How to: Tune a Database

Database Engine Tuning Advisor is a client physical database design tuning tool that you can run either from a graphical user interface (GUI) or from a command prompt executable file, the dta utility. Database Engine Tuning Advisor analyzes workloads in the form of a file or table that contains Transact-SQL statements. For information about creating workload files and tables, see How to: Create Workloads.

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Topic Description

How to: Tune a Database by Using Database Engine Tuning Advisor

Contains information about using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor GUI to tune a database.

How to: Tune a Database by Using the dta Utility

Contains information about using the dta command prompt utility to tune a database.

See Also

Other Resources

Database Engine Tuning Advisor Reference
Tuning the Physical Database Design

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