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HOWTO: SQL Server: Reporting on performance

Some resources to draw info on SQL Server memory usage, locks, fragmentation, etc. This is my favorite SQL Server tuning site: http://www.sql-server-performance.com/

SQL Server Perf Mon

SQLServer: Access Methods - Page Splits/sec: Number of page splits occurring as the result of index pages overflowing.
SQLServer: Databases - Data File Size (KB)
SQLServer: Databases - Log File Size (KB)
SQLServer: Databases - Log File Used Size (KB)
SQLServer: General Statistics - User Connections: Number of users connected to the system.
SQLServer: Locks - Average Wait Time (ms): The average amount of wait time (milliseconds) for each lock request that resulted in a wait.
SQLServer: Locks - Number of Deadlocks/sec: Number of lock requests that resulted in a deadlock.
SQLServer: Memory Manager - Total Server Memory (KB): Total amount of dynamic memory the server is currently consuming
Many, many others…

Queries

View Blocks
SELECT spid, blocked, waittype, getdate() AS 'Time'
FROM master..sysprocesses (nolock)
WHERE blocked <> 0

View a whole lot of info on processes
SELECT *
FROM master..sysprocesses (nolock)

View process info sorted by memory usage
SELECT *
FROM master..sysprocesses (nolock)
ORDER BY memusage DESC

How to monitor SQL Server 2000 blocking


Stored Procedures (system)
Sp_lock
Sp_who
Sp_who2
Sp_monitor
sp_spaceused

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