1. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase Shannon Shields Chet Dobbins

2. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | News since the last UC How do I … - Configure SQL Server to support geodatabases? - Create geodatabases? - Control access to my data? - Choose a spatial data storage option? - Make sure that my data is safe? - Maintain good performance? Agenda Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

3. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | News ArcGIS and Microsoft changes since last year

4. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Coming at 10.3 Support for SQL 2014 AlwaysOn connection parameters New Geodatabase Administration Geoprocessing Tools Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

5. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | 10.1 users SQL Server 2012 - SQL Server 2012 Support Patch SQL Server 2012 Support Patch User names containing dot (.) or hyphen (-) - SQL Server User Names With Special Characters Patch SQL Server User Names With Special Characters Patch Both patches require SP1 Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

6. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I…? Common questions when working with SQL Server databases and geodatabases

7. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I… configure SQL Server to support geodatabases?

8. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I configure SQL Server to support geodatabases? Install a supported version of SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server database requirements for ArcGIS 10.2 Must use a Case-Insensitive (CI) collation Can use Windows or Mixed-mode authentication SQL Server Browser not required - Must provide static TCP port on connection Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

9. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | What is the SQL Server Native Client? Microsoft stand-alone DLL Required for connections to SQL Server Install on every single client Must be same or newer version than SQL Server Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server - Support coming at 10.3 Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

10. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Chet Dobbins SQL Server Native Client Demo Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

11. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I… create geodatabases?

12. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Databases and Geodatabases A database is a SQL Server object - There can be many per SQL Server instance A geodatabase is an ArcGIS construct hosted in a database - One allowed in each database Options for creating geodatabases - Use a GP tool to create a new geodatabase from scratch - Use a GP tool to create a new geodatabase in an existing database Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

13. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Creating a geodatabase Demo Chet Dobbins Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

14. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Choosing a geodatabase schema DBO - Owned by the DBO built-in user - Multiple logins can be DBO - Easier to use Windows authentication for administrator SDE - Owned by a database user (SDE) - SDE user needs fewer permissions than DBO - No geodatabase users need to be DBO Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

15. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Special cases Use Enable Geodatabase command when - DBO is database owner, not sysadmin - SDE user, no sysadmin - Windows-authenticated SDE user Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

16. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Points to remember Use GP Tools to create geodatabases - Default size of 500MB data file & 125MB logfile More control over storage? - Use SQL Server tools to create database first Enable geodatabase tool - Create a geodatabase in an existing database, without sysadmin privileges Do not rename a database that contains a geodatabase Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

17. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Access to SQL Server objects are managed with permissions granted to logins, users and roles Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase How do I… control access to my data?

18. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | SQL Server Principals Logins = Authentication - Who is connecting? Users = Authorization - What can this person do in the database? Schemas = Containers - What are logical groups of database objects that should be managed as a whole? Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

19. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Logins Users SQL Server Instance Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

20. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | User-schema relationship For users that create data, ArcGIS requires that user name = default schema name - Not a SQL Server rule Users that are DBO all create data in the DBO schema Data readers & editors do not need a same-named schema Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

21. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Limit Permissions for Most Users Data Owners Data Editors Data Readers Admin Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

22. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Who is DBO? Sysadmin fixed-server role members are DBO in every database Database owner Is DBO in single database Db_owner role members are NOT DBO Have DBO-like permissions Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

23. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Demo Managing permissions Chet Dobbins Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

24. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Permissions needed to read, edit or create data * Needed to create versioned or archived views ** Including feature, SDEGEOMETRY, versioning and archiving support tables, if present TaskRequired permissions CreatorCREATE TABLE, CREATE PROCEDURE and CREATE VIEW* EditorSELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE on objects** plus EXECUTE on stored procedures used to generate sequential values ReaderSELECT on tables** Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

25. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Permissions needed to manage users TaskRequired permissions Create geodatabase userMembership in sysadmin fixed server role Create database roleCREATE ROLE Compress geodatabaseSDE-schema: SDE user, DBO user or member of DB_OWNERS database role DBO-schema: DBO user or member of DB_OWNERS database role Kill geodatabase connectionsMembership in the processadmin fixed server role, and granted VIEW DEFINITION database permission View all geodatabase usersVIEW DEFINITION database permission Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

26. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Permissions needed to manage databases TaskRequired permissions Create enterprise geodatabase Membership in sysadmin fixed server role Upgrade geodatabaseDBO user in database OR Member of DB_OWNERS fixed database role User privileges for geodatabases in SQL Server Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

27. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Password Policies SQL Server uses Windows password policy - Password expiration rules - Complexity rules for strong passwords - Can be disabled Security policy is set on the domain or local OS - Policies may vary from site to site Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

28. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | User-schema with Windows groups A Windows group can be added as a login - Associate the login with a database user - Do not create a matching schema For logins that create data, SQL Server automatically creates matching user and schema Recommendation: Data should be created through explicit Windows or SQL Server login - Use group logins for data readers or data editors Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

29. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Points to remember Creating a user does not give access to data in the database - It must be granted by the data owner ArcGIS tools manage permissions on all parts of a feature class Creating a user with the Create User tool will grant permissions sufficient for creating data Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

30. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I… choose a spatial data storage option?

31. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Three spatial data storage options Esri SDEBINARY Esri type, original type used with SQL Server Microsoft Geometry Planar spatial type, >= SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Geography Geodetic spatial type, >= SQL Server 2008 Access using T-SQL Similar characteristics Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

32. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Demo Spatial data storage Chet Dobbins Geometry Geography SDEBINARY Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

33. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Planar measurement Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

34. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Spherical measurement Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

35. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Points to remember Three storage types are available: SDEBINARY, Geometry and Geography In Geography, calculations are done using Great Ellipse line interpolation, while the others use Cartesian SQL Server manages spatial indexes on Geometry and Geography Microsoft spatial data types provide SQL access to spatial data Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

36. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I… make sure my data is safe?

37. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | BACKUP YOUR DATA NOW Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

38. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I make sure that my data is safe? Backups allow you to recover from: - Media failures - User errors - Hardware failures - Natural disasters Also, backups can be used for: - Copying or moving data between servers - Setting up database mirroring or AlwaysOn Use BACKUP command or Backup task in Management Studio Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

39. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Points to remember Backups are the only way to reliably protect your data 1. Decide how much time you can afford to lose when disaster strikes and data must be restored 2. Create a restore plan that will achieve that goal 3. Create a backup plan that supports your restore plan 4. Implement your plan 5. Test your recovery plan regularly by using real backup media to restore to a system capable of being used in production Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

40. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I… maintain good performance?

41. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | How do I maintain good performance? Standard maintenance - Reconcile/Post/Compress - Rebuild Indexes - Calculate Statistics Layer scale dependencies Spatial Index - Is it being used? - Manual-grid vs autogrid Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

42. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Demo Spatial Indexes Chet Dobbins Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

43. Esri UC 2014 | Technical Workshop | Thank you… Please fill out the session evaluation Wednesday July 16: Offering ID 1280 Thursday July 17: Offering ID 1376 Online – www.esri.com/ucsessionsurveys Paper – pick up and put in drop box Administering Your Microsoft SQL Server Geodatabase

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