1) Overview of SQL Server

History of SQL Server versions and Editions

Responsibilities of Database Administrator
Over view of SQL Services
SQL server software life cycle
Interview Q&A

2) Installation and Configuration

Pre installation steps

Installation
Post installations steps
Adding/removing features
Interview Q&A

3) Patching/Service pack installation

Over view of SQL Server service packs, CU and hotfix

Pre patch/service pack installation steps
Patching on standalone servers
Patching on Cluster servers ( Active/Passive & Active/Active)
Post patch/service pack installation steps
Removing the service pack
Interview Q&A

4) Overview of Databases

Server Architecture
Creating Databases & Over view of database properties
Database Architecture
Log Architecture
Over view of System databases
Interview Q&A

5) Backup and Restoration

Recovery models
Backup types
Performing Backup and Restoration
Recovery Methods
Page level restore
Database movement methods ( Attach/Detach, Import/export, copy only &
Script Generation)
Database file movement
Linked server and creation
Interview Q&A

6) Security

Authentication modes
Creating logins and users
Understanding server and Database roles
Assigning/Removing roles to logins/users
Granting/revoking object level access
Security Auditing
Interview Q&A

7) Migration and Up gradation

Side by side upgrade

Inplace up grade
Database Refresh
Edition upgrade
Interview Q&A

8) Automation

Maintenance plan
Jobs and alerts
Database mail configuration
Interview Q&A

9) Disaster Recovery and High Availability

1) Logshipping

Overview
Pre requisites
Configuration
Failover process
DR Test
DB Refresh
Patching on Log shipping databases
File Adding and users adding
Issues & Interview Q&A

2) Database mirroring

Overview
Types of mirroring
Pre requisites

Configuration
Failover process
DR Test
Patching
DB Refresh
File Adding and users adding
Snapshot creation
Issues & Interview Q&A

3) Replication (Snapshot, Transactional and Merge replication)

Overview
Pre requisites
Types of Replication
Configuration
Tables adding & removing
Patching
Issues & Interview Q&A

4) Always ON

Overview
Pre requisites
Configuration
Failover process
Patching
DB Refresh
File Adding and users adding
DR Test
Issues & Interview Q&A

5) Clustering

Overview
Pre requisites
Configuration
Failover process
Disk adding
Patching
Issues & Interview Q&A

10) Performance tunings

DBCC and DMV's

Locks
Isolation levels

Blocking
Dead locks
Indexes
Update stats
Fragmentation
Query Execution
Interview Q&A

11) SQL Server 2012, 2014 and 2016 DBA New features
12) Real time scenarios/Issues
13) Ticketing process
14) Tools
Ticketing Tool: SM9
Backup Tool: Lite speed backup tool and Networker
Monitoring Tool: SCOM and Idera performance tool
Performance Tool: Perfmon, Profiler and Extended Events