PASS 2012 "Moves Like Jagger" - Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
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The document outlines a presentation by Mark Broadbent on upgrading to SQL Server 2012, focusing on new features, upgrade strategies, and the importance of preparation and reporting for successful upgrades. It discusses the risks and benefits of different upgrade methods and emphasizes the need for thorough analysis of upgrade paths and consolidation candidates. The presentation aims to equip attendees with strategies to minimize downtime and maximize availability during the upgrade process.
PASS 2012 "Moves Like Jagger" - Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
- 1. “Moves Like Jagger” Upgrading to SQL Server 2012 Mark Broadbent Senior SQL Specialist SQLCloud SQLCLOUD.CO.UK November 6-9, Seattle, WA
- 2. About Mark Broadbent “30 billion times more intelligent than a live mattress” Email: mark.broadbent@sqlcambs.org.uk Twitter: retracement Blog: http://tenbulls.co.uk Event Lead to the UK’s first ever SQLSaturday (Cambridge) http://www.sqlsaturday.com/events.aspx Cambridgeshire PASS Chapter UG Leader http://sqlcambs.org.uk DBA-308
- 3. Agenda • Upgrade path • Preparing and reporting for upgrade • Upgrade strategies • Measuring success • Advanced scenarios DBA-308
- 4. But first... why upgrade to 2012? New Features Move to 64-bit New Hardware Mainstream Support Virtualization Consolidation DBA-308
- 5. “My Favourite” New Features Failover Clustering enhancements • Local TempDB • Multi-subnet clustering AlwaysOn Availability Groups Contained Databases ServerCore support DBA-308
- 6. Mainstream Support Product Mainstream Extended Service Pack Support End Support End Support End Windows 2003 2010-07-13 2015-07-14 2009-04-14 Windows 2003R2 2010-07-13 2015-07-14 2009-04-14 Windows 2008 2015-01-13 2020-01-14 2011-07-12 Windows 2008R2 2015-01-13 2020-01-14 2013-04-09 SQL 2005 2011-04-12 2016-04-12 2007-07-10 SQL 2008 2014-07-08 2019-07-09 2010-04-13 SQL 2008R2 2014-07-08 2019-07-09 2012-07-10 http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/#ServicePackSupport DBA-308
- 7. Supported Upgrade Path Requires staged Upgrade to SQL 2005, SQL 2008 /R2 DBA-308
- 8. Edition Hierachy • Level 1 Bullet (24pt) Specialized Editions Principal Editions – Lever 2 Bullet (20pt) • Web • Enterprise • Business Intelligence • Standard Breadth Editions • Developer New Editions • Express No Datacenter Edition • Express LocalDB No AWE support No Itanium support • Evaluation DBA-308
- 9. Database Upgrade Demo November 6-9, Seattle, WA
- 10. Preparing and Reporting for Upgrade Discover candidates for consolidation Document the candidates for upgrade Baseline existing candidates Load test new server Check new server configuration DBA-308
- 11. Capture… Collation Wait Stats MAXDOP Performance Trace Server Shares Application Load LPIM CPU count Statement Execution time NTFS Cluster Size SQL Errorlogs NTFS Security Query Plans RAID Stripe Size Partition Alignment NTFS Cluster Size Instant File Initialization DBA-308
- 12. Discovery and Analysis Toolkit PowerShell Msinfo32.exe WMI TSQL CPU-Z Hardware Vendor Tools Performance Monitor System Center fsutil YOU Profiler SQLStress MAP Toolkit Upgrade Assistant SQLIOSim Upgrade Advisor Distributed Replay SQLIO DBA-308
- 13. Upgrade Strategies In place • Risky, and changing source data • Backout can be difficult, definite downtime Side by side • Risk to live instance • Connectivity considerations Migrate to new server • Less risk, backout easier and upgrade will require less downtime • Implement new features and remove deprecated ones DBA-308
- 14. Reporting for Upgrade Demo November 6-9, Seattle, WA
- 15. Moving SQL to Server Core • How to install or upgrade? • Configuration and management • Performance Monitoring • Restrictions DBA-308
- 16. Moving SQL to AlwaysOn Availability Groups • Should you use a Listener? • No MSDTC support –do you need it? • No Instance Level object failover Failover Clustering • Shared Storage • Validation Both • Windows Failover Cluster requirement • Node Weight DBA-308
- 17. Summary Understand the reason for upgrade before leaping Always look to consolidation candidates Ensure you analyse your upgrade targets & destinations Retain useful historical metrics for future issues Understand your upgrade path Implement new capabilities to your advantage Aim to minimize downtime and maximize availability Be prepared for failure This is your neck on the line, be prepared and be careful! Good luck! DBA-308
- 18. PASS Resources Free SQL Server and BI training Free 1-day Training Events Regional Event Local and Virtual User Groups Free Online Technical Training This is Community Learning Center DBA-308
- 19. Thank you for attending this session and the 2012 PASS Summit in Seattle DBA-308 November 6-9, Seattle, WA