures to minimize the ris
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Topic 1, ABC Manufacturing Inc.
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a manufacturing company named ABC
Manufacturing.
ABC Manufacturing is based in the New York area. The company has two offices: a main office in
the city and a branch office just outside the city. The company has four factories where their
products are produced. Two factories are in the New York area and the other two factories are in
Washington.
Network Connectivity
The two offices are connected by a 10 Mbps dedicated WAN link.
SQL Server Environment
The main office has four SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition servers named MainDB1, MainDB2,
MainDB3 and MainDB4.
The branch office has two SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition servers named BranchDB1 and
BranchDB2.
The main office has a Development department. All databases used by the Development
department are hosted on MainDB3 and MainDB4.
MainDB1 and MainDB2 host the following databases:
Products
Manufacturing
Sales
HR
Customers
DailyReportsTemp
BranchDB1 and BranchDB2 host the same databases as MainDB1 and MainDB2.
The DailyReportsTemp database is a temporary database that is recreated every day and used for
reporting purposes.
One of the tables in the Customer database lists all the customers. Another table linked to the
customers table contains a list of classifications for the customers. The classifications are Hot,
Warm and Cold based on the number of orders placed by the customers in the last year. The
customers are classified according to the following criteria:
Hot – Over 100 orders placed in a year.
Warm – Between 50 and 100 orders placed in a year.
Cold – Under 50 orders placed in a year.
Stored Procedures
Three tables in the Manufacturing database are modified by a stored procedure named ManProc1.
A segment of code from ManProc1 is as follows:
CREATE PROCEDURE Manufacturing.ManProc1
AS
BEGIN TRANSACTION
UPDATE Manufacturing.Type …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Version …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Revision …
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GO
The same three tables are also modified by a stored procedure named ManProc2.
A segment of code from ManProc2 is as follows:
CREATE PROCEDURE Manufacturing.ManProc2
AS
BEGIN TRANSACTION
UPDATE Manufacturing.Revision …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Type …
UPDATE Manufacturing.Version …
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GO
A product list in the Products database is updated using information from tables in the
Manufacturing database by a stored procedure named ProductUpdateProc. Locks on tables in the
Manufacturing database often cause ProductUpdateProc to take a long time to complete.
A list of manufacturing processes required to create each product is stored in tables in the
Manufacturing database and updated by a stored procedure named ProcessUpdateProc. The
ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure contains several UPDATE statements. The UPDATE
statements are configured to be called in a specific order. The ProcessUpdateProc stored
procedure continues to run in the event of a failure of one of the UPDATE statements. This can
cause inaccurate results in the manufacturing process list.
***Sales Director Statement:***
The Sales Director has made the following observations about the current database design:
The current customer classification system needs to be changed. Currently the customers are
classified by the number of orders placed in the last year. This information is an unreliable guide
as it does not take in to account the size of the orders. I would suggest a trial run of a classification
system based on the revenue generated by the orders placed in the last year. We may add more
than the current three classification types in future. We should have a method of recording
changes to the classifications.
***IT Manager Statement:***
The IT Manager has listed the following requirements for the SQL Server and database
environment:
We need to provide a group of users from the IT and Manufacturing departments the minimum
administrative rights to view database information and server state for the Manufacturing database
on MainDB1.
The Sales database takes too long to back up due to the large amount of historical sales order
data in the database. We need to reduce the backup time for this database.
The DailyReportsTemp database takes four hours to back up. We need to be able to recover the
DailyReportsTemp database in less than one hour if the database storage hardware fails.
We need to be able to immediately return the Manufacturing database to its previous state if the
ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure fails to update the process information correctly.
I also want the ProcessUpdateProc stored procedure to stop running in the event of a failure of
one of the UPDATE statements.
IT Administrators need to be able to monitor the disk space used on the SQL Servers by running
real-time reports on the disk usage.
The Developers would like to install second instances of SQL Server on MainDB3 and MainDB4.
They would like to assign each instance to specific processors on the SQL Servers.
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You need to modify the Manufacturing.ManProc1 and Manufacturing.ManProc2 stored procedures
to minimize the risk of deadlocks when the stored procedures execute.
What should you do?
Which of the following would be the best solution?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to meet the design requirement for the ProductTypes table in the Products database.
Which of the following would be the best solution?
What should you configure?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to configure a synchronization solution to copy data from the Current_Inventory
database the DesABCopAppDB database.
What should you configure?
What should you configure?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to enable users to modify data in the database tables using UPDATE operations. You
need to implement a solution that meets the design requirements.
What should you configure?
Which security mechanism should you use?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Which security mechanism should you use?
What should you implement?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to address the design requirement for Deadlocks being analyzed with the use of
Deadlock Graphs.
What should you implement?
What should your solution include?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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The performance of the SPUpdate2 stored procedure needs to be improved. Your solution must
meet the design requirements.
What should your solution include?
Which of the following steps should you perform?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to plan the SQL Server 2012 deployment that meets the design requirements.
Which of the following steps should you perform? (Choose all that apply).
What should you configure?
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Topic 2, ABC Solutions
General Overview
You are the Senior Database Administrator (DBA) for a software development company named
ABC Solutions.
The company develops software applications custom designed to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
ABC Solutions has been asked by a customer to develop a web-based Enterprise Resource
Planning and Management application. The new application will eventually replace a desktop
application that the customer is currently using. The current application will remain in use while the
users are trained to use the new web-based application.
You need to design the SQL Server and database infrastructure for the web-based application.
Databases
You plan to implement databases named Customers, Sales, Products, Current_Inventory, and TempReporting.
The Sales database contains a table named OrderTotals and a table named SalesInfo. A stored
procedure named SPUpdateSalesInfo reads data in the OrderTotals table and modifies data in the
SalesInfo table. The stored procedure then reads data in the OrderTotals table a second time and
makes further changes to the information in the SalesInfo table.
The Current_Inventory database contains a large table named Inv_Current. The Inv_Current table
has a clustered index for the primary key and a nonclustered index. The primary key column uses
the identity property. The data in the Inv_Current table is over 120GB in size. The tables in the
Current_Inventory database are accessed by multiple queries in the Sales database. Another
table in the Current_Inventory database contains a self-join with an unlimited number of
hierarchies. This table is modified by a stored procedure named SPUpdate2. An external
application named ExternalApp1 will periodically query the Current_Inventory database to
generate statistical information.
The TempReporting database contains a single table named GenInfo. A stored procedure named
SPUPdateGenInfo combines data from multiple databases and generates millions of rows of data
in the GenInfo table. The GenInfo table is used for reports. When the information in GenInfo is
generated, a reporting process reads data from the Inv_Current table and queries information in
the GenInfo table based on that data. The GenInfo table is deleted after the reporting process completes.
The Products database contains tables named ProductNames and ProductTypes.
Current System
The current desktop application uses data stored in a SQL Server 2005 database named
DesABCopAppDB. This database will remain online and data from the Current_Inventory
database will be copied to it as soon as data is changed in the Current_Inventory database.
SQL Servers
A new SQL Server 2012 instance will be deployed to host the databases for the new system. The
databases will be hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN) that provides highly available storage.
Design Requirements
Your SQL Server infrastructure and database design must meet the following requirements:
Confidential information in the Current_ Inventory database that is accessed by ExternalApp1
must be securely stored.
Direct access to database tables by developers or applications must be denied.
The account used to generate reports must have restrictions on the hours when it is allowed to
make a connection.
Deadlocks must be analyzed with the use of Deadlock Graphs.
In the event of a SQL Server failure, the databases must remain available.
Software licensing and database storage costs must be minimized.
Development effort must be minimized.
The Tempdb databases must be monitored for insufficient free space.
Failed authentication requests must be logged.
Every time a new row is added to the ProductTypes table in the Products database, a userdefined function that validates the row must be called before the row is added to the table.
When SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the OrderTotals table the first time, the same rows
must be returned along with any newly added rows when SPUpdateSalesInfo queries data in the
OrderTotals table the second time.
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You need to ensure that the account used to generate reports can only connect during certain hours.
What should you configure?