Need to know what’s happening on your SQL Server? SP_Who and SP_Who2 work, but there are even better ways – and they’re free. SQL Server 2005 and newer have Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) that help us see what’s going on inside the database engine. In this one-hour webcast, I teach you how to read the signs with DMVs, sp_WhoIsActive, and more.
Here’s the links referenced in the presentation:
- SP_WHO replacement – DMV query to show current activity with wait statistics
- Wait Types list at SQLServerPedia
- SP_WhoIsActive by Adam Machanic – slick replacement for sp_who2 that includes filtering and much more.
- DMV query to show procedure cache
- Book Review – SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled – helps explain execution plans. Highly recommended by Brent Ozar.
- Execution Plans – article at SQLServerPedia edited by Grant Fritchey, author of the above book.
- SSMS Performance Dashboard Reports – free download for SQL Server Management Studio 2005.
- Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting – Brent’s book, which includes a chapter on the Performance Dashboard Reports.
And check out my other free SQL Server training videos.
Do you realize that the domain http://questkb.com/live hasn’t been renewed with the registrar? Just letting you know.
Rowland – doh! Looks like Quest changed paths. Thanks, and I’ll update the links here.