Stairway to Server-side Tracing - Level 6: How to Import Trace Data
How to import a trace file into a table using T-SQL and the Profiler tool, for subsequent ad-hoc analysis.
2012-01-06
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Dan Guzman
- Website: https://www.dbdelta.com
Stairway to Server-side Tracing - Level 4: How to Create and View Default and black box Trace Data
An introduction to the SQL Server default and black box traces targeted at DBAs who are new to these specialized traces. The article shows how to enable and disable the default trace feature and create a black box trace. The captured events are discussed along with how to view current and historical trace data of these traces.
2011-07-13
4,226 reads
Stairway to Server-side Tracing - Level 5: How to View and Manage Running Traces
An introduction to the SQL Trace catalog views and functions used to view existing trace definitions targeted at DBAs and Developers. The article discusses T-SQL queries to view defined traces, query trace status and start/stop/delete traces.
2011-06-08
7,611 reads
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