This document summarizes a presentation about SQL Server for SharePoint professionals. The presentation covers topics such as the importance of SQL Server for SharePoint, supported SQL Server versions, common SharePoint frustrations involving databases, fundamentals of SQL Server storage and recovery models, preparing disks and installing SQL Server, configuration tips, operational guidance on backups and indexing, and tools and resources for database maintenance.

1. SQL Server for SharePoint Professionals
Thomas Vochten
November 18, 2014 | SharePoint Connect Amsterdam

3. About Me
Thomas VochtenSharePoint MVP. Platform architect. Speaker. Trainer. Involuntary DBA. Consultant at Xylos. V-TSP at Microsoft.
@thomasvochtenhttp://thomasvochten.com
mail@thomasvochten.com

4. Agenda

6. Meet the involuntary DBA
(*) Paul Randal

7. The DynamicDuo
SharePoint & SQL Server

8. Importanceto SharePoint

9. SharePoint 2013

10. Database, anyone?

11. LIMITS & BOUNDARIES
Generalpurpose
200 GB
Controlled
<4 TB
Structured
> 4 TB

12. Limits & boundaries

13. SupportedVersions of SQL

14. Enterprise?

15. System Requirements

16. Which frustrations?

17. More frustrations…

18. SharePoint makesDBA’scry

19. Get rid of the GUID
Grey wizard
GOOD
White wizardBAD

20. PowerShell to the rescue
http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com

21. Fundamentals

22. SQL Server Storage Primer

23. SQL Server databases

24. Recovery Modelshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.02.logging.aspx

25. Simple or full

26. DEMO

27. Preparingthe platform

28. General considerations

29. Plan your disks

30. Prepare your disks
Partitionalignment
1024K everywhere
Allocation unit size
64K for SQL data& logs

31. Prepare your disks

32. SQL Installation

33. Running Setup

39. Post setup

40. DEMO

41. Configuration Tips

42. Don’t forget

43. Instance level settings

48. Setting MAXDOP is mandatory in SharePoint 2013

49. Database level settings

50. SQL Aliases

51. DEMO

52. Operational Guidance

53. Backup/Restore

54. RequiredReading

55. Don’t

56. Do

57. Check for Consistency

58. Index fragmentation
Check “sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats”
Illustration by Paul Randal
* Illustration by Paul Randal

59. Reducing fragmentation

60. Managing Indexes
ALTERINDEXAllDocs_UrlONdbo.AllDocs
REBUILDWITH (ONLINE=ON)
GO
ALTERINDEXtp_SiteId ONdbo.AllLists
REORGANIZE
GO

61. Watch out for the shrink

62. DEMO

63. Tools & Resources

64. Database Maintenancehttp://ola.hallengren.com/

65. Counter Intelligence
http://brentozar.com/blitzhttp://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com/ http://pal.codeplex.com

66. https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/tuning-sql-server-2012-for-sharepoint-2013- jump-start

67. Resourceshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh292622.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298801.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff945791.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841057http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262731.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj841106.aspx

68. Resourcesblogtwitterblogtwitterblogtwitterblogtwitter
http://thomaslarock.com/rankings
#sqlhelp

69. Key Takeaways

70. Thank you!
@thomasvochten