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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="20788" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/netapp-protsql" lastchanged="2026-02-13T11:31:24+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Protecting SQL Server</title><productcode>PROTSQL</productcode><vendorcode>NA</vendorcode><vendorname>NetApp</vendorname><fullproductcode>NA-PROTSQL</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;In this course, you will learn the following:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the features of the Microsoft SQL Server Plug-in&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List the workflow for using SnapCenter software to protect Microsoft SQL Server databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain how SnapCenter software uses NetApp technology to protect SQL Server databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Illustrate the recommended NetApp storage layouts to support SQL Server data&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe data protection strategies for SQL Server databases by using SnapCenter software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate how to configure and perform SQL Server database backups by using SnapCenter software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate SQL Server database restores that use SnapCenter software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe cloning strategies that use SnapCenter software and NetApp technology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build alerting and reporting operations for Plug-in for SQL Server&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-ontap9adm&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;ONTAP Cluster Administration &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(ONTAP9ADM)&lt;/span&gt; (9.16)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-dataprot9&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;ONTAP Data Protection Administration &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(DATAPROT9)&lt;/span&gt; (9.16)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; or&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-cdotdp9&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;ONTAP Cluster Administration and Data Protection Bundle &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(CDOTDP9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SnapCenter Fundamentals WBT&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-scadmin&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;SnapCenter Administration &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(SCADMIN)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;NetApp and NetApp Partner Professional Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Systems Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NetApp Customers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1: SnapCenter Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server Overview&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MS SQL server data protection workflow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 2: Getting Started with the SnapCenter Plug-In for MS SQL Server&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prerequisite tasks for using the Plug-In&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Installation steps for the Plug-in&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Plug-in configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage layout recommendations and restrictions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage design for a virtualized environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 3: Data Migration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Resource wizard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Importing from SnapManager software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 4: Creating and Backing up SQL Server Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data protection strategy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Backing up SQL server databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 5: Restoring SQL Server Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Defining a restore strategy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Restoring SQL server databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 6: Cloning SQL Server Databases&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Defining a cloning strategy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloning a SQL server database backup&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Splitting a SQL server cloned database&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clone lifecycle management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Module 7: Monitoring and Managing SQL Server Operations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monitoring operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Canceling a database backup operation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring and managing a thin-provisioned environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Setting thresholds, alerts and reports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Labs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configuring SnapCenter and install plug-ins for MS SQL Server&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Migrating databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Protecting a MS SQL server database&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Restoring a MS SQL server database&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloning a MS SQL server database&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Performing management and monitoring tasks by using SnapCenter software and NetApp ONTAP system manager&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Appendix A - Challenge labs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Migrating a database from existing volume to a new volume&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring backup and replication for the newly migrated database&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring a clone lifecycle for the development team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Performing a point-in-time restore to remove database corruption&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>In this course, you will learn the following:


- Describe the features of the Microsoft SQL Server Plug-in
- List the workflow for using SnapCenter software to protect Microsoft SQL Server databases
- Explain how SnapCenter software uses NetApp technology to protect SQL Server databases
- Illustrate the recommended NetApp storage layouts to support SQL Server data
- Describe data protection strategies for SQL Server databases by using SnapCenter software
- Demonstrate how to configure and perform SQL Server database backups by using SnapCenter software
- Demonstrate SQL Server database restores that use SnapCenter software
- Describe cloning strategies that use SnapCenter software and NetApp technology
- Build alerting and reporting operations for Plug-in for SQL Server</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- ONTAP Cluster Administration (ONTAP9ADM) (9.16) and ONTAP Data Protection Administration (DATAPROT9) (9.16) or
- ONTAP Cluster Administration and Data Protection Bundle (CDOTDP9)
- SnapCenter Fundamentals WBT
- SnapCenter Administration (SCADMIN)</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- NetApp and NetApp Partner Professional Services
- Systems Engineers
- NetApp Customers</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: SnapCenter Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server Overview 


- Features
- MS SQL server data protection workflow

Module 2: Getting Started with the SnapCenter Plug-In for MS SQL Server


- Prerequisite tasks for using the Plug-In
- Installation steps for the Plug-in
- Plug-in configuration
- Storage layout recommendations and restrictions
- Storage design for a virtualized environment

Module 3: Data Migration


- Resource wizard
- Importing from SnapManager software

Module 4: Creating and Backing up SQL Server Resources


- Data protection strategy
- Backing up SQL server databases

Module 5: Restoring SQL Server Resources


- Defining a restore strategy
- Restoring SQL server databases

Module 6: Cloning SQL Server Databases


- Defining a cloning strategy
- Cloning a SQL server database backup
- Splitting a SQL server cloned database
- Clone lifecycle management

Module 7: Monitoring and Managing SQL Server Operations


- Monitoring operations
- Canceling a database backup operation
- Monitoring and managing a thin-provisioned environment
- Setting thresholds, alerts and reports

Labs:


- Configuring SnapCenter and install plug-ins for MS SQL Server
- Migrating databases
- Protecting a MS SQL server database
- Restoring a MS SQL server database
- Cloning a MS SQL server database
- Performing management and monitoring tasks by using SnapCenter software and NetApp ONTAP system manager

Appendix A - Challenge labs:


- Migrating a database from existing volume to a new volume
- Configuring backup and replication for the newly migrated database
- Configuring a clone lifecycle for the development team
- Performing a point-in-time restore to remove database corruption</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="CL" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="BR" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="CO" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="P3" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="PA" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="PE" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="AR" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="MX" currency="USD">900.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">2340.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">1011.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">2022.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2670.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="SI" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1735.00</price><price country="IL" currency="ILS">6250.00</price><price country="GR" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="MK" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="HU" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="PL" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="RU" currency="RUB">232600.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="US" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CA" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="BE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="NL" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="P3" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PA" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PL" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue></miles></course>