Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Bible
by Adam Jorgensen, Jorge Segarra, Patrick LeBlanc, Jose Chinchilla, Aaron Nelson
Chapter 19
Configuring SQL Server
In This Chapter
Making Sense of SQL Server Configuration
Configuring the Server-Level Configuration Options
Configuring the Database-Level Configuration Options
Configuring the Connection-Level Options
SQL Server has a plethora of configuration options. The difficulty in mastering them lies in the fact that they are spread across three levels:
- Server-level options generally configure how the server works with hardware and determine the database defaults.
- Database-level options determine the behavior of the database and set the connection-level defaults.
- Connection-level options determine the current behaviors within the connection or current procedure.
Several of the configuration options overlap or simply set the default for the level immediately below. This chapter pulls these three configuration levels into a single unified understanding of how they relate to and affect each other. This chapter does not cover all SQL Server configuration options but covers most of the important ones. If you are a SQL Server beginner, you may find that some of the configuration options are advanced, and you may not immediately need them.
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