1. Central Management Server Managing Your SQL Server Environment 1

2. Introduction AJ Mendo Email: ajmendo@poriver.comajmendo@poriver.com Blog: http://sqlaj.wordpress.comhttp://sqlaj.wordpress.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SQLAJ/http://twitter.com/#!/SQLAJ/ 2

3. What We Will Cover What is CMS Things to Consider Discovering Your Environment Registering Multiple Servers EPM Demo 3

4. What Is CMS Single Instance of SQL Server Server can’t be in a group it manages * SQL 2008 Standard or higher Can administer SQL 2000, 2005, 2008 and R2 4

5. How Can CMS Help Us Bring Down the Hammer Centrally Manage Your Environment Enforce Standards/Consistency across all servers Compliance Monitoring (HIPAA, SOX) Notified when changes occur / Prevent changes 5

6. Security Windows Authentication Servers must be in domain Connections executed with (current) user context 6

7. Things To Consider CMS vs. Locally Registered Servers Network Monitors CMS logging vs. your login 7

8. Remote Into Server Only when necessary – WHY? Each session consumes the first 2GB of server memory from the Kernel. Users share Disk access RAM Network Access Server hardware Access global objects 8

9. Folder Structure Planning For Growth Offset Folders 7000/700000/750000 9

10. Folder Structure Offsetting folders will allow for project growth 10

11. Add Project Folders 11

12. Discovering Your Environment Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) Free * Low level scan your environment and “find” your servers 12

13. Component Versions Found 13

14. Database Engine Editions 14

15. Components and Instances 15

16. Server Information 16

17. Adding Servers Add Server Manually or With Stored Procedure 17

18. Adding Servers - Details 18

19. EPM – What Is That? Enterprise Policy Management Framework FREE from CodePlex (http://epmframework.codeplex.com/)http://epmframework.codeplex.com/ Reporting solution to extend 2008 PBM to all SQL Servers in your enterprise environment SQL 2000, 2005, 2008 19

20. Cool Reports 20

21. Cool Reports – Details 21

22. Cool Reports – Drilling Down 22

23. In The Weeds 23

24. The Bottom 24

25. DEMO 25

26. Wrap Up What is CMS Things to Consider Discovering Your Environment Registering Multiple Servers EPM 26

27. Questions? 27

28. Resources MAP Tool (Microsoft Assessment and Planning) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx EPM Framework (CodePlex) http://epmframework.codeplex.com/ Cory Brown* Premier Field Engineer, SQL Server, Microsoft 28