This article contains examples of a few common administrative tasks that you an perform on your Cloud Site running a Microsoft SQL Server database.

• First you will want to connect to your MS SQL Server database using the myLittleAdmin link in your Control Panel.
• Once connected, click on the Tools NavBar in the lower-left frame.

• To submit a new query, click New Query from the Tools Menu and enter your query in the space provided in the center frame, then click Submit.

Below are the query commands for some common administrative tasks:

Note: When entering your query, replace the text in the example, myDbHere, with the correct name of the database that you are working on, making sure to keep the value within brackets. The examples in this article have other variables that you will need to replace with actual values.  These values have been highlighted below for your convenience.  Only the highlighted values in the examples need to be modified.

• HOW TO ENABLE CONTAINMENT ON A DATABASE

USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE [myDbHere] SET CONTAINMENT = PARTIAL WITH NO_WAIT
GO

• HOW TO DISABLE CONTAINMENT ON A DATABASE

USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE [myDbHere] SET CONTAINMENT = NONE WITH NO_WAIT
GO
 

• HOW TO CREATE A SQL USER WITH PASSWORD WHEN USING PARTIAL CONTAINMENT AND ADD TO DB OWNER ROLE

USE [myDbHere]
GO
CREATE USER [sqlUserName] WITH PASSWORD=N'ComplexPassHere'
GO
USE [myDbHere]

GO
ALTER ROLE [db_owner] ADD MEMBER [sqlUserName]
GO

• HOW TO DROP SQL USER INSIDE DATABASE 

Note: Run this for deleting a SQL user used within containment. If you created additional logins from the control panel, please use the control panel to delete them.

USE [myDbHere]

GO
DROP USER [sqlUserName]
GO