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SQL Server 2017 Administrator's Guide

You're reading from   SQL Server 2017 Administrator's Guide One stop solution for DBAs to monitor, manage, and maintain enterprise databases

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786462541
Length 434 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
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Preface
1. Setting up SQL Server 2017 FREE CHAPTER 2. Keeping Your SQL Server Environment Healthy 3. Backup and Recovery 4. Securing Your SQL Server 5. Disaster Recovery Options 6. Indexing and Performance 7. Troubleshooting SQL Server Environment and Internals 8. Migration and Upgrade 9. Automation - Using Tools to Manage and Monitor SQL Server 2017 10. Always On High Availability Features 11. In-Memory OLTP - Why and How to Use it 12. Combining SQL Server 2017 with Azure

SQL Server service accounts


An important part of the configuration of your SQL Server environment is the service accounts used to run your SQL Server services. Many of these can be configured immediately during the installation of your SQL Server. There are several options for you to select from while configuring an account for SQL Server services:

  • Virtual accounts
  • Managed service accounts
  • Built-in system accounts
  • Group managed service accounts
  • Domain user accounts
  • Local Windows accounts

Virtual accounts

The default choice of any OS higher than Windows Server 2008 R2 is a virtual account. A virtual account is a managed local account for the simple administration of your services. One of the important benefits of virtual accounts is their auto management, so you don't need to worry about regular password updates on your accounts like you have to with domain and local accounts, where you're bound with your enterprise account and password policy.

A virtual account has two forms depending on whether...

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