PowerShell for Azure SQL DBA (IAAS) with Networking Concept

Install the Azure PowerShell module, set the execution policy to remote sign, import and verify the module, then authenticate and connect to your Azure subscription.

Create and manage an Azure resource group in the portal or PowerShell, covering naming, region, tagging, and deletion, and learn about authentication and persistent sessions.

Learn to automate Azure resource group creation with PowerShell using an app registration and secret, handling tenant and subscription context, and RBAC permissions, via a reusable PS1 script.

Explore creating a virtual machine in Azure via portal and PowerShell, covering resource groups, networking, public ip, network security group inbound port, and rdp port 3389.

Explore Azure virtual networks, IP addresses, address space, and subnetting concepts, with practical guidance on configuring virtual networks, subnets, and private vs public IP ranges.

Create a virtual network with PowerShell, defining the address space and subnet to allocate IP ranges for Azure resources.

Learn to create a network interface for an Azure VM using GUI and PowerShell, attach it to a virtual network and subnet, and understand its role in connectivity.

Create and attach a public IP to an Azure VM network interface using PowerShell. Understand the difference between public and private IP addresses and how a public IP enables communication.

Learn to create and attach an Azure network security group with inbound and outbound rules to a virtual network subnet, using PowerShell automation for public ip addresses and rdp access.

Automate Azure virtual machine creation for SQL DBA with networking concepts using PowerShell, including virtual network, subnet, network interface, public IP, network security group, and RDP access.

Learn how networking ports enable communication between machines using IP addresses, MAC addresses, port numbers, and OSI transport layer concepts, including SQL Server 1433 and dynamic ports.

Learn what a MAC address is, a globally unique 48-bit physical identifier assigned to a network interface card, used to identify devices at the data link layer and distinguish NICs.

Explore how the OSI model governs client-server communication, detailing application to physical layers, ports, IPs, encryption, and how SQL Server uses tds protocol, tcp, and dns for cloud networking.

Explore virtual machine size selection for Azure sql server on iaas, analyzing series, cpu, ram, iops, and storage configurations (data, log, tempdb) in the Azure portal.

Use PowerShell to create an Azure SQL Server on a virtual machine, connect via public IP and RDP, and manage networking and VM lifecycle for cost efficiency.

Learn to use PowerShell to create a domain controller in Azure, install Active Directory and DNS, and deploy two SQL Server nodes in a subnet within a shared virtual network.

Create SQL Server Azure VMs and join them to a domain controller using PowerShell, configure AD and DNS on the domain, and verify DNS and domain connectivity.

Shows installing failover clustering on two SQL Server VMs joined to a domain controller, creating a Windows cluster, and preparing for always on availability groups in the next video.

Two-node SQL Server cluster on Windows Server 2022, enable Always On availability groups, configure domain service accounts, adjust firewall settings, and perform failover using PowerShell automation.

Master cluster creation and always on availability groups for SQL Server 2016 in Azure, using PowerShell automation and networking concepts, with domain controller, VNet, and IP planning.

Compare capex and opex in cloud vs on-prem deployments and highlight Azure VM versus on-prem differences for SQL Server licensing, clustering, load balancer needs, and network management.

Drive azure automation with PowerShell to generate an HTML report of network interfaces, showing dynamic versus static public and private IPs, then email the results.

Master troubleshooting always on in sql server with azure networking concepts by verifying cluster and availability replicas, resuming data movement, and performing backup and restore for large databases.

Master PowerShell automation for Azure SQL DBA with networking concept, and troubleshoot always-on configurations across primary and secondary replicas, including manual failover and listener strategies.

Learn to troubleshoot always on in Azure SQL server with PowerShell automation, including automatic vs manual failover, making a host down, promoting secondary, and balancing primary roles.