You need rules? You need PBM!

Our agenda• What is it? Policy – based management?• How does this all work?• What is coming?• Case Study: SQL Server Health Checks• Thank you!2

What is PBM?

What is PBM? Way to define rules SQL Server 2008/R2/2012 Feature Express Edition and higher (in Express – Limited functionality) Can be used against 2000 and 2005 … kind of4

How does it work?

Main components Facets Conditions Targets Polic On demand Evaluation Modes On schedule y On change: log only On change: prevent Categories6

More on policies…Capturing events with Alerts8

Advanced policiesExecuteSql(‘Numeric’, ‘SELECT COUNT(*) FROMsys.databases’)http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188001.aspxScript as a condition!ExecuteWql(String, rootCIMV2,SELECT StateFROM Win32_ServiceWHERE Name = "SQLAgent$SECOND")http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb895209.aspx9

Central Management SystemWay to evaluate policies on the whole environment!… with few clicks!10

Microsoft – our Friend C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110ToolsPolicies11

syspolicy_policy_categorieViews ssyspolicy_policy_category_subscriptions syspolicy_object_se syspolicy_policies ts syspolicy_target_set ssyspolicy_policy_execution_historysyspolicy_policy_execution_history_details syspolicy_conditions syspolicy_system_health_stat e12

Nested Triggers EXEC sp_configure nested triggers, 1 RECONFIGURE GO13

What is coming?

SQL Server 2012? Availability Database Availability Group Availability Group State 8 new Facets Availability Replica From 76 to 84 Database Replica State Search Property List Sequence Server Role16

SQL Azure?Amm… not supported… in the near future!17

Case Study:SQL Server Health Checks

Customer requirements• Monthly based SQL Server healthcheck – Configuration – Security – Operation details• Approaches – Audit software – Manual checks – EPM Framework• The requirements – Frequency – Graphical interface and drill-down functionality – Compatible with all SQL Server Versions and editions (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)19

The approach• EPM Framework• Schedule and execution specifics• SQL Server Version Specifics• Reporting20

CASE STUDYDEMONSTRATION

Shall we end?

Final wordsPBM is all about managing YOUR environment even better!23

More resources:http://www.mssqltips.com/category.asp?catid=89 – Various articleshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Policy+Based+Management/ - Variousarticleshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/gg508904.aspx - MCM Lecturehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/video/gg508903 - MCM DemoBook: Apress Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy – Based ManagementWhitepaper - http://tinyurl.com/7b2w2ugEnterprise Policy Management Framework ->http://epmframework.codeplex.com/24

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You need rules? You need PBM!

by Boris Hristov on Jan 20, 2012

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