Today, I will be continuing the series of articles on the control flow tasks available in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to perform Database Administration (DBA) tasks. We will be designing a SSIS package that checks the database integrity of all the user databases. I am going to start up SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) which leverages the Visual Studio 2010 shell. This development environment replace the older Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) which was released with SQL Server 2005. I will create a project named “check-database-integrity” under the “c:\ssis-depot\”…
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Maintenance & History Cleanup Tasks
Today, I will be continuing the series of articles on the control flow tasks available in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to perform Database Administration (DBA) tasks. We will be designing a SSIS package that executes a data retention policy in regards to backup files and [msdb] history records. One of the most important job functions of a DBA is to have a recent backup chain in which a point in time restore can be performed. A backup chain consists of the most recent FULL backup, differential (DIFF) backup, and…
Backup Database Task – Part 2
Tonight, I will be continuing the series of articles on the control flow tasks available in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to perform Database Administration (DBA) tasks. We will be designing a SSIS package that executes a transaction log backup on all user databases and save the results to a directory of my choosing. One of the most important job functions of a DBA is to have a recent backup chain in which a point in time restore can be performed. A backup chain consists of the most recent FULL…
Backup Database Task – Part 1
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is the newest release of the Visual Studio (VS) development environment for the SQL Server projects. I suggest that you use the 2010 VS Shell since the 2012 VS has some GUI color issues that are reminders of terminal screens in the early 1980’s. I hope they listen to developer feedback and fix this issue in a future release. I will be doing a series of articles on the control flow tasks available in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to perform Database Administration (DBA) tasks.…