Sql Automation 20090610

Using Automation to Simplify SQL Server Management Greg RobidouxEdgewood Solutionsgregr@edgewoodsolutions.comBullet ManaleIderawww.idera.com

Idera Solutions for SQL ServerPerformance & AvailabilityCompliance & SecurityChange Management Backup & RecoveryAdministration

AgendaWhy AutomateWhat to AutomateHow to AutomateSQL Server ToolsOtherToolsQuestions / Wrap Up3

Why automateRedundant tasksOnly want to know when there are issuesAutomatic recoveryReduce manual stepsCreate a repeatable process4

What to automateBackupsIntegrity ChecksIndex MaintenanceLink Server StatusFree Disk SpaceTransaction Log SizeReplication AlertsDatabase Mirroring AlertsReading SQL Server Error LogScripts to Create ScriptsHigh AvailabilityGathering Performance StatisticsTracePerfmonDMVs5

What to collectBackups – failed and successfulReplication ErrorsMaintenance TasksFailed LoginsSQL Server ErrorsServer Status6

ProcessSetupSetup key components such as Database Mail, Operators, etc…ScriptsCreate scripts or sets of code to gather dataAutomateSchedule process to run and collect data. This could be something you schedule or something that occurs automatically within SQL Server.AnalyzeAnalyze data and determine what to do.NotifySend notification to either a person or another process.7

NotificationsDatabase MailSQL Agent NotificationsAlertsOperatorsOther Tools8

Database MailUses SMTPSetup Default Profilesp_send_dbmailhttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1736http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1100http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=12619

SQL Agent Alert SystemTo send out notifications for scheduled jobs you need to enable a mail profile.10

AutomateOptionsMaintenance PlansScriptingT-SQLPowerShellWindows ScriptSQLCMDSSISEtc…Scheduling11

Maintenance PlansAllows you to automate routine tasks such as: BackupsIndex maintenanceIntegrity checksCleanup tasksCreates SSIS PackagesLimited control12

Maintenance Plan TasksBackup Database TaskCheck Database Integrity TaskExecute SQL Server Agent TaskExecute T-SQL Statement TaskHistory Cleanup TaskMaintenance Cleanup TaskNotify Operator TaskRebuild Index TaskReorganize Index TaskShrink Database TaskUpdate Statistics Task13

Maintenance PlansMaintenance Plans Usemaster.dbo.xp_create_subdirmsdb.dbo.sp_delete_backuphistorymsdb.dbo.sp_purge_jobhistorymsdb.dbo.sp_maintplan_delete_logmaster.dbo.xp_delete_filemsdb.dbo.sp_notify_operatorBACKUP…ALTER INDEX…DBCC CHECKDBDBCC SHRINKDATABASEmsdb.dbo.sp_start_jobUPDATE STATISTICS14

Maintenance Plans – Other OptionsSubplansReportingScheduling15

ScriptingMore work, but gives you more control.Stored Procedures (T-SQL or CLR)SSIS PackagesVBScriptVB.Net or C#PowerShellSMO (SQL Management Objects)SQLCMDUse of DMVs16

Scripting ExamplesIn addition to Maintenance PlansCheck Free Disk SpaceTransaction Log UsageLast Backup InfoReading Error LogsSelectively Rebuild or Reorganize IndexesScheduled Job FailuresBackup FailuresLogin FailuresScripts that Generate Scripts17

Backup All Databases ScriptDECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) -- used for file name SET @path = 'C:\Backup\' SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb') OPEN db_cursor FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate + '.BAK' BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name END CLOSE db_cursor DEALLOCATE db_cursorhttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=107018

Log Space Usage ScriptCREATE TABLE ##logspace(databaseNamesysname,logsize decimal(10,5),logused decimal(10,5),status int)INSERT INTO ##logspaceEXEC ('dbccsqlperf(logspace)')EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @profile_name = 'SQLMail Profile', @recipients = 'gregr@edgewoodsolutions.com', @query = 'SELECT * FROM ##logspace WHERE logused > 75' , @subject = 'Log Space Usage‘DROP TABLE ##logspace19

Free Drive Space ScriptUse sys.xp_fixeddrivesCREATE TABLE #drivespace(drive varchar(20),freespacebigint)INSERT INTO #drivespaceEXEC sys.xp_fixeddrivesSELECT * FROM #drivespaceWHERE freespace < 10000DROP TABLE #drivespace20

Scripts that Generate ScriptsUse system Meta DataStored proceduresIndex drops and creationsConstraints drops and creationsCreate insert statementsSSMS Scriptinghttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1376http://vyaskn.tripod.com/code.htm#inserts21

Reading Error Logs Type of System LogsDatabase MailSQL AgentSQL ServerWindows22

SP_ReadErrorLogEXEC sp_readerrorlogParametersValue of error log file you want to read: 0 = current, 1 = Archive #1, 2 = Archive #2, etc... Log file type: 1 or NULL = error log, 2 = SQL Agent log Search string 1: String one you want to search for Search string 2: String two you want to search for to further refine the resultsEXEC sp_readerrorlog 0, 1, ‘Error’23

XP_ReadErrorLogEXEC xp_readerrorlogParametersValue of error log file you want to read: 0 = current, 1 = Archive #1, 2 = Archive #2, etc... Log file type: 1 or NULL = error log, 2 = SQL Agent log Search string 1: String one you want to search for Search string 2: String two you want to search for to further refine the resultsSearch from start time Search to end timeSort order for results: N'asc' = ascending, N'desc' = descendinghttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1476http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=173524

ScriptingAnother way to read the error logs is to read line by line and searching for keywords.Can be done using any programming language.This tip shows how it can be done using Windows Scripting http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1307Another tool is the Log Parser tool from Microsofthttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en25

SchedulingSQL AgentWindows Scheduled TasksVisualCronOther Third Party ToolsSQL Express – does not include SQL Agent26

SQL AgentCan RunActiveX, CmdExec, Replication, SSAS, SSIS, T-SQLRun when SQL Agent startsSQL Agent Alert Systemsp_start_jobSystem TablesNotificationsLoggingAlerts Can Start Job27

Scheduling – FrequencyBackups - DailyIntegrity Checks - WeeklyIndex Maintenance - WeeklyOther Tasks – DependsReports – Daily, Weekly28

Multi Server AdministrationMaster / TargetManage all scheduled jobs from one server29

AlertsReplicationDatabase MirroringBackupsUser DefinedEtc…ResponseExecute a JobNotify Operatorhttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=939http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=156430

Central Management ServerNew in SQL 2008Allows you to register servers and fire off same query on all serversUses Windows Authentication OnlyCan be used for SQL 2000, 2005 and 2008http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=176731

Other ToolsTracePerfmonDMVshttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1035http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1211http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1722http://www.mssqltips.com/category.asp?catid=3132

Startup ProceduresUSE MASTERGOEXEC SP_PROCOPTION ‘SP_LOG_SERVER_START’, 'STARTUP', 'ON'GOUSE MASTERGOEXEC SP_PROCOPTION ‘SP_LOG_SERVER_START’, 'STARTUP', ‘OFF'GOhttp://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=157433

Questions and Wrap-upThanks to our sponsor: IderaNext webcast in the series: “Under the Hood with SQL Server Fundamentals”Don JonesJuly 8th, 2009, 4pm EDThttps://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/449103978Download SQL diagnostic manager

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