MS Sql Server DBA 2012 Set 1

You are the lead database administrator (DBA) of a Microsoft SQL Server environment. All DBAs are members of the DOMAIN\JrDBAs Active Directory group. You grant DOMAIN\JrDBAs access to the SQL Server. You need to create a server role named SpecialDBARole that can perform the following functions: * View all databases. * View the server state. * Assign GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE permissions on logins. You need to add DOMAIN\JrDBAs to the server role. You also need to provide the least level of privileges necessary. Which three SQL statements should you use? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database that has Trustworthy set to On. You create a stored procedure that returns database-level information from Dynamic Management Views. You grant User1 access to execute the stored procedure. You need to ensure that the stored procedure returns the required information when User1 executes the stored procedure. You need to achieve this goal by granting the minimum permissions required. Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance. You need to stop a blocking process that has an SPID of 64 without stopping other processes What should you do?

Users report that an application that accesses the database displays an error, but the error does not provide meaningful information. No entries are found in the SQL Server log or Windows event logs related to the error. You need to identify the root cause of the issue by retrieving the error message. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database server. One of the databases on the server supports a highly active OLTP application. Users report abnormally long wait times when they submit data into the application. You need to identify which queries are taking longer than 1 second to run over an extended period of time. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database. You need to ensure that the size of the transaction log file does not exceed 2 GB. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server server. The MSSQLSERVER service uses a domain account named CONTOSO\SQLService. You plan to configure Instant File Initialization. You need to ensure that Data File Autogrow operations use Instant File Initialization. Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

You administer a single server that contains a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 default instance. You plan to install a new application that requires the deployment of a database on the server. The application login requires sysadmin permissions. You need to ensure that the application login is unable to access other production databases. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server instance that contains a financial database hosted on a storage area network (SAN). The financial database has the following characteristics: * A data file of 2 terabytes is located on a dedicated LUN (drive D). * A transaction log of 10 GB is located on a dedicated LUN (drive E). * Drive D has 1 terabyte of free disk space. * Drive E has 5 GB of free disk space. The database is continually modified by users during business hours from Monday through Friday between 09:00 hours and 17:00 hours. Five percent of the existing data is modified each day. The Finance department loads large CSV files into a number of tables each business day at 11:15 hours and 15:15 hours by using the BCP or BULK INSERT commands. Each data load adds 3 GB of data to the database. These data load operations must occur in the minimum amount of time. A full database backup is performed every Sunday at 10:00 hours. Backup operations will be performed every two hours (11:00, 13:00, 15:00, and 17:00) during business hours. On Wednesday at 10:00 hours, the development team requests you to refresh the database on a development server by using the most recent version. You need to perform a full database backup that will be restored on the development server. Which backup option should you use?