A quick tour of geodatabases in Microsoft SQL Server
A quick tour of setting up a geodatabase in SQL Server
System requirements to install ArcSDE for SQL Server
SQL Server initialization parameters
A comparison of geodatabase owners in SQL Server
Installing ArcSDE for SQL Server
Creating a geodatabase in SQL Server
Authorizing ArcSDE geodatabases in SQL Server
Creating and starting an ArcSDE service for SQL Server
Installations of SQL Server and ArcSDE on separate servers
Creating an ArcSDE service from a remote Windows server
Multiple geodatabases in one instance of SQL Server
Setting up multiple ArcSDE services on one Windows server
The SQL Server multiple spatial database model
Preparing SQL Server to store ArcSDE XML columns
Creating a full-text catalog in SQL Server using Management Studio
Creating a full-text catalog in SQL Server using SQL
Setting the full-text search engine language in SQL Server
What is geodatabase configuration?
The giomgr.defs file and the SERVER_CONFIG system table
Buffer size initialization parameters
Altering SERVER_CONFIG parameters before the geodatabase is created
Altering SERVER_CONFIG parameters after the geodatabase is created
What are ArcSDE log file tables?
Log file table configuration options for geodatabases in SQL Server
In what order do ArcSDE log file types get used?
The services.sde file
The dbinit.sde file
Environment variables
What is the dbtune file?
What is the DBTUNE table?
What are DBTUNE configuration keywords and parameters?
SQL Server DBTUNE configuration parameters
Parameters for ArcSDE XML in SQL Server
Types of configuration keywords
Default configuration keywords specific to SQL Server
The DEFAULTS keyword in SQL Server
The DATA_DICTIONARY keyword in SQL Server
The LOGFILE_DEFAULTS keyword in SQL Server
Composite keywords and geometry storage
Custom configuration keywords
Altering the dbtune file before creating the geodatabase
Altering the contents of the DBTUNE table after it has been created
Making configuration keywords available in ArcGIS
Minimize disk I/O contention in SQL Server
Memory tuning in SQL Server
What are user accounts?
A quick tour of adding and administering users in SQL Server
Operating system authentication
A comparison of Windows and database authentication in SQL Server
Adding Windows-authenticated logins or groups to a SQL Server database
Adding database-authenticated logins to a SQL Server database
The ArcSDE administrative account in SQL Server
Using a Windows-authenticated sde login in SQL Server
User groups or roles
Tips for grouping users
Windows groups in geodatabases in SQL Server
What are user permissions?
User permissions for geodatabases in SQL Server
Granting and revoking privileges on datasets
A quick tour of connections to ArcSDE geodatabases
Geodatabase connections in ArcGIS Desktop
Preparing database connection files
Connecting to a specific geodatabase version
Preventing users from connecting to a geodatabase
Making a connection from ArcIMS to a geodatabase in SQL Server
What is a direct connection to a geodatabase in SQL Server?
What are direct-connect drivers?
Direct-connect compatibility between clients and ArcSDE geodatabases in SQL Server
Setting up a direct connection to SQL Server
Making a direct connection from ArcGIS Desktop to a geodatabase in SQL Server
Direct connections from ArcSDE commands to a geodatabase in SQL Server
Connecting to the default version of a dbo-schema geodatabase from ArcGIS Desktop
Removing direct connections from the geodatabase
Troubleshooting direct connections to an ArcSDE geodatabase
What is an ArcSDE service?
A quick tour of ArcSDE services
Compatibility between clients and geodatabases in SQL Server when using an ArcSDE service
Making an ArcSDE service connection from ArcGIS Desktop to a geodatabase in SQL Server
Removing an ArcSDE service connection from the geodatabase
Displaying ArcSDE service statistics
Displaying connected sessions
ArcSDE services inside a firewall
Troubleshooting an ArcSDE service
Creating an ArcSDE service on Windows using the sdeservice command
Creating an ArcSDE service from a remote Windows server
Starting a local ArcSDE service on Windows
Starting a remote ArcSDE service on Windows
Stopping a local ArcSDE service on Windows
Stopping a remote ArcSDE service
Pausing a local ArcSDE service on Windows
Pausing an ArcSDE service using sdemon
Resuming a local ArcSDE service on Windows
Resuming an ArcSDE service using sdemon
What type of maintenance is needed for a geodatabase?
Database backup and recovery
SQL Server backups
Recovery models for SQL Server
Geodatabase version administration
The geodatabase compress operation
Adding the Compress command to ArcCatalog
Compressing an ArcSDE geodatabase licensed under ArcGIS Server Enterprise
Database statistics
Updating statistics on a geodatabase using the Analyze command
Statistics in SQL Server databases
Managing SQL Server database full-text indexes
A quick tour of ArcSDE geodatabase upgrades
What is a service pack or patch?
Preparing to upgrade a geodatabase in SQL Server
Uninstalling ArcSDE from Windows
Upgrading an ArcSDE geodatabase in SQL Server
Upgrade Geodatabase
Scripting an ArcSDE geodatabase upgrade in SQL Server
Upgrade Network
Upgrade Parcel Fabric
Migrating to ArcSDE 64 bit on Windows when the existing DBMS is 32 bit
Migrating to ArcSDE 64 bit on Windows when the existing DBMS is 64 bit
Moving a geodatabase using ArcSDE export files
Moving a geodatabase using an XML document
Other methods for moving a geodatabase in SQL Server
What's inside a geodatabase in SQL Server?
A comparison of ArcGIS, ArcSDE, and SQL Server data types
What are user-defined data types?
ArcSDE compressed binary storage
The OGC Well-Known Binary representation for geometry
ArcSDE and Microsoft spatial types
Raster storage types in an ArcSDE geodatabase
What is the ST_Raster storage type?
XML columns in a geodatabase in SQL Server
What are XML schemas in ArcSDE geodatabases?
Registering a third-party table containing a spatial column
Data migration from one storage type to another
Migrating geometry from one storage type to another using ArcSDE commands
Migrating raster columns using ArcSDE commands
Migrating raster columns to the ST_Raster type using the Migrate Storage geoprocessing tool
Feature classes in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Subtypes in feature classes in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Domains in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Feature datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Topologies in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Geometric networks in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Network datasets in SQL Server
Parcel fabrics in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Schematic datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Terrain datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Relationships between datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Locators in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Toolboxes in geodatabases in SQL Server
Raster datasets and raster catalogs in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Mosaic datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Versioned tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Replicas in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Archives in a geodatabase in SQL Server
Keyset tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server
ArcSDE log file tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server
System tables of a geodatabase in SQL Server
What is a view?
A quick tour of views in the geodatabase
Views in SQL Server
Example: Creating a database view in SQL Server using SQL and registering it with ArcSDE
Example: Creating a database view in SQL Server using the sdetable command
Example: Creating a spatial view in SQL Server using SQL and registering it
Example: Creating a spatial view in SQL Server using the sdetable command