Managing a database in SQL Server

One of the awesome tools I have used in my many years of managing databases is the Microsoft Management Studio for SQL Server.

LOGIN

To launch SQL Server Management Studio, click on Start > Program > SQL Server Management Studio

Once it launches, you will be prompted for login. Take note of the followings:

Server type: Database Engine

Server name: Name of your server, e.g. BINGO.uacd.edu

Authentication: This could be Windows authentication or Database. You need to create a database user prior to using database authentication. I will address how to create a user in another post.

CREATING A DATABASE 

After logging into  SQL Server Management Studio, you can create a database by simply right clicking on the database dropdown under the SQL Server Instance. Click on "New Database". A new window pops out and will allow you to name and customize the database.

In this window, you can name the data files and add more options:

TO CREATE A DATABASE USING COMMAND

Login into MS Management Studio, open a New Query Window and run this command:

USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE [kunle] ON  PRIMARY 
( NAME = N'uacd', FILENAME = N'F:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50\MSSQL\DATA\kunle.mdf' , SIZE = 8421632KB , MAXSIZE = UNLIMITED, FILEGROWTH = 102400KB )
 LOG ON 
( NAME = N'uacd_log', FILENAME = N'F:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50\MSSQL\DATA\kunle_1.LDF' , SIZE = 4209664KB , MAXSIZE = 2048GB , FILEGROWTH = 10240KB )
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 100
GO
IF (1 = FULLTEXTSERVICEPROPERTY('IsFullTextInstalled'))
begin
EXEC [kunle].[dbo].[sp_fulltext_database] @action = 'enable'
end
GO

ADDING OPTIONS

You can also add more options to the newly created database. Login into MS Management Studio, open a New Query Window and run this command:

USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ANSI_NULL_DEFAULT OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ANSI_NULLS OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ANSI_PADDING OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ANSI_WARNINGS OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ARITHABORT OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET AUTO_CLOSE OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET AUTO_CREATE_STATISTICS ON 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET AUTO_SHRINK OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS ON 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET CURSOR_CLOSE_ON_COMMIT OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET CURSOR_DEFAULT  GLOBAL 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET RECURSIVE_TRIGGERS OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET  DISABLE_BROKER 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS_ASYNC OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET DATE_CORRELATION_OPTIMIZATION OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET TRUSTWORTHY OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET PARAMETERIZATION SIMPLE 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET HONOR_BROKER_PRIORITY OFF 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET  READ_WRITE 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET RECOVERY SIMPLE 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET  MULTI_USER 
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET PAGE_VERIFY CHECKSUM  
GO
ALTER DATABASE [kunle] SET DB_CHAINING OFF 
GO

DELETING A DATABASE 

Using command to delete a database, login into MS Management Studio, right click on the database and select "Delete".

This will open another box where you customize the operation as shown the the snapshots.












For command option, login into MS Management Studio and open a New Query Window.









Then issue this command:

USE [master]
GO
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_delete_database_backuphistory @database_name = N'kunle'
GO
USE [master]
GO
DROP DATABASE [kunle]
GO