getting started with a SQL Server

Hi all,
I will be getting a third party pre packaged software program that requires
an SQL server. The vendor will support the software package, but my question
is:
Never had an SQL server before so I need to know the basic things that I
will need to know to maintain the MS 2000 SQL server. (the differences of
SQL verses say a domain controller running 2003 Server). It will be a member
server on my domain.
Any tutorials on setup and maintenance on this out there?
Thanks in advance for any help.
SherThe SQL Server 2000 Operations Guide is a good start:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/sqlops0.mspx
You can find more guides for SQL Server on:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/default.mspx
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Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Sher" <Sher@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I will be getting a third party pre packaged software program that
> requires
> an SQL server. The vendor will support the software package, but my
> question
> is:
> Never had an SQL server before so I need to know the basic things that I
> will need to know to maintain the MS 2000 SQL server. (the differences of
> SQL verses say a domain controller running 2003 Server). It will be a
> member
> server on my domain.
> Any tutorials on setup and maintenance on this out there?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Sher
>sql