Easy way to do rolling upgrades for SQL Server

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The document discusses different methods for performing rolling upgrades of SQL Server without downtime. It focuses on using database mirroring to setup a warm standby server for upgrades. It also briefly discusses using log shipping and availability groups as alternatives. The presentation includes demonstrations of performing rolling upgrades using each of these high availability technologies.

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SQL Server Rolling Upgrades—
The Easy Way!
By Argenis Fernandez
Senior Database Engineer, SurveyMonkey
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About Your Speaker Today
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» SQL Server MVP
» Member of the Database Engineering team at
SurveyMonkey
» Formerly: Senior Consultant, Microsoft Consulting
Services & Senior DBA at Outerwall and Ultimate
Software
» Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008, Microsoft
Certified Solutions Master: Charter - Data Platform
» 2014 Friend of Red Gate Software
» 2012-2013 Idera SQL Server ACE
» DBA/Dev/SysAdmin for 15 years
» Regular Speaker (PASS Summit, PASS SQLRally, SQLBits
XI, TechEd 2013, IT/DevConnections)
» Founded and lead the Security Virtual Chapter for PASS
» Twitter enthusiast; infrequent blogger.

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What is a Rolling Upgrade?
“Upgrade of a software version, performed
without a noticeable downtime or other
disruption of service”

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Scope for Today’s Talk
» Heavy focus on Database Mirroring (Because it’s actually
easy!)
» Will evaluate Log Shipping as an alternative for rolling
upgrades
» Explore (not in detail) how to handle Availability Groups on
SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014
» FCI (Clusters) – brief mention
» We will NOT discuss OS-level upgrades. That’s an ENTIRELY
different talk!

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Features and Builds
» Database Mirroring: SQL Server 2005 SP1 and above
» Failover Cluster Instances: SQL Server 2008 RTM and above
» Availability Groups: SQL Server 2012 RTM and above

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In-Place Upgrades Are Not Great.
» Too much risk inherent to upgrade process
» There is no easy way to test an in-place upgrade
» The last thing you want to find out is that the upgrade failed,
and you’re left with a brick
» Clean installs on freshly imaged servers are always
recommended, if you can afford to have them

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Mirroring for Rolling Upgrades?
» High Availability!
» Available in Standard Edition
» No need for a WSFC (Windows Server Failover Cluster)
» Duplication of data offers a plausible rollback plan, while still
maintaining minimal downtime
» You do NOT need similar hardware for the mirror

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Rolling Upgrades with Mirroring: BOL Diagram
Edition

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Demo
Rolling Upgrade Using Database Mirroring

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Log Shipping Is Underrated
» Included with every Edition of SQL Server
» Mirroring was once referred to as “Real-time Log Shipping”
» You can use the GUI to set it up, or roll your own
» SQL Server jobs can run every 10 seconds, but you can roll
your own scripts and copy/restore even more frequently

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Demo
Rolling Upgrade using Log Shipping

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What About Availability Groups?
» “It’s Complicated!” – Not really
» It might indeed appear complex, but follow best practices and
you’re on your way
» Always upgrade the remote instances first, then the local
secondaries, THEN the primary
» Take cautionary measures to avoid downtime!
» Best reference I can point to is:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn178483.aspx

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Demo
Rolling Upgrade using Availability Groups

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FCI (Failover Clustered Instances)
» Upgrade passive node(s), then failover and upgrade the active
node
» The database will be upgraded upon failover, just like in all the
previous cases.

Questions?
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During this interactive webinar, our presenter discussed how automation can improve support levels and maximize your resources. He also reviewed how SolarWinds® IT operations management (ITOM) solutions can help with alerts, configuration management, capacity planning, and cyberthreat response and prevention. Attendees learned about: Alerts—leverage intelligent alerting to notify the appropriate staff members and use thresholds to trigger alerts Configuration management—for networks, back up and standardize configs and automate repetitive tasks during upgrades; for systems, establish baselines and get notified of changes Capacity planning—monitor system capacity and get notified when trends indicate shortages will occur; get virtualization recommendations based on data from your environment Threat response—establish conditions for active responses to automatically make changes to deter active cyberthreats

Government and Education Webinar: Improving Application Performance

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Government and Education: IT Tools to Support Your Hybrid Workforce

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SolarWinds provides an overview of their IT operations management tools to support hybrid workforces. Their portfolio includes infrastructure and network monitoring, log management, and IT service management tools. They demonstrate their ipMonitor network monitoring tool, Kiwi CatTools for network configuration management, and Kiwi Syslog Server for log collection and management. The webinar aims to show how these tools can help improve visibility, support, and resolution for both on-site and remote users.

Government and Education Webinar: There's More Than One Way to Monitor SQL Da...

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SolarWinds Government and Education Webinar: Virtual Technology Briefing 08.0...

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Attendees spent the day with SolarWinds learning how to get the most out of our network, systems, database, compliance and security products, and IT support tools. We discussed how we responded to the recent security incident, and how we’re moving forward with our Secure by Design approach. Our system engineers dove into the technical details, reviewed new products and features, and demonstrated configuration and integration points. Presentation topics included technical updates on the following: - Network management products and scaling the Orion® Platform - Systems and database monitoring products - Security and compliance products - SolarWinds ITSM and support tools

Government and Education Webinar: Zero-Trust Panel Discussion

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This document summarizes a SolarWinds webinar on zero-trust security for government and education organizations. The webinar covered an introduction to zero-trust principles, best practices and essential elements, the NIST zero-trust architecture, and how organizations can raise their defenses. It also included presentations by SolarWinds executives and an overview of the company and its security and IT management products.

Government and Education: Leveraging The SolarWinds Orion Assistance Program ...

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The webinar provided an overview of the SolarWinds Orion Assistance Program (OAP) which offers upgrade and hotfix assistance at no cost to eligible SolarWinds customers affected by recent security incidents. It introduced Monalytic, a SolarWinds professional services partner, and covered best practices for securing the SolarWinds environment learned from the incidents. The webinar discussed OAP eligibility and services, recommended upgrading systems and changing passwords, and answered questions.

Government and Education Webinar: SQL Server—Advanced Performance Tuning

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Government and Education Webinar: Recovering IP Addresses on Your Network

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In this webinar, we discussed how to recover IP addresses on your network, whether abandoned, static, or reserved. During this interactive webinar, attendees learned about: Gain a more complete view of your network and find abandoned IP addresses Obtain accurate, current information about the IP addresses in use on your network Easily change the address status from “Used” to “Available” Receive alerts when DHCP address pools exceed utilization thresholds

Government and Education Webinar: Optimize Performance With Advanced Host Mon...

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This webinar discussed advanced host monitoring solutions from SolarWinds. It began with an overview of SolarWinds and its various IT management products. It then covered challenges with monitoring hybrid systems, tracking resource usage, and monitoring applications. The presentation demonstrated SolarWinds' host monitoring products for areas like virtual machine monitoring, web application performance, server configurations, and database performance. Additional resources and a question and answer session concluded the webinar.

Government and Education Webinar: Conquering Remote Work IT Challenges

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In this webinar, we discussed how SolarWinds® solutions can help you overcome remote work IT challenges. During this interactive webinar, attendees learned about: Improve network monitoring, configuration, and VPN management with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Monitor the server and application performance of your collaboration systems with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) Utilize configuration management to efficiently deploy upgrades and improve compliance with NCM Support users and systems remotely with tools such as SolarWinds Dameware® Remote Support (DRS) and SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE) Improve IT request management, ticket tracking, and asset management with tools like SolarWinds Web Help Desk® and SolarWinds Service Desk Automate provisioning and permissions management with SolarWinds Access Rights Manager™ (ARM) Locate users and devices on your network with SolarWinds User Device Tracker (UDT)

Government and Education Webinar: SQL Server—Indexing for Performance

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The document provides an overview of indexing strategies for SQL Server to improve database performance. It discusses the different types of index structures including heaps, clustered indexes, and non-clustered indexes. It also covers best practices for choosing good indexes such as focusing on columns that are highly selective, filtered, joined on, or ordered by. The document recommends a clustered index on the primary key for high-volume transaction tables and provides tips for optimizing indexes to reduce I/O.

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