Chapter 13. Policy-Based Management

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

  • UNDERSTAND POLICY-BASED MANAGEMENT (Pages 438 – 450)

    • Create a Condition (Page 441)

    • Create a Policy (Page 443)

    • Evaluate a Policy (Page 446)

    • Policy Storage (Page 448)

    • Troubleshooting Policy-Based Management (Page 449)

  • MANAGE POLICIES IN THE ENTERPRISE (Pages 451 – 454)

    • Benefits of the EPM Framework (Page 451)

A new feature of SQL Server 2008 is Policy-Based Management. This feature allows administrators to set and enforce rules and conditions for SQL Server 2008 instances throughout the enterprise. Simply put, it allows for nearly any setting in an instance to be initially defined and then applied to almost any activity or setting in that same instance. These policies ...

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