1. SQL Server High Availability
with AlwaysOn
Edwin Sarmiento
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
“The Data Sitter”

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Edwin Sarmiento
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional – SQL Server
(2006-present)
Email: edwin_sarmiento@hotmail.com
Blog: http://bassplayerdoc.wordpress.com
Twitter: bassplayerdoc
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/edwinsarmiento

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SQL Server
high availability
has come a
LONG WAY

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Clustering
……….…………...
Database
Mirroring*
Replication
Log
Shipping
* SQL Server 2005

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all of a sudden . . .

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database mirroring becomes a
ROCKSTAR

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database mirroring became a
YOU
ROCKSTAR

8. HOWEVER...

9. it’s not without
CHALLENGES
HOWEVER...

10. maximize resource
CHALLENGES
1
maximize resource utilization on the mirror server
- Efficient CIO -

11. CHALLENGES
multiple synchronized copies of the database
- Compliance Manager -
2 multiple copies of data

12. CHALLENGES
We do not (yet) support automatic failover in database mirroring
- Industry-leading vendor -
3 seamless failover

13. as a DBA you ask . . .

14. What
do I do?
“ “
as a DBA you ask . . .

15. introducing

16. a new feature called…

17. AlwaysOn
SQL Server 2012
a new feature called…

18. AlwaysOn
Failover Clustering
SQL Server 2012

19. AlwaysOn
Availability Groups
Failover Clustering
SQL Server 2012

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In summary

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maximize resource1
3 seamless failover
multiple copies of data2

23. AlwaysOn
Availability Groups
SQL Server 2012

24. Next Steps

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Edwin Sarmiento
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional – SQL Server
(2006-present)
Email: edwin_sarmiento@hotmail.com
Blog: http://bassplayerdoc.wordpress.com
Twitter: bassplayerdoc
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/edwinsarmiento

26. SQL Server High Availability
with AlwaysOn
Edwin Sarmiento
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
“The Data Sitter”