Chapter 9. SQL Server: An Ancillary Management Pack

You have a number of options when storing data on a Windows server. You can elect to use flat files, a Microsoft Access database, an Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) database, or a third-party database such as MySQL, Oracle, or Microsoft's database storage solution Microsoft SQL Server.

Microsoft SQL Server is usually the choice on the Windows platform for integrating with Windows Server and operating quickly with large amounts of data. It is the database that OpsMgr uses and is therefore a key part of any OpsMgr installation. It is important that SQL Server stay healthy in order for OpsMgr to be healthy. In this chapter, you'll learn about SQL Server and OpsMgr (even though it isn't directly related ...

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