Setting up the Database Engine Tuning Advisor is a straightforward process, but many new features are available, which we will cover in this section. Before you begin, the prerequisite for properly using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor is a valuable Profiler session.
. Determine the database features (indexes, indexed views, partitioning) you want Database Engine Tuning Advisor to consider adding, removing, or retaining during analysis. For more information, see. Create a workload.
For more information, see. Launch Database Engine Tuning Advisor, and log into an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. For more information, see. On the General tab, type a name in Session name to create a new tuning session. Choose either a Workload File or Table and type either the path to the file, or the name of the table in the adjacent text box.
The format for specifying a table is. Databasename.schemaname.tablename To search for a workload file or table, click the Browse button. Database Engine Tuning Advisor assumes that workload files are rollover files.
For more information about rollover files, see. When using a trace table as a workload, that table must exist on the same server that Database Engine Tuning Advisor is tuning. If you create the trace table on a different server, move it to the server that Database Engine Tuning Advisor is tuning before using it as your workload. Select the databases and tables against which you wish to run the workload that you selected in step 5. To select the tables, click the Selected Tables arrow. Check Save tuning log to save a copy of the tuning log. Clear the check box if you do not want to save a copy of the tuning log.
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You can view the tuning log after analysis by opening the session and selecting the Progress tab. Click the Tuning Options tab and select from the options listed there. For more information, see. Click the Start Analysis button in the toolbar. If you want to stop the tuning session after it has started, choose one of the following options on the Actions menu:. Stop Analysis (With Recommendations) stops the tuning session and prompts you to decide whether you want Database Engine Tuning Advisor to generate recommendations based on the analysis done up to this point. Stop Analysis stops the tuning session without generating any recommendations.
Determine the database features (indexes, indexed views, partitioning) you want Database Engine Tuning Advisor to consider adding, removing, or retaining during analysis. For more information, see. Create a workload. For more information, see. Launch Database Engine Tuning Advisor, and log into an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. For more information, see.
On the General tab, type a name in Session name to create a new tuning session. Choose either a Workload File or Table and type either the path to the file, or the name of the table in the adjacent text box. The format for specifying a table is. Databasename.schemaname.tablename To search for a workload file or table, click the Browse button. Database Engine Tuning Advisor assumes that workload files are rollover files.
For more information about rollover files, see. When using a trace table as a workload, that table must exist on the same server that Database Engine Tuning Advisor is tuning. If you create the trace table on a different server, move it to the server that Database Engine Tuning Advisor is tuning before using it as your workload. Select the databases and tables against which you wish to run the workload that you selected in step 5. To select the tables, click the Selected Tables arrow.
Check Save tuning log to save a copy of the tuning log. Clear the check box if you do not want to save a copy of the tuning log.
You can view the tuning log after analysis by opening the session and selecting the Progress tab. Click the Tuning Options tab and select from the options listed there. For more information, see. Click the Start Analysis button in the toolbar. If you want to stop the tuning session after it has started, choose one of the following options on the Actions menu:. Stop Analysis (With Recommendations) stops the tuning session and prompts you to decide whether you want Database Engine Tuning Advisor to generate recommendations based on the analysis done up to this point.
Stop Analysis stops the tuning session without generating any recommendations.
Get up to speed on installing and administering the world's most popular database, Microsoft SQL Server 2014. First, find out how to plan your installation of SQL Server, and get introduced to the various tools you'll use for administration, such as SQL Server Management Studio. Then follow along with guide Ron Davis as he shows how to automate and set up maintenance plans, import and export data, and index databases. Finally, learn about monitoring SQL Server 2014 and keeping your databases—and users—secure. Instructor. Ron (NorSivad) Davis has spent over forty years in technology, and has held positions ranging from customer engineer-now called technician-through senior manager at a mid-cap US corporation. Ron has owned and operated several businesses over the years and has concentrated on business intelligence for over ten years.
Ron has written over twenty courses for the Microsoft Community Courseware library, which have been distributed and delivered worldwide by Microsoft Learning Partners. Ron lives and works at his home in Plano, Texas, and on his tree farm near Linden, Texas. While in Plano, Ron continues to develop and teach courses, and in Linden he wonders what you do with a tree farm.
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2h 24m 9s. 11,189 viewers. Course Transcript - Let's take a look at the Database Tuning Advisor which is certainly a tool I would experiment with. First thing we have to do is we have to turn on SQL Server Agent. As you see, I've got it highlighted here. This tool, DTA, just like many tools, uses SQL Server Agent to run jobs.
So we're just going to right-click it, and say Start. Are you sure you want to start it? Ok, we're good.
Now, let's show you another little tool. You should never run the DTA against an existing database because we can really hose things. Let's select it, it being the database, right-click, Tasks and we'll look at the Copy Database Wizard.
Next, Source, SQL, Destination, SQL. Just ignore that, we're fine with that. We're going to detach and attach method. If you're going to use a live database then, you know, we're going to use the SMO which is slower and more problem-plagued, but we're going to detach and attach. Next in here, and what do I want to copy? AdventureWorks2014, that sounds good to me.
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Course Contents. Introduction Introduction. 1. Installing SQL Server 2014 1.
Installing SQL Server 2014. 2. Learning the SQL Server Tools 2. Learning the SQL Server Tools. 3. Understanding Data Storage 3.
Understanding Data Storage. 4. Automating Maintenance of SQL Server 4. Automating Maintenance of SQL Server. 5.
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Implementing a Backup Plan 5. Implementing a Backup Plan. 6. Importing and Exporting Data 6. Importing and Exporting Data.
7. Indexing the Databases 7. Indexing the Databases. 8. Monitoring SQL Server 8. Monitoring SQL Server.
9. Understanding SQL Server Security 9. Understanding SQL Server Security. Conclusion Conclusion.