Best Practices for Running Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA ... - Microsoft

Table of ContentsOVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 5ENOVIA V6 ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................................................................. 5BEST PRACTICES FOR RUNNING ENOVIA ON SQL SERVER 2008 ................................................................ 6PLANNING AND INSTALLING THE SQL SERVER 2008 INSTANCE ................................................................................ 6Use a Dedicated Database Server and SQL Instance ............................................................................. 6Selecting the Appropriate SQL Server 2008 Edition ............................................................................... 6Select Which Features to Install ........................................................................................................... 10Set the Service Account for SQL Server ................................................................................................ 11Set the Server Collation During Installation ......................................................................................... 13Choose the Security Mode ................................................................................................................... 16Decide Which Services to Auto-Start .................................................................................................... 17TEMPDB BEST PRACTICES ............................................................................................................................... 18Move tempdb ....................................................................................................................................... 18Size tempdb.......................................................................................................................................... 19Performance Tuning for Microsoft SQL Server (tempdb) ..................................................................... 21Use Read-Committed Snapshot ........................................................................................................... 21Use Multiple, Dedicated Disks.............................................................................................................. 22CONFIGURE MEMORY FOR SQL SERVER 2008 ................................................................................................... 22Configure RAM on 64-bit Servers ......................................................................................................... 22Configure RAM on 32-bit Servers (V6R2011 and Earlier Only)............................................................. 24INSTALL ENOVIA DATABASE........................................................................................................................... 25File Placement on the Disk Subsystem ................................................................................................. 25Size Data Files Up Front ....................................................................................................................... 26Distribute the PRIMARY Filegroup Across Files on Multiple Disks (Optional) ...................................... 27Use Data Compression (Enterprise Edition Only) ................................................................................. 28ADJUST SQL SERVER 2008 AND DATABASE SETTINGS .......................................................................................... 28Verifying Database Collation ............................................................................................................... 28Set Automatic Statistic Updates, Auto Shrink, and Other Options ...................................................... 28Choose a Database Recovery Model .................................................................................................... 29ONGOING MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................... 30The Database Backup Plan .................................................................................................................. 30Synchronize ENOVIA Database and File Backups................................................................................. 32Monitor Index Fragmentation and Defragment when Necessary ....................................................... 32Periodically Check Database Integrity ................................................................................................. 34Monitor Space Used ............................................................................................................................. 34Use SQL Server Agent Jobs and Alerts .................................................................................................. 34TOOLS FOR MONITORING DATABASE SERVER PERFORMANCE ................................................................................ 35SQL Server Activity Monitor ................................................................................................................. 35Standard Database Reports in SSMS ................................................................................................... 36Performance Monitor .......................................................................................................................... 363