A DMV a Day – Day 27
The DMV for Day 27 is sys.dm_tran_locks, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about currently active lock manager resources....
2010-04-27
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since SQL Server 2008 R2 has gone RTM, and will be available on MSDN Subscribers on May 3, I thought...
2010-04-27
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A DMV a Day – Day 26
Well, we are on the final week of the DMV a Day series for the month of April. I will...
2010-04-26
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SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (April 2010)
Since SQL Server 2008 R2 has gone RTM, and will soon be available for purchase, I am going to be...
2010-04-26
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A DMV a Day – Day 25
The DMV for Day 25 is sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters, which is described by BOL as:
Returns a snapshot of the health of a...
2010-04-25
1,699 reads
A DMV a Day – Day 24
The DMV for Day 24 is sys.dm_exec_requests, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about each request that is executing...
2010-04-24
961 reads
A DMV a Day – Day 23
The DMV for Day 23 is sys.dm_os_process_memory, which is described by BOL as:
Most memory allocations that are attributed to the...
2010-04-23
2,400 reads
A DMV a Day – Day 22
The DMV for Day 22 is sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about the queries that have acquired...
2010-04-22
1,754 reads
A DMV a Day – Day 21
The DMV for Day 21 is sys.dm_os_ring_buffers, which is helpfully NOT described by BOL as:
The following SQL Server Operating System–related...
2010-04-21
2,585 reads
Big SQL Server Announcement This Morning at 7:30AM PDT
Microsoft’s Ted Kummert and Tom Casey are holding a public conference call this morning at 7:30AM Pacific time, where:
Microsoft...
2010-04-21
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