READ Data from default Trace
READ Data from default Trace to know when the objects are altered. If no database name is provided, it will run through all the databases.
2019-05-03 (first published: 2015-04-08)
1,415 reads
SQL Trace
Automating SQL Traces
Capturing the activity on a server when a problem occurs can be a challenge for many DBAs. This article shows how you can automate the capture of information when a CPU spike occurs.
2013-05-23
6,434 reads
The default trace in SQL Server - the power of performance and security auditing
Since the introduction of SQL Server 2005, there is a simple lightweight trace that is left running by default on every SQL Server. This provides some very valuable information for the DBA about the running server, but it isn't well-documented. Feodor Georgiev reveals many of the secrets of this facility and shows how to get reports from it.
2011-03-28
3,896 reads
Stairway to Server-side Tracing
Learn how to use the SQL Trace subsystem in SQL Server to audit your instances. This series will examine the basics of SQL Trace and teach you how to set up, schedule, and manage traces and the data generated.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-02-01)
3,416 reads
Auto Generate an Hourly SQL Server Profiler Trace File
I would like the option on some servers of having a profiler trace running 24x7 in the background. I could then access and read these trace files to investigate issues after the fact - much like the default trace that came out with SQL 2005.
2009-09-29
3,975 reads
Default Trace Load of All 5 Files
The default trace keeps the last 20 meg of info, and a max of 5 files...This loads all 5 files into a table so it can be reviewed.
2009-02-25 (first published: 2009-02-07)
1,252 reads
2008-12-26
2,992 reads
2008-12-08
2,491 reads
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Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers