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How can I check for SQL Server performance problems using T-SQL? [closed]

I know how to use the Profiler, Performance Monitor, and Activity Monitor. I want to find a way to troubleshoot performance using T-SQL. How can I check for Microsoft SQL Server performance problems ...
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Live monitoring SQL statements on SQL Server

How can i monitor running SQL Statements for my SQL-Server, is it possible using only SQL Server without 3rd part tools? As an alternative can anybody recommend any free tool which can monitor ...
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Bandwidth usage in Sql Server

Our compagny has a central Sql Server Database which is connected to many applications (Web, Backend/Frontend services, backoffice, ..) This database is hosted in a small country (for taxing ...
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Collect performance information on high CPU condition in SQL Server

I have a SQL server cluster that is often reaching 100% CPU out of working hours. I want to gather some information to help troubleshooting when the actual condition is taking place. I'm thinking of ...
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1answer
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How to monitor INSERT failures?

An application INSERTS a parent record then child objects. Both these procedure call different stored procedures. Parent can have many child objects. Typically both parent and child would be inserted ...
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Recommendation for free event monitoring software

I'm seeking recommendations for free / open event monitoring tools. HPOV costs continue to multiply like so many wet gremlins, and we've had enough. There are some interesting suggestions in this ...
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Can SQL Express be used as a Log Shipping monitor server?

I'm keen to setup a "Monitor Server". We have SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise edition on both primary and secondary servers. Can we use SQL Express in monitoring server setup for licencing purposes?
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How to break out of error loop in transactional replication?

I was running some simple tests on a publisher and subscriber on the same instance: I inserted 50,000 rows into a published article and the data was correctly pushed to the subscriber. I ...
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What is connection time?

We are currently trialling ManageEngine SQLDBManager Plus. On the dashboard for a server it shows connection time in milliseconds (currently 15ms). Can anyone tell me what Connection Time represents ...
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Realtime SQL Server Monitoring Tools? [closed]

We been having a lot of sql server performance problems lately. I've recently been digging into performance analysis using the variety of DMVs. I've definitely found some interesting things. ...
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alert when any job in a job category fails

Is it possible to set up an alert in SQL Server 2008 that will send an e-mail anytime a job in a specific category fails? I am wondering because I would like to set up an e-mail anytime an SSRS ...
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Which PowerShell technique should I use to talk to SQL Server?

I'd ultimately like to use PowerShell to replace the old KornShell scripts we use for SQL instance monitors. I'm having a hard time, though, getting my brain around all the different ways that ...
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Is there a quickish, straighforward way to measure Transactions Per Second on SQL Server 2000?

The sys.dm_os_performance_counters DMV introduced in SQL Server 2005 makes this task somewhat trivial. However, my Google-Fu has been blocked in finding a way to do this in SQL Server 2000. How can ...
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How to check the status of SQL Server?

I need to check the status of SQL Server. When I say status its not the status for each database, but rather for the whole SQL Server. I need to know what are the queries running in the server and ...
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What “tool” to use for monitoring instances and where to store this data?

I have three SQL Server instances in my DW project, development, test and production. I also have two SSIS servers (dev/test, production). My intention is to query data from these three SQL Server ...
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How can I monitor the call count per stored procedure per timespan?

In order to diagnose some performance issues I would like to get a better understanding of the number of times certain procedures are called compared to the system performance. Is there a way to get ...
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How can I have SQL Server email me the error details when a job fails?

SQL Server lets you configure a job to send email alerts when it fails. This is a simple and effective way to monitor your jobs. However, these alerts do not include any detail--just a success or ...