SQL Server 2000 Maintenance Plan – non-system databases

I don’t like the system generated maintenance plans so use this instead.

I normally go from one step to the next with total disregard as to it’s outcome. This is because I check job histories and logs each morning so if update stats or integrity checks failed I will know about it and fix it then. I also want my backups to run regardless – they stay on disk for 3 days but are also copied to tape so if a problem with integrity creeps in and isn’t noticed for > 3 days (I am on holiday) then if I can’t fix it I can use tape backups to repair almost as easily as disk backups. If this doesn’t suit you you could add an extra step which takes a backup but does not delete old backups – you just need the space for this if you can’t check for a while.

The most unsatisfying thing with this is detecting read only databases – it is easy in 2005 but haven’t found a satisfactory easy method for 2000.

I have a separate job for system dbs where NOT IN is replaced with IN. This runs at a different time of the evening

Step 1: Update Usage and Checkpoint

USE Master;

DECLARE @dbName varchar(255);

DECLARE @SQL varchar(255);

DECLARE dbCursor CURSOR Local Fast_Forward FOR

select [name]

From master..sysdatabases

WHERE [Name] not in ('master','msdb','tempdb','model','Distribution','Resource')

Order by [name];

OPEN dbCursor

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

Set @sql = 'dbcc updateusage ([' + @dbName + ']) WITH NO_INFOMSGS;';

Exec (@sql);

Set @sql = 'Use ' + QuoteName(@dbName) + ' Checkpoint;';

Exec (@sql);

Use Master;

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

END;

CLOSE dbCursor;

DEALLOCATE dbCursor;

Step 2: Integrity Check

USE Master;

DECLARE @dbName varchar(255);

DECLARE @SQL varchar(255);

DECLARE dbCursor CURSOR Local Fast_Forward FOR

select [name]

From master..sysdatabases

WHERE [Name] not in ('master','msdb','tempdb','model','Distribution','Resource')

Order by [name];

OPEN dbCursor

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

Set @sql = 'dbcc CHECKDB ([' + @dbName + ']) WITH NO_INFOMSGS;';

Exec (@sql);

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

END;

CLOSE dbCursor;

DEALLOCATE dbCursor;

Step 3: Update Stats

USE Master;

DECLARE @dbName varchar(255);

DECLARE dbCursor CURSOR Local Fast_Forward FOR

/* 1048 represents REadonly databases but it is no the only code that represents Readonly

you will need to check your dbs*/

select [name]

From master..sysdatabases

WHERE Name not in ('master','msdb','tempdb','model','Distribution','Resource')

AND status <> 1048

Order by [name];

OPEN dbCursor

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

Exec ('Use [' + @dbName + '] EXEC sp_MSforeachtable ''UPDATE Statistics ? With Sample 50 Percent''');

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

END;

CLOSE dbCursor;

DEALLOCATE dbCursor;

Step 4; Backup databases

USE Master;

DECLARE @rootDir as Varchar(255);

SET @rootDir = 'E:\Backup'; /*Enter path to user backups here*/

DECLARE @dbName varchar(255);

DECLARE dbCursor CURSOR Local Fast_Forward FOR

select [name] From master..sysdatabases

WHERE Name not in ('master','msdb','tempdb','model','Distribution','Resource')

Order by [name];

OPEN dbCursor

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

DECLARE @BakCommand as varchar(1024)

SET @BakCommand = 'master.dbo.xp_sqlmaint N''-S . -D ' + @dbName + ' -BkUpDB "'+ @rootDir + '" -BkUpMedia DISK -CrBkSubDir -DelBkUps 3DAYS -BkExt "BAK"''';

--Print @BakCommand

EXEC (@BakCommand);

FETCH NEXT FROM dbCursor INTO @dbName;

END;

CLOSE dbCursor;

DEALLOCATE dbCursor;