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SQL Server Tutorial: Pt. 5 - How to Install and Use the SQL Server 2005 Performance Dashboard Reports

   Chapter: Installing, Deploying, and Upgrading SQL Server
Download! Skill Level: 400 (Intermediate - Advanced)
Duration: 8:45
Size: 10.7MB
Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005
Added/Updated: May 02, 2007
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This fifth video of a five video series about the newest features in Service Pack 2 (SP2) trains us on how to properly download and install the performance dashboard. Scott Whigham unleashes his years of knowledge and training skills when he teaches about the performance dashboard and what it can and will do for us in our SQL endeavors. You can expect to learn about the following in this astounding video:
  • Searching for the performance dashboard correctly
  • highlights on installation location
  • Step by step installation
  • Feature update on SQL Server SP2
  • Basic explanation of the SETUP.SQL file for the performance dashboard
  • Proper shortcut creation
  • Common frustratingn real world error preventing the performance dashboard reports from running properly
  • Proper troubleshooting of a very common and frustrating error
    • There is no resolution to this error provided in the video however the resolution to the error is to run the performance_dashboard_main.rdl before you run any of the other RDL files.
This video takes you step by step through the download and installation of the performance dashboards. This video does have an error within it and will teach you the proper troubleshooting techniques in an attempt to rectify that error. You will learn everything you need to know about downloading, installing, and using the performance dashboard from this video. This will help and train the beginner, intermediate or any user that wishes to learn more about the performance dashboard in general.

NOTE: This video's description was written by one of our members, Wayne Leiser. Thanks, Wayne!
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This video is part of the following video series: "Installing SQL Server 2005 SP2: A Look at the Installation and New Features in Service Pack 2"
SQL Server 2005's Service Pack 2 (SP2) is full of both bug fixes and new features and this series talks about installing SP2 and previewing the new features.

Highlights from this video series include:
  • An overview of the issues regarding SP2 including discussions of KB933508 and versions 9.00.3042 (a.k.a. build 3042), 9.00.3043 (build 3043), 9.00.3050 (build 3050)
  • Differences between builds
  • Discussions of how to integrate custom reports in SP2 (a new featuree)
  • Understanding what you need to install
  • An overview of the installation of SQL Server 2005 SP2
  • Installing SQL Server 2005 SP2
  • Discussions of the features and screens of the SP2 installation
  • An overview of how to install KB933508 as well as a look at the new GUI/UI features in SSMS regarding scripting
  • How to write custom reports for SQL Server 2005's SSMS
  • Deploying the reports to the server
  • System requirements for using custom reports
  • Suggestions for using custom reports in SQL 2005
To view all videos in this series, click here

About the Instructor:
Scott Whigham Scott Whigham is the founder of LearnItFirst.com, one of the web's most extensive video training libraries focusing on technical training. Scott is also an experienced consultant, trainer, and author with more than a decade of hands-on experience working with SQL Server databases, writing and debugging applications using Visual Studio, and performance tuning. Scott designed the architecture (websites, class libraries, and database) for the LearnItFirst.com websites and, most re... (Scott Whigham's full bio can be found on the About the Author page)

   
 
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