SQL Server Health Check? Why is it needed?

Jha Chandan
Jun 13, 2022
2 min read

Being a DBA we all are suggested to perform proper and complete Health checkup of our database environment (SQL Server in my case). In this blogpost we will see and learn why SQL Server Health Checkup is so important and make this activity on first priority.

SQL Server Health Check

A SQL Server health check looks at all aspects of your SQL Server environment in terms of best practices in the areas of Performance, Configuration, Security, Disaster Recovery and the ability of your environment to scale to projected future loads.

Why Health check is needed?

With a SQL Server Health Check, one should make a report of error/issue findings and recommendation/solutions. You may choose to have us fix some or all of the problems found by the SQL Server health check or you may prefer to have your own team to discuss and work through them.

Now lets see the main aspects of SQL Server Health Checkup?

SQL Server Configuration

Confirm that SQL Server is installed and configured correctly.
Confirm that hardware resources are adequate and configured correctly.

SQL Server Performance

Identify badly performing code and suggest ways to improve it.
Identify hardware bottlenecks.
Identify blocking or deadlocking activities.
Identify database and/or application design issues.

Scalability of Your SQL Server Installation

Evaluate the ability of your current system to scale to projected levels.

SQL Server Disaster Recovery Plan

Design bulletproof backup plan.
Suggest failover options

Suggest options for high availability

SQL Server Failover Clustering.
SQL Server Database Mirroring.

SQL Server Security

To assess vulnerability to SQL injection and other attacks.
Suggest security best practices in relation to your needs

Well! From DBA perspective, above Health Check needs to be done in all database environment from time to time to proper resolute and avoid any major mistakes.

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