Exam 70-432:
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
Published: September 30, 2008
Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese
(Brazil), Chinese (Simplified)
Audience(s): IT Professionals
Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Type: Proctored Exam
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Audience Profile
Candidates should have one to two years of experience using SQL Server 2008
or two to three years of experience using a previous version of SQL Server.
Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who have jobs in which database
administration is their main area of responsibility, or they work in
environments in which databases are central to their job roles. These job roles
include the following:
* IT generalists who work in environments in which SQL Server 2008 is part of an
overall solution
* IT professionals who manage systems that run SQL Server 2008
* IT professionals who work with third-party applications that are built on SQL
Server 2008
* Developers who build applications that use SQL Server 2008
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Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-432: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and
Maintenance, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
* Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft SQL Server 2008,
Implementation and Maintenance
Note
This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice
and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive
testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format
in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for
the exam, regardless of its format.
Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed
below.The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on
the exam.
Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 (10 percent)
* Install SQL Server 2008 and related services.
This objective may include but is not limited to: file locations; default paths;
service accounts
* Configure SQL Server instances.
This objective may include but is not limited to: sp_configure
* Configure SQL Server services.
This objective may include but is not limited to: configuration manager; SQL
browser
* Configure additional SQL Server components.
This objective may include but is not limited to: SQL Server Integration
Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting
Services (SSRS), replication
* Implement database mail.
This objective may include but is not limited to: set up and configure
* Configure full-text indexing.
This objective may include but is not limited to: enable/disable, index
population
Maintaining SQL Server Instances (13 percent)
* Manage SQL Server Agent jobs.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create and schedule jobs;
notification of job execution; disable/enable jobs; change job step order;
logging
* Manage SQL Server Agent alerts.
This objective may include but is not limited to: performance condition alerts;
SQL event alerts; Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) alerts
* Manage SQL Server Agent operators.
This objective may include but is not limited to: operator schedules; fail safe
operator; add a new operator; notification methods
* Implement the declarative management framework (DMF).
This objective may include but is not limited to: create a policy; verify a
policy; schedule a policy compliance check; enforce a policy; create a condition
* Back up a SQL Server environment.
This objective may include but is not limited to: operating system-level
concepts
Managing SQL Server Security (15 percent)
* Manage logins and server roles.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create logins; disable/enable
logins; security model (authentication mode); password policy enforcement; fixed
server roles; alter logins
* Manage users and database roles.
This objective may include but is not limited to: user mapping; user-defined
roles; fixed roles; guest, public, dbo; creating and deleting user roles
* Manage SQL Server instance permissions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: logon triggers; permissions
vs. fixed role membership; cross-database ownership chaining; impersonation
* Manage database permissions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: impersonation; cross-database
ownership chaining
* Manage schema permissions and object permissions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: manage schema ownership
* Audit SQL Server instances.
This objective may include but is not limited to: use DDL triggers and logon
triggers; C2; common criteria; login Failures; event notifications
* Manage transparent data encryption.
This objective may include but is not limited to: impact of transparent data
encryption on backups
* Configure surface area.
This objective may include but is not limited to: sp_configure
Maintaining a SQL Server Database (16 percent)
* Back up databases.
This objective may include but is not limited to: full backups; differential
backups; transaction log; compressed backups; file and filegroup backups;
verifying backup
* Restore databases.
This objective may include but is not limited to: online restores; full
restores; differential restores; transaction log; file and filegroup restores;
verifying restore; tail of the transaction log
* Manage and configure databases.
This objective may include but is not limited to: files, file groups, and
related options; database options; recovery model; attach/detach data
* Manage database snapshots.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create, drop, revert
* Maintain database integrity.
This objective may include but is not limited to: DBCC CHECKDB; suspect pages
* Maintain a database by using maintenance plans.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Maintenance Plan Wizard;
Maintenance Plan Designer
Performing Data Management Tasks (14 percent)
* Import and export data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: BCP; BULK INSERT; OPENROWSET;
GUI tools
* Manage data partitions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: switching data from one
partition to another; add a filegroup; alter a partition function; alter a
partition scheme
* Implement data compression.
This objective may include but is not limited to: sparse columns; page/row
* Maintain indexes.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create spatial indexes; create
partitioned indexes; clustered and non-clustered indexes; XML indexes; disable
and enable indexes; filtered index on sparse columns; indexes with included
columns; rebuilding/reorganizing indexes; online/offline
* Manage collations.
This objective may include but is not limited to: column collation; database
collation; instance collation
Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server (13 percent)
* Identify SQL Server service problems.
This objective may include but is not limited to: DB Engine service; SQL Agent
service; SQL Browser service
* Identify concurrency problems.
This objective may include but is not limited to: blocks, locks, deadlocks,
activity monitor; relevant Dynamic Management Views
* Identify SQL Agent job execution problems.
This objective may include but is not limited to: proxy accounts; credentials;
job history
* Locate error information.
This objective may include but is not limited to: error log; agent log; job
execution history; event logs
Optimizing SQL Server Performance (10 percent)
* Implement Resource Governor.
* Use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.
* Collect trace data by using SQL Server Profiler.
* Collect performance data by using Dynamic Management Views (DMVs).
* Collect performance data by using System Monitor.
* Use Performance Studio.
Implementing High Availability (9 percent)
* Implement database mirroring.
This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring,
failover
* Implement a SQL Server clustered instance.
This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring,
failover
* Implement log shipping.
This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring,
failover
* Implement replication.
This objective may include but is not limited to: monitoring, configuring,
failover
Preparation Tools and ResourcesTo help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft
Learning recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that
you use the following training resources. These training resources do not
necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the "Skills Measured" tab.
Classroom Training
* 10141A: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
* 6158C: Updating Your SQL Server® 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008
* : Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
* : Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
* 01: Learning Plan for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance
(Exam 70-432) (1 Forms)
* 6231A: Maintaining a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Database
* 10227A: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
* 10142A: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
* 6232A: Implementing a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Database
* 6317A: Upgrading Your SQL Server® 2000 Database Administration (DBA) Skills to
SQL Server 2008 DBA Skills
* 2778A: Writing Queries Using Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL
* 10169A: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Days)
Microsoft E-Learning
* 10155AE: DRAFT:Managing Security in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4329BE: Joining Data from Multiple Tables in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4329CE: Joining Data from Multiple Tables in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2
Hours)
* 4327CE: Querying and Filtering Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 10156AE: DRAFT:Automating Administrative Tasks in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4332CE: Integrated Full Text Search and Returning XML Result Sets in SQL
Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 10154AE: DRAFT:Planning, Creating and Optimising Indexes in Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 _2
* 4330CE: Working with Subqueries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 10158AE: DRAFT:Implementing High Availability and Replication in Microsoft SQL
Server 2008
* 4331CE: Modifying Data in Tables with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 4327BE: Querying and Filtering Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 10151AE: DRAFT:Installing and Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 6369AE: DRAFT: Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL 2008 (TS)
* 4331BE: Modifying Data in Tables with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4332BE: Integrated Full Text Search and Returning XML Result Sets in SQL
Server 2008
* 4333BE: An Introduction to Programming Objects in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 2778BE: Querying and Modifying Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with
Transact-SQL
* 4328BE: Grouping and Summarizing Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4334CE: Querying Metadata in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 4326CE: An Introduction to Transact-SQL in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 10153AE: DRAFT:Planning, Creating and Optimising Indexes in Microsoft SQL
Server 2008
* 2778CE: Querying and Modifying Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with
Transact-SQL (18 Hours)
* 10157AE: DRAFT:Monitoring and Controlling Resources in Microsoft SQL Server
2008
* 4326BE: An Introduction to Transact-SQL in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4334BE: Querying Metadata in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4330BE: Working with Subqueries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 10152AE: DRAFT:Creating and Managing Databases in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* 4328CE: Grouping and Summarizing Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2 Hours)
* 4333CE: An Introduction to Programming Objects in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2
Hours)
Microsoft Press Books
* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Step by Step
* MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-432): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 –
Implementation and Maintenance
* Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying
* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals
* Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008
* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals
Practice Tests
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Microsoft Online Resources
* SQL Server 2008 Learning Portal: Find special offers and information on
training and certification.
* SQL Server 2008 product information: Visit the SQL Server 2008 Web site for
detailed product information.
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connect with your peers for suggestions on training resources and advice on your
certification path and studies.
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