Checklists Chris Shaw Premiere Global Services Colorado PASSCamp 2006

Checklists Do you really mean a checklist. –Yes, just like a pilot will use before take off. Why –So that repetitive mundane tasks do not get forgotten. –So that when audited there is proof of these items being check. –DBA’s are human.

Checklists for What? In my opinion everything you can. –Calendar based tasks –Audits (Security, DDL,ect.) –Schema Changes –Installs and configurations –Replication setup –Trouble Shoot –Baseline –When you start a new position

What not to put into a Checklist Anything that you have automated, and is stable. –H2 Example –Microsoft MOM –Other performance tools.

Don’t forget Management Checklists Performance Reviews Code Reviews Team Building

Ways to Remember Calendar Items Tasks lists Share Point Good Old Fashion Desk Calendar

Example: Daily Checklist –Check the error logs –Check the disk space –Check job failures –Check your backups completed –Re-indexes –DBCC’s

Who should do the checklist Creations should be done from experiences and Sr. DBA’s Everyone in my opinion. I believe this is a great place to get Jr. DBA’s started.

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