Keeping the Lights on with SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn

Warwick RuddMicrosoft Certified Master (MCM) – SQL 2008Principal Consultant

Warwick@sqlmastersconsulting.com.au@Warwick_Rudd

About Me : Warwick Rudd

• SQL Server Consultant• MCM – SQL Server 2008• MCSM – Data Platform• Certified Trainer• Reviewed 4 SQL Server 2012 Beta

Exams• Blogger on Simpletalk.com• Presenter at:• User Groups• SQLSaturdays• TechED Australia

Contents

HA / DR in your current environment

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn (History)

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn (Components)

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn (Managing)

Demo

HA / DR in your Environment

Technologies possibly being utilised

Single Site WSFC

Multi-Site WSFC

Transaction Log Shipping

Database Mirroring

Virtualisation

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - History

WSFC

Storage

Database Mirroring

SQL Server AlwaysOn Cluster

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Environment

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Environment

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Components

Availability Replicas (Primary & Secondary)

Availability Databases

Availability Groups

Availability Modes (Synchronous & Asynchronous)

Availability Group Listeners

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Security

Configure Security

Primary

Secondary Replica(s)

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Management

T-SQL

Create Availability Group

Alter Availability Group

Drop Availability Group

PowerShell

Setup• New-SqlAvailabilityGroup• New-SqlAvailabilityReplica• Add-SqlAvailabilitGroupDatabase• Join-SqlAvailabilityGroupDatabase

Breakdown• Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroup• Remove-SqlAvailabilityGroupDatabase

Management• Suspend-SqlAvailabilityGroup• Switch-SqlAvailabilityGroup

SSMS

Various Wizards

Dashboards

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn - Licensing

Licensing

Primary

Secondary

Demo

Additional Reading

• AlwaysOn Solutions Guide• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh781257.aspx

• http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/sql-server-2012-alwayson/• Youtube 2 part series video• AlwaysOn Wait Statistics• http://simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/a-first-look-at-sql

-server-2012-availability-group-wait-statistics/

Questions ?

Thank You

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