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You use Resource Manager to deploy a new Microsoft SQL Server instance in a Microsoft Azure virtual machine (VM) that uses Premium storage. The combined initial size of the SQL Server user database files is expected to be over 200 gigabytes (GB). You must maximize performance for the database files and the log file.

You add the following additional drive volumes to the VM:

You have the following requirements:

You need to deploy the SQL instance.

In the table below, identify the drive where you must store each SQL Server file type.

NOTE: Make only one selection in each column. Each correct selection is worth one point.

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Explanation:

Enable read caching on the disk(s) hosting the data files and TempDB.

Do not enable caching on disk(s) hosting the log file. Host caching is not used for log files.

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You are building a new Always On Availability Group in Microsoft Azure. The corporate domain controllers (DCs) are attached to a virtual network named ProductionNetwork. The DCs are part of an availability set named ProductionServers1.

You create the first node of the availability group and add it to an availability set named ProductionServers2. The availability group node is a virtual machine (VM) that runs Microsoft SQL Server. You attach the node to ProductionNetwork.

The servers in the availability group must be directly accessible only by other company VMs in Azure.

You need to configure the second SQL Server VM for the availability group.

How should you configure the VM? To answer, drag the appropriate configuration settings to the correct target locations. Each configuration setting may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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Box 1: ProductionNetwork

The virtual network is named ProductionNetwork.

Box 2: None /Not Assigned

As the servers in the availability group must be directly accessible only by other company VMs in Azure, there should be no Public IP address.

Box 3: ProductionServer2

You create the first node of the availability group and add it to an availability set named ProductionServers2. The availability group node is a virtual machine (VM) that runs Microsoft SQL Server.

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You plan to migrate a Microsoft SQL Server workload from an on-premises server to a Microsoft Azure virtual machine (VM). The current server contains 4 cores with an average CPU workload of 6 percent and a peak workload of 10 percent when using 2.4Ghz processors.

You gather the following metrics:

You need to design a SQL Server VM to support the migration while minimizing costs.

For each setting, which value should you use? To answer, select the appropriate storage option from each list in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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Data drive: Premium Storage

Transaction log drive: Standard Storage

TempDB drive: Premium Storage

Note: A standard disk is expected to handle 500 IOPS or 60MB/s.

A P10 Premium disk is expected to handle 500 IOPS.

A P20 Premium disk is expected to handle 2300 IOPS.

A P30 Premium disk is expected to handle 5000 IOPS.

VM size: A3

Max data disk throughput is 8×500 IOPS

References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-windows-sizes

You plan to migrate a database To Microsoft Azure SQL Database. The database requires 500 gigabytes (GB) of storage.

The database must support 50 concurrent logins. You must minimize the cost associated with hosting the database.

You need to create the database.

Which pricing tier should you use?

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Topic 2, Manage databases and instances

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You need to ensure that a user named Admin2 can manage logins.

How should you complete the Transact-SQL statements? To answer, select the appropriate Transact-SQL segments in the answer area.

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Step 1: CREATE LOGIN

First you need to create a login for SQL Azure, it’s syntax is as follows:

CREATE LOGIN username WITH password=’password’;

Step 2, CREATE USER

Step 3: LOGIN

Users are created per database and are associated with logins. You must be connected to the database in where you want to create the user. In most cases, this is not the master database. Here is some sample Transact-SQL that creates a user:

CREATE USER readonlyuser FROM LOGIN readonlylogin;

Step 4: loginmanager

Members of the loginmanager role can create new logins in the master database.

References:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/adding-users-to-your-sql-azure-database/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-manage-logins

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You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment with several databases.

You need to ensure that queries use statistical data and do not initialize values for local variables.

Solution: You enable the QUERY_OPTIMIZER_HOTFIXES option for the databases.

Does the solution meet the goal?

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You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment with several databases.

You need to ensure that queries use statistical data and do not initialize values for local variables.

Solution: You enable the LEGACY_CARDINALITY_ESTIMATION option for the databases.

Does the solution meet the goal?

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You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment with several databases.

You need to ensure that queries use statistical data and do not initialize values for local variables.

Solution: You enable the PARAMETER_SNIFFING option for the databases.

Does the solution meet the goal?

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You manage a Microsoft SQL Server environment in a Microsoft Azure virtual machine.

You must enable Always Encrypted for columns in a database.

You need to configure the key store provider.

What should you do?

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You plan to deploy 20 Microsoft Azure SQL Database instances to an elastic pool in Azure to support a batch processing application.

Two of the databases in the pool reach their peak workload threshold at the same time every day. This leads to inconsistent performance for batch completion.

You need to ensure that all batches perform consistently.

What should you do?

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