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

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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

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. sc and

regedit)

cscript(e.g. vbs, jscript)

MMCRSAT

RDPPowerShell RemotingLocal

Remote

WMI

Specialist tools(e.g. sysinternals)

SSH

oclist/ ocsetup

e.g. cygwin & putty

scregedit.wsf

PowerShellPlus modules

DISM

Introduction to Windows Server CoreDemo

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!

Open file and save

Replay from here!

1. Grab config file 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

Installing SQL on Server CoreDemo

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.exeand other adv tools

logman, relog, typeperfhttp://bit.ly/IGKbF0

PowerShellPlus modules

MMCand snap-ins

SSMS

SQLPS

Local

Remote

SQLCMD

WMI(SQL related)

System Monitor

Server Side Traces

Profiler

SQL ManageabilityDemo

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