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Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition

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Mark Broadbent
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In 1982 the Dragon32 entered the home computer market but unfortunately there was one small problem ...lower-case letters were almost impossible to access. Two years later Dragon was no more. In 2008 Microsoft released ServerCore providing a fast and streamlined (but reduced functionality) edition of Windows with minimal GUI support and with Windows 2012/R2 Server Core is "by default". Ever since SQL 2012, installation onto Server Core became a "supported" option and meant the single biggest administrative shift for a DBA since the release of SQL 2005 ...or did it? In this exciting session we will discuss administration, configuration and installation of both SQL 2014 and ServerCore in both standalone and advanced AlwaysOn configurations but will the lack of GUI support send Server Core in the same direction as the Dragon32 or spell a bright new beginning for Server based computing and SQL Server?

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SQL 2014 on Server Core Enter The Dragon
Ivan Daniel Campos:
Rui Barreira:
Paulo Matos:
Pedro Simões:
André Batista:
Last but not least... Niko Neugebauer
About Mark Broadbent. Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server “30 billion times more intelligent than a live mattress” PASS UK Regional Mentor Email: mark.broadbent@sqlcambs.org.uk Twitter: retracement Blog: http://tenbulls.co.uk Event Lead to the UK’s first ever SQLSaturday(Cambridge) Event #3 due on Sept 2014 (pre-con/s) and (Community day) https://www.facebook.com/groups/sqlsaturdaycambridge/ Cambridgeshire PASS Chapter UG Leader http://sqlcambs.org.uk
Agenda We will take a look at the following: •Introduction to Windows Server Core •Installation of SQL •SQL Server Manageability •Advanced Implementations of SQL on Core
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
Faster boot times Reduced patching Reduced and obfuscated surface area of attack Reduced .NET Framework Less space consumed Greater Availability Faster Deployment Why move to Server Core?
Active Directory/ Certificate Services/ Domain Services/ Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Active Directory DNS and DHCP Server File Services (including File Server Resource Manager) Hyper-V Print and Document Services Streaming Media Services Web Server (& subset of ASP.NET) Roles supported by Server Core 200R2 For more detail see:- http://bit.ly/JtgzKJ
Configuration of Server Core sconfig Native (e.g. scand regedit) cscript (e.g. vbs, jscript) MMC RSAT RDP PowerShell Remoting Local Remote WMI Specialist tools (e.g. sysinternals) SSH oclist/ ocsetup e.g. cygwin& putty scregedit.wsf PowerShell Plus modules DISM
Introduction to Windows Server Core Demo
Native •Database Engine and Replication •Full Text Search •Analysis Services •Integration Services Server (SSIS Engine) •SQL Client Tools Connectivity SDK •Microsoft Sync Framework (separate install) Remote Only •Management Tools (including SSMS!) •Distributed Replay Client What is Supported for SQL 2014? For more detail see:- http://bit.ly/104lKiV
32 Bit Editions of SQL2012 and SQL 2014 Reporting Services Master Data Services (MDS) Data Quality Services (DQS) SQL Server Books Online SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Client Tools SDK Distributed Replay Controller SQL Client Connectivity SDK …and what is not supported? Well, it depends if you want to add a web browser!
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
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1.Grab configfile from full install on Full-Fat Edition. 2.Replace Features with core compatible ones and remove all lines below. 3.Run file through Wizard, grab new core-compatible file. From Zero to Core Configuration File
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition
Installing SQL on Server Core Demo
How do you install SQL Server on Core? Do you need the Browser Service to automatically start? How to you set static TCP/IP address and port? Do you need to open up Firewall ports? How do you manage and configure storage? Limited graphical support Executing Queries. SQL configuration considerations
SQL Server Administration Tools Cluster.exe and other advtools logman, relog, typeperf http://bit.ly/IGKbF0 PowerShell Plus modules MMC and snap-ins SSMS SQLPS Local Remote SQLCMD WMI (SQL related) System Monitor Server Side Traces Profiler
SQL Manageability Demo
Configure Quorum Cluster Networks Shared or Asymmetric Storage configuration Cluster Validation Availability Group Considerations
Configure Quorum Cluster Networks Shared or Asymmetric Storage configuration Cluster Validation How to create new Clustered Instance? How to add Cluster node to Clustered Instance Clustered Instance Considerations
Server Core provides many benefits and challenges to overcome. Achieve greater availability. Less wasted man hours on deployment and maintenance. Not every technology is currently supported so start thinking outside the box. SQL on Server Core is an excellent combination. Summary

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Enter The Dragon - SQL 2014 on Server Core - SQLSaturday #341 Porto Edition

  • 1. SQL 2014 on Server Core Enter The Dragon
  • 7. Last but not least... Niko Neugebauer
  • 8. About Mark Broadbent. Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server “30 billion times more intelligent than a live mattress” PASS UK Regional Mentor Email: mark.broadbent@sqlcambs.org.uk Twitter: retracement Blog: http://tenbulls.co.uk Event Lead to the UK’s first ever SQLSaturday(Cambridge) Event #3 due on Sept 2014 (pre-con/s) and (Community day) https://www.facebook.com/groups/sqlsaturdaycambridge/ Cambridgeshire PASS Chapter UG Leader http://sqlcambs.org.uk
  • 9. Agenda We will take a look at the following: •Introduction to Windows Server Core •Installation of SQL •SQL Server Manageability •Advanced Implementations of SQL on Core
  • 13. Faster boot times Reduced patching Reduced and obfuscated surface area of attack Reduced .NET Framework Less space consumed Greater Availability Faster Deployment Why move to Server Core?
  • 14. Active Directory/ Certificate Services/ Domain Services/ Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Active Directory DNS and DHCP Server File Services (including File Server Resource Manager) Hyper-V Print and Document Services Streaming Media Services Web Server (& subset of ASP.NET) Roles supported by Server Core 200R2 For more detail see:- http://bit.ly/JtgzKJ
  • 15. Configuration of Server Core sconfig Native (e.g. scand regedit) cscript (e.g. vbs, jscript) MMC RSAT RDP PowerShell Remoting Local Remote WMI Specialist tools (e.g. sysinternals) SSH oclist/ ocsetup e.g. cygwin& putty scregedit.wsf PowerShell Plus modules DISM
  • 16. Introduction to Windows Server Core Demo
  • 17. Native •Database Engine and Replication •Full Text Search •Analysis Services •Integration Services Server (SSIS Engine) •SQL Client Tools Connectivity SDK •Microsoft Sync Framework (separate install) Remote Only •Management Tools (including SSMS!) •Distributed Replay Client What is Supported for SQL 2014? For more detail see:- http://bit.ly/104lKiV
  • 18. 32 Bit Editions of SQL2012 and SQL 2014 Reporting Services Master Data Services (MDS) Data Quality Services (DQS) SQL Server Books Online SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Client Tools SDK Distributed Replay Controller SQL Client Connectivity SDK …and what is not supported? Well, it depends if you want to add a web browser!
  • 22. 1.Grab configfile from full install on Full-Fat Edition. 2.Replace Features with core compatible ones and remove all lines below. 3.Run file through Wizard, grab new core-compatible file. From Zero to Core Configuration File
  • 25. Installing SQL on Server Core Demo
  • 26. How do you install SQL Server on Core? Do you need the Browser Service to automatically start? How to you set static TCP/IP address and port? Do you need to open up Firewall ports? How do you manage and configure storage? Limited graphical support Executing Queries. SQL configuration considerations
  • 27. SQL Server Administration Tools Cluster.exe and other advtools logman, relog, typeperf http://bit.ly/IGKbF0 PowerShell Plus modules MMC and snap-ins SSMS SQLPS Local Remote SQLCMD WMI (SQL related) System Monitor Server Side Traces Profiler
  • 29. Configure Quorum Cluster Networks Shared or Asymmetric Storage configuration Cluster Validation Availability Group Considerations
  • 30. Configure Quorum Cluster Networks Shared or Asymmetric Storage configuration Cluster Validation How to create new Clustered Instance? How to add Cluster node to Clustered Instance Clustered Instance Considerations
  • 31. Server Core provides many benefits and challenges to overcome. Achieve greater availability. Less wasted man hours on deployment and maintenance. Not every technology is currently supported so start thinking outside the box. SQL on Server Core is an excellent combination. Summary