Best data base design

Hi all,
Can any one of you help me out in giving the ideal database design for the following requirement.
I will be having two heirachy of data. One which can be accesed by the master user and others by clients. There can be n number of clients who can be there. A client can view only his details and the masters.
A master can view data of all the clients and the master. Each clients detail is expected to be kept in a different table.

So in an apllication if the person who logs in is a master user we need to show details of all clients.
If the person logs in as a client A then details of only his table is to be shown.
Can any one get back on this,
Thanking you in advance
VyasFor what its worth ...

I would only use Views to allow them to see the data, and stored procedures to update.

For viewing data, I would create an association table with logins and allowed entities

create table SecurityControl
(
securitycontrol_id int identity not null ,
user varchar(40) not null,
company_no int not null
)


then in the views i would join to it like so:

select
ci.*
from CompanyInfo ci
join SecurityControl si on si.company_no = ci.company_no and suser_name() = si.user


SQL 2000 does have row level security capability but
1. I haven't used it enough to explain it.
2. You didn't specific a version and this solution would be portable to most RDBMS's

Best configuration for SQL Server 2005

Hi
I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
for running SQL Server 2005.
Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
Thanks
DominicHi
1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...5/tsprfprb.mspx --Per
formance
2005
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...ce/default.mspx -
--Best
Practices 2005
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...orma
nce
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default.
.--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Excellent thanks
Dominic|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...orma
nce
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default.
.--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
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> - Show quoted text -
Hi
What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Regards
Dominic|||Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Tempdb is a database (is a workspace) .It used for temporary tables
explicity created by users
.MDF is a Primary data file . Each database has .MDF and .LDF file . You ca
n
add additional data file (called secnadary .NDF)
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
> Regards
> Dominic
>|||In addition to Uri's comments:
- Make sure you have a battery-backed caching RAID controller with lots of
cache, and configure write caching on about half of the memory.
- Use 15k SCSI disks set up with Raid 1.
- Consider partitioning the database and any big tables.
The first point will gain you more than any other tweak you make.
Finally, buy and read the MS book "SQL Server 2005: Inside the Storage
Engine"
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>|||If you rely on what you can get from this group for something so major as
this (with so little information given to us) you are definitely going to
get suboptimal results. Hire a professional to assist you in this matter.
He/she can evaluate MANY more things than can be easily put forth in a
newsgroup and get you off on the right foot with the new system.
TheSQLGuru
President
Indicium Resources, Inc.
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>

Best configuration for SQL Server 2005

Hi
I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
for running SQL Server 2005.
Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
Thanks
DominicHi
1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx --Performance
2005
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default.mspx --Best
Practices 2005
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx--Performance
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default...--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi
> > I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> > for running SQL Server 2005.
> > Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> > Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> > I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> > configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> > How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> > Thanks
> > Dominic- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Excellent thanks
Dominic|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx--Performance
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default...--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi
> > I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> > for running SQL Server 2005.
> > Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> > Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> > I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> > configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> > How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> > Thanks
> > Dominic- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Hi
What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Regards
Dominic|||Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Tempdb is a database (is a workspace) .It used for temporary tables
explicity created by users
.MDF is a Primary data file . Each database has .MDF and .LDF file . You can
add additional data file (called secnadary .NDF)
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180318236.636287.270400@.j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
>> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
>> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx--Performance
>> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default...--Best
>> Practices 2005
>> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > Hi
>> > I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
>> > for running SQL Server 2005.
>> > Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
>> > Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
>> > I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
>> > configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
>> > How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
>> > Thanks
>> > Dominic- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
> Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
> Regards
> Dominic
>|||In addition to Uri's comments:
- Make sure you have a battery-backed caching RAID controller with lots of
cache, and configure write caching on about half of the memory.
- Use 15k SCSI disks set up with Raid 1.
- Consider partitioning the database and any big tables.
The first point will gain you more than any other tweak you make.
Finally, buy and read the MS book "SQL Server 2005: Inside the Storage
Engine"
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>|||If you rely on what you can get from this group for something so major as
this (with so little information given to us) you are definitely going to
get suboptimal results. Hire a professional to assist you in this matter.
He/she can evaluate MANY more things than can be easily put forth in a
newsgroup and get you off on the right foot with the new system.
--
TheSQLGuru
President
Indicium Resources, Inc.
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>

Best configuration for SQL Server 2005

Hi
I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
for running SQL Server 2005.
Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
Thanks
Dominic
Hi
1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx --Performance
2005
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default.mspx --Best
Practices 2005
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>
|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx--Performance
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default...--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
Excellent thanks
Dominic
|||On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> 1) Separate .LDF (Log File) and .MDF (Data File) into phyical disks
> 2) Put tempdb database on different phsyical disk
> 3) Add much more RAM as you can and as it allowed by OS
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/tsprfprb.mspx--Performance
> 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/default...--Best
> Practices 2005
> <lorenzdomin...@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
Hi
What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Regards
Dominic
|||Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
Tempdb is a database (is a workspace) .It used for temporary tables
explicity created by users
..MDF is a Primary data file . Each database has .MDF and .LDF file . You can
add additional data file (called secnadary .NDF)
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180318236.636287.270400@.j4g2000prf.googlegro ups.com...
> On May 27, 4:43 pm, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> What is difference between tempDb and .mdf files?
> Regards
> Dominic
>
|||In addition to Uri's comments:
- Make sure you have a battery-backed caching RAID controller with lots of
cache, and configure write caching on about half of the memory.
- Use 15k SCSI disks set up with Raid 1.
- Consider partitioning the database and any big tables.
The first point will gain you more than any other tweak you make.
Finally, buy and read the MS book "SQL Server 2005: Inside the Storage
Engine"
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>
|||If you rely on what you can get from this group for something so major as
this (with so little information given to us) you are definitely going to
get suboptimal results. Hire a professional to assist you in this matter.
He/she can evaluate MANY more things than can be easily put forth in a
newsgroup and get you off on the right foot with the new system.
TheSQLGuru
President
Indicium Resources, Inc.
<lorenzdominic_@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180246075.190524.45060@.q19g2000prn.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi
> I am having a little trouble finding what is the ideal configuration
> for running SQL Server 2005.
> Basically I have a 2 x Quad Core Processor Computer with 4Gb Ram.
> Operating System will be Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
> I can have any number of hard drives for either a Raid 1 or Raid 5
> configuration or whatever, any comments appreciated?
> How should the Hard Disk Drives be set up for a 10Gb Database?
> Thanks
> Dominic
>