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Build An Affordable SQL Server 2012 Lab

Build An Affordable SQL Server 2012 Lab. Todd Kleinhans Datavail. Who Am I. SQL Server since 1999 Currently a Senior SQL Server DBA consultant at Datavail (www.datavail.com) VP of Marketing for the Denver SQL Server User Group

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Build An Affordable SQL Server 2012 Lab

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  1. Build An Affordable SQL Server 2012 Lab Todd Kleinhans Datavail

  2. Who Am I • SQL Server since 1999 • Currently a Senior SQL Server DBA consultant at Datavail (www.datavail.com) • VP of Marketing for the Denver SQL Server User Group • Presented at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and the Rocky Mountain Trifecta • @toddkleinhans • todd.kleinhans@datavail.com • toddkleinhans.wordpress.com

  3. Objectives • Briefly explain virtualization • Discuss VMWare Workstation 9 • Requirements for 70-462 (6 vms!) • DC, SQL-A, SQL-B, SQL-C, SQL-D, SQL-Core • Build two Gold Masters • Windows Server 2012 Standard • Windows Server 2012 Core • The Secret in the Secret Sauce • Linked clones • Build remaining vms

  4. Not Covered • Clustering • iSCSI used in examples • Virtual hard drive for shared storage • Can be done with vms

  5. Virtualization • Software running inside of software • Host • Is the actual physical hardware • Host can host a variety of operating systems • Guests • Guests are the actual virtual machines (vms) • Generally limited by host resources (disk, memory, CPU) • Thin provisioning of disk space • Don’t actually use real space until you write to it • vms can use/interact with physical devices

  6. VMWare Workstation 9 • Mature product • $250 Electronic software download (ESD) • Supports a ton of features • Virtual Box from Oracle (4.2) • Free • Not quite as capable of VMWare • Can consume a lot of resources • Will try to build a SQL Lab and report results

  7. Host • Set-up • Download free Windows Server 2012 .iso • Download free SQL Server 2012 .iso • Hardware • msinfo32 • SSD

  8. Demo • Start Building! • Move pretty fast - lots of screen switching • Limited use of ZoomIt • Install OS • Install VMWare Tools • Allows cut/paste between host and guest • .NET 3.5 (required for installing SQL Server) • Snapshot/linked clones • Sysprep – Generalize! • On your lab- run Windows Updates

  9. Thank You For Your Time Todd.Kleinhans@datavail.com Good luck with your SQL Lab!

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