MOSS 2007 and SQL 2008A must!Ing. Eduardo Castro, PhDecastro@mswindowscr.orgComunidad Windows

AgendaMOSS Database ReviewNew SQL 2008 Features Relevant to MOSSDatabase Backup Compression(up to 89% less disk space)Backup Compression with HA/DR (restore times up to 50% less with up to 89% less network usage)Database Mirroring Enhancements (increase availability while reducing network usage by up to 73%)Failover Clustering (much easier to install and manage with increased reliability)Transparent Data Encryption and Backup Encryption (encrypt all data seamlessly)Performance Studio, Central Management, and Policy-Based Management (reduce DBA workload)Additional Resources

Step by Step Guidehttp://andreasglaser.net/post/2008/08/14/Installing-MOSS-2007-on-Windows-Server-2008-and-SQL-Server-2008-Part-1-Overview.aspx

SharePoint and SQL Server 2008Any flavor of SharePoint will benefitOffice SharePoint Server 2007 (Standard or Enterprise)Windows SharePoint Services 3.0You need SP1 to make it work!Existing install: Upgrade to SP1Clean install: Download SharePoint w/SP1 slipstream

SharePoint DatabasesConfiguration – One per farm, stores information about the farm topology and settingsContent – Stores all content; it is usual to have several content databasesWSS Search – Property store for WSS searchSSP Search – Displayable document properties/metadata for MOSS SearchSingle Sign-On – SSO credential mappingsSSP – Other Shared Services such as user profiles, audiences, etc.

Site Collections and Content Databases

Content Database ExampleCompany PortalDocument RepositoryTeam Siteshttp://knowledgehttp://teamDept. PortalsCentral AdminSiteSSP AdminSitehttp://portalhttp://someserver:40203http://someserver:31415My SitesWeb applicationContent DBSite Collectionhttp://my

Database Backups & MOSSDatabase Backups are a large part of backing up SharePointThey’re not everything … still need to address:Filesystem:Installed featuresServer configuration, IIS MetabaseSearch indexGranular RestoresRecycle bin helpsData Protection Manager 20073rd party tools (AvePoint, Commvault, EMC, etc.)Still backing up DB’s is the most important overall and takes up the majority of disk space

Compressed By DefaultOne checkboxturns oncompressionfor allbackups – evenfrom SharePointCentral Admin!

Backup Compression ExampleContent database with ~370K documentsSQL 2008 with compression ran the backup 48% faster and used 80% less disk space compared to SQL 2005Backup Compression can reduce maintenance and hardware expenditures by reducing disk space for backups delaying the need for new Content databases(test corpus was 360,000 text files)

DEMONSTRATIONCompressing SharepointBackups

MOSS High AvailabilityLoad BalancingWebWebWebWebWebWebApplicationMOSS with SQLClusteringSQLSQLLoad BalancingWebWebWebWebWebWebMOSS with SQLMirroring or LogShippingApplicationSQLSQLMirroring orLog Shipping

Backup Compression with HA/DRDatabase backups are needed for many high availability and disaster recovery methods such as Log Shipping and Database MirroringUsing backup compression can significantly reduce the time required for initialize and recovery of your MOSS HA/DR environmentCan significantly improveService Level Agreements(SLA) by reducingdown timeWebWebWebWeb

Database MirroringPopular HA/DR solution that offers zero-to-minimal data-loss for your MOSS database environmentOut-Of-The-Box with SQL Server 2008 STD/EEUp To 73% CompressionSQL Server 2008 introduces several new features including log stream compression and bad page protectionGreat for low bandwidth & heavy log operations (ex. index rebuild)Reduce the cost of network bandwidth in your HA/DR environmentAdditional protection against failing storage hardware (i.e. disks)Can reduce network utilization or improve Service Level Agreement (SLA) depending on transaction patterns

Failover ClusteringRolling upgrade/patch support for SQL Server failover clusters to minimize downtimeImprove failover cluster setup reliabilityIntegrated OS cluster health checksIntegrated SQL Server setup health checksLeverage new setup architectureEnable for sysprep and slip-streamDistributed setup on each node – No remote executionAlign with Windows Server 2008 features16-node failover clusters with SQL 2008 EEMore nodes are perfect for shared DB environmentsIPV6 and DHCP supportHeterogeneous hardware and iSCSI supportNot aligned with OR dependenciesWebWebWebWeb

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)New Feature In SQL 2008Transparently encrypts entire databaseEncrypt all data seamlesslyThis includes backups, transaction logs, and tempdbEasy to ImplementNo programming changes required to implementLow impact (~3-5% CPU) and can be much lower if most of the data is stored in memoryEasy to implement with MOSSRecommended to implement at a Content databaseAll Sites within Site Collections are protectedNo changes to MOSS (i.e. transparent)Consider moving sites which need encryption to their own SQL Server instance for performance

Performance StudioNew Feature in SQL Server 2008 for Performance Management (i.e. monitoring and troubleshooting)SQL Server Performance Dashboard based on system collection sets reportsSever ActivityHigh level SQL Server and system informationShould be turned on all the timeLow overhead (that is, <5 percent)Query StatisticsDetailed SQL Server informationDrill down to performance issues root causeDisk Usage - general disk activity information per databaseAbility for data to be recorded historically and to be persisted across service restarts

PerformanceStudioBenefitsCapacity PlanningTroubleshootingDetermine Usageex. Peaks, Spikes, etc.Advantages for MOSSDetermine heavily utilized content database or sitesExamine usage patterns across a 24 period when your not monitoring the database directlyCapacity planning for moving sites into new site collections

Central ManagementNew Feature in SQL Server 2008 to centrally manage registered servers and groups of serversNew QueryExecute queries against a single registered server or a group of serversAbility to run TSQL against all SQL Server instancesEvaluate PoliciesWorks with new policy-based management to check policies

Central ManagementGreat for managing MOSS installations that span more than one SQL Server instance or MOSS databases that reside in shared SQL Server environmentsExample: SELECT @@VERSION AS ‘SQL Server Version’

Policy-based ManagementPolicy-based management framework for the SQL Server Database EngineEnsure compliance with policies for system configurationImplement and enforce best practicesPrevent/monitor changes to the system by authoring policies for the desired configurationScale management across multiple serversReduce Total Cost of Ownership by simplifying administration tasks

Evaluating PolicyOn Demand (this is the default)Evaluated when the user right clicks on the policy and selects Evaluate from the menu.On Schedule (SQL 2008 only)Takes advantage of SQL Agent to check the policy on a scheduled basisOn Change - Log Only (SQL 2008 only)Evaluates a policy when a change is made and alerts administrators when there is a policy failureOn Change – Prevent (SQL 2008 only)Uses DDL triggers to prevent policy violations

Policy-based Management ExampleMOSS - Best Practices for Capacity Managementhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335963.aspxBest Practice of maximum of 5TB per SQL Server instance and 100GB per Content databaseCreate a policy to check the size of each content databaseCreate another policy to check the size of all content databases on an entire SQL Server instanceOn SQL 2008, schedule the policy to be checked periodicallyOn SQL 2000/2005, check the policy on demand using the Central Management capabilities of SQL Server 2008NOTE: Can be combined with Windows PowerShell to run on-demand policy on a scheduled basis

DEMONSTRATIONUsing SQL Server 2008 Policy

Additional ResourcesSee our blogs for:http://comunidadwindows.orgEduardo Castro Bloghttp://ecastrom.blogspot.comhttp://andreasglaser.net/post/2008/08/14/Installing-MOSS-2007-on-Windows-Server-2008-and-SQL-Server-2008-Part-1-Overview.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/bobgerman/archive/2009/04/07/moss-2007-and-sql-server-2008-better-together.aspx

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