Kace & SQL

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UFIL521: KACE and SQL

Brooks Roberts, Learning DevelopmentMichael Klocek, Learning Development

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Presenters• Brooks Roberts

– Dell KACE Learning Development– 16 Years at Dell– 4 Years with KACE

• Michael Klocek– Dell KACE Learning Development– 11 Years at Dell– 4 Years with KACE


Agenda• SQL - Why Should I Care

• SQL Table Structure

• SQL Query Structure

• Connecting the Appliance

• Exploring the Database

• Wizards

• The “Easy” Way

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SQL – Why Should I Care


SQL – Why Should I Care• What are some things you might use your appliance for?

• What are some things that the appliance stores in SQL?

• What are some daily administrative tasks that interface with the database?

Hint: SQL is everywhere…


SQL – Why Should I CareThings that the K1000 uses SQL for:

Assets

Inventory

Labels

Reporting

Service Desk

What others can you think of?


Don’t I Have Wizards For All That Stuff?

You do indeed…


Don’t I Have Wizards For All That Stuff?

Then why do I care about learning a new language?

Speed

Accuracy

Efficiency


SQL Basics– What is SQL


SQL Basics – What is SQL?

Structured Query Language

• Used to communicate and give commands to the database.


SQL Basics– Table Structure


SQL Basics – Table Structure

DatabaseTables serve as the building blocks of a database.



TABLE1

ID DATA1 DATA2

Tables consist of columns…

and fields.

Tables will always have a Primary Key.

Other columns may or may not be a Foreign

Key.



ID DATA1 DATA2 ID DATA1 DATA2

BITS BOBS



ID DATA1 DATA2 ID DATA1 DATA2BITS_ID BOBS_ID

BITS BOBSBITS_BOBS_JT


SQL Basics– Query Structure



Group By

Having

Select

From

Where

Order By

Group By is used to condense results. This is

useful for aggregate functions like Count().

Having is used to further filter results that have been passed through a Group By

statement.

Select specifies what you want returned from the

query and the order of the columns.

From indicates what tables will be used in the gathering of your desired data.

This section includes any joins that you wish to use.

The where clause allows you to filter the data that is returned against a condition

you set.

Order by allows you to sort the results, by column, in

ascending or descending order.



Group By

Having

Select

From

Where

Order By

Let’s order them the way they should be

written.




SQL Basics– Joins


SQL Basics – Joins

Not all data is stored in one table

Join groups tables together into a virtual table for the purposes of your query.

Many different kinds, but the most basic, and often the most efficient are LEFT JOIN or RIGHT JOIN

• Left join SOFTWARE on MACHINE_SOFTWARE_JT.SOFTWARE_ID = SOFTWARE.ID



TABLE_1 TABLE_2

1 C

2 D

3 A

4 B

A 11

B 12

C 13

D 14

5 B E 15

ID T2_ID ID DATA

LEFT JOIN

TABLE_2

ON

TABLE_1.T2_ID

= TABLE_2.ID

B 12



2 D

3 A A 11

D 14

TABLE_1 TABLE_2

1 C C 13

ID T2_ID ID DATA

4 B

B 125 B

B 12

TABLE_3

A 689

T 45

C 168

X 254

ID DATA

R 734

NULL NULL NULL NULL

NULL NULL NULL NULL

NULL NULL NULL NULL


Connecting to the Appliance



• Query Browser– MySQL Workbench– TOAD– Your choice

• Connector– Native (MySQL, TOAD)– ODBC (Microsoft Tools)– JDBC (Crystal, etc.)









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Exploring the Database


Wizards


The “Easy” Way


Questions?


Thank you.


KACE Support Portal Migrating to Dell Software Support Portal• Starting in November, all KACE

Support Portal material will be migrated to the Dell Software Support Portal

• All service requests will be submitted online or by phone

• Same great content– Knowledge base articles– Video tutorials– Product documentation– JumpStart training

• Check out the Support Portal Getting Started videos

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