Trivadis TechEvent 2017 Field report SQL Server by Stephan Hurni

BASEL BERN BRUGG DÜSSELDORF FRANKFURT A.M. FREIBURG I.BR. GENF
HAMBURG KOPENHAGEN LAUSANNE MÜNCHEN STUTTGART WIEN ZÜRICH
Field report
SQL Sever Consolidation / Optimization / Migration
Stephan.Hurni@trivadis.com
15.09.2017
TechEvent September 2017
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1. Getting started
2. Gather and Analyze Environments  the Tool
3. Output
4. Projects and Actions
5. Customer Cases
6. Conclusion

Getting started

Intention
Some suppose..
– They know what SQL Servers they have … almost
– Their operation is appropriate … until certain questions are asked
– Database Maintenance should be done … doing it with Maintenance Plans
But..
– Some things are not as good as it should be
– Performance ... Yes there are some Pain-Points
– Need to save Money and Resources so virtualization and consolidation is the Key … is it?
– New SQL Versions must come in because of Applications prerequisites (need new features)
– And what about the upcoming “General Data Protection Regulation”
 application 25. May 2018

What‘s the plan
Customers ask Trivadis
– …best they can do 
Customers ask Microsoft
– …2nd best they can do, as long Mircosoft will engage Trivadis

What we do
Start with initial Inventory of the whole (Database) Environment
Identify hot spots
– EOL Versions
– unknown Server and Instances
– not standardized Setups
– consolidation potential
– find Painpoints
Recommend optimal new Database Platform Systems
Guide Customers to SQL Server Standards
Plan, Setup and Configure POC or new Platforms
Coach the Customers DBAs, Support the DBAs and deliver SLA

Is it that easy
Plan to change the Platform from physical to virtual
Consolidate SQL Servers increase risks when downtimes are planned or unplanned
Complexity is a concern
Are all Applications new SQL Version aware
 typically this is a mature issue
Get a good Overview on all Servers, Instances, Versions, Databases is not that easy
So we need a valuable Tool to help

Gather and Analyze
Environments

The Tool
Microsoft MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning) Toolkit
– Agentless inventory, assessment, and reporting
– Securely assess to
Windows 10 to Windows 7, Office (365, 2016, 2013),
Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2016,
SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2000,
Hyper-V and many more .. even Oracle
– Uses WMI, ADS, PerfMon to collect Data  no Agents
– Free to use
– Actual Version 9.6
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1640.microsoft-assessment-and-planning-toolkit.aspx#GSG

Why MAP
Helps to understand organization's IT infrastructures and determine the right
Microsoft technologies for the needs
Provides insight into ability to migrate to the latest versions of Microsoft products
Assessment and planning tool for:
– Discovery of computers and applications
– Hardware and software readiness migration
– Capacity planning for server, desktop and virtualization projects
– Public and Private Cloud capacity and migration planning
– Software usage tracking

Engage …
First – achieve a moderate Budget of 3-5 Days
– Phase 1 to Phase 4  onsite 1-2 Days
• Get Security Department on Board (Phase 2 – Phase 3) because of the behavior of the Toolkit (looks as a
thread on some detection systems)
• Includes inventory
– Phase 5  let the Tool collect Performance Metrics during 3 to 5 Weeks time
– Phase 6  2 – 3 Days incl. Presentation
• Analyze data and create Reports and Basic Concepts based on the defined Goals
Customer: please ask us for a tailored offer

Output

MAP Toolkit Inventory (Performance Metrics) - Samples
1. Inventory Report
to identify what’s in the environment
2. Inventory and Metrics over focused Objects
to get detailed Performance facts + figures

MAP Toolkit Inventory SQL Server Versions - Samples
SQL Server Versions
– EOL (2000, 2005)
2008 ends extended support in 09.2019
– SQL 7.0 (found!)
not listed from MAP anymore
SQL Server Components
– Installed?
– Active?

MAP Toolkit Inventory SQL Server Editions - Sample
SQL Server Editions
– Large Potential to Consolidate
– Express Editions
 all known?
 Patching?
 Maintenance?

SQL Server Patchlevels
Quelle: http://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.ch/
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Example:
only 35 of 387
Instances OK!
RC2
since Aug. 2017

Project and Action

Going on …
Customer identified; Planning and Implementation is necessary
– Lot to do but Customer can’t typically do it self
– Specify next steps incl. Actions and Workforce the Customer has to deliver
– Nominate the Migration objects  see overall SQL Server environment picture
– Planning and Engineering of Resources, Systems and High Availability
– Implementation, Setup, Configuration incl. POC, Dev, Test and Production Environment
– Migrating Instances and DBs
– Checks / Tests / implement Standards and TVDTools
Follow up…
– Expand to more Tasks and Objects
– Define further Cooperation
– Know-how transfer
– SLA’s

Main Targets / Goals
Standardized SQL Server Database Environment
– Essential Base
– Consolidating Instances and Databases by reducing the risk of interruptions
– Predictable Performance: CPU Usage, Disk waits, Disk throughput  DB Maintenance
– Organized, real DB operations  not only done by not DBA’s, e.g. System Engineers/Administrators
RPO
– Proofed TXLog Backup to save locations
– Low latency Backup
RTO
– HA for DB‘s as „Normal Case“ due to Standardized SQL Server in HADR AG
– Native SQL Backup in Low latency Network / Backup Location

Availability / Performance
AlwaysOn AGs
– Optimal Protection incl. DR  2-3 sites
Combine new Platforms
– physical, virtual, On Premise, Azure  HyperCloud / Hybrid
Use new SQL Server Features
– Readable Secondary's (Reporting)
– OLTP operational Analytics
– Azure Features
– New Security Features (Masking, RLS, Encryption)

Customer Cases

Customer Cases (1+2 of 4 samples)
– POC to consolidate / optimize to new SQL 2016 Platform
– MAP used initially
– Follow-up Projects
60+ Express Editions found

Customer Cases (3+4 of 4 samples)
– Intended due to lag of licensing
– MAP used initially
– Consolidate / optimize to new SQL 2016 Platform  Follow-up Project
200+ in the whole Enterprise

Conclusion

It is worth to engage …
Initial MAP
– Get real knowledge about the SQL Server environments
– Get focused on:
Pain points, Misconfigurations, not proper licensing, compliance, GDPR
– Show optimization potential (costs, operations, availability)
Referred to the findings …
– Engineering / Implementing / Standardization
– Coaching
– TVDTools / SLA‘s
Ask MS-IC  Patrick Bucher, MS-IC Team-Member or your representativ

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