SQL Server Admin 2014 :: Gathering Results From Extended Events Trace
Jun 16, 2015
I need to find any stored procedures that have not been used over a certain time period.
I have set up an extended events session to gather sp_statement_starting and _completed.
The trace returns the object_id's of many stored procedures. I then query the sys.procedures and plug in the object_id to return the stored proc name.
Do I have to repeat this process for every different object_id or is there a way I can query the trace results, using the object_id as my search criteria as one query ?
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Jun 11, 2015
I am wanting to get/filter on all queries and procs that take longer than 2 seconds to run (I'll balance real values later) but I'm not sure which Action out of the XE that I need.
I am using SQL Server 2014 and thought I had used sqlserver.sql_statement_completed.duration > 2000 in a previous version.
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Jun 19, 2015
I am setting up extended events more or less just fine, however I am a bit confused as to how to read and load them into a table for querying. In particular the offset part - is there a way to load just a given dates worth in?
I've got the files configured to be 20MB before rolling over, the XE is running all the time.
So if i load in the full file now, say that covers 2.5 days worth, when I load it again tomorrow to get the updated data I'm also reloading today, which is a waste?
I presume I am going about this wrong, but lack an example that really goes into detail of practicalities of loading this data.
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Nov 10, 2015
I have created a session in extended events and want to frequently monitor the events that i have filtered .The problem i am facing is i am not able to clear the previous data as we do it in SQL trace. i am able to see all the data that is occupied till now.whenever i start the test i want the current data only to be displayed.The work around is either delete the session and create a new one every-time which i do not want to do .I am able to see the CLEAR DATA FROM TABLE button but it is in Disabled state all the time.
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Mar 6, 2015
I have been tasked with auditing all DDL and selected DML events on a production server and logging them to a table. My solution is to use CDC for the DML and a Server-Level trigger for the DDL. Because there should never but much DDL activity on the server (except when performing update tasks) I don't need to worry about the trigger consuming too many resources.
My question is this: Is there any single specification such as DDL_LEVEL_EVENTS that can capture all DDL activity or do I need to specify each and every DDL action in the trigger?
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Nov 3, 2015
I'd like to capture the change event when it happens and have both a record posted to a table and an email notification to the DBA.
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Oct 24, 2015
We know we can use the event lock_deadlock and xml_deadlock_report to capture the deadlock info, however I also want to capture the execution plans for all of the SPIDs in the deadlock graph, how to output the execution plans to the extended events trace results either ? such as if there is an action for execution plan or workaround for it ?If there is no built in action for execution plan , may I know if we can add the customized info to the extended events results file also ? Such as when the deadlock related event happens , then we can run a query to get some info ,then added the info along with other info such as sql_text, dbname etc to the events trace results file either ? The reason is if we also know the execution plans when the deadlock happens, it is useful to turning the query based on the execution plans to reduce deadlock happening .
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Oct 28, 2015
We are running SQL 2014 SP1. We are using defined Full text indexes on several tables in the database. However, on one specific set of servers, a certain search will not return any data. This exact same search works on another set of servers built identically. The first responses I'm sure will be stop list, but I have dropped and recreated the FTI multiple times with different stop lists or no stop list at all and get the same results.
The specific word being searched on is YUM. If I change the value to YUMk, it actually returns, and if I change the data to TUM it returns, but YUM does not. This exact query is working on multiple other systems, so it seems to be something environmental, but I haven't been able to pinpoint it.
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Feb 3, 2014
I am using this code for LongRunning Queries.
CREATE EVENT SESSION LongRunningQuery
ON SERVER
ADD EVENT sqlserver.sql_statement_completed
(
ACTION (sqlserver.sql_text, sqlserver.tsql_stack)
WHERE sqlserver.sql_statement_completed.duration > 60000
[Code] ...
Here Instead of writing to XML file how can send an EMAIL if a query runs more than 1 minute in my server ?
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Jun 4, 2015
I use this code in a utility procedure (for performance testing) but it is really slow.
For example, a session with three events is taking 5 seconds to complete this query:
DECLARE @xml xml=
(
SELECT CAST(xet.target_data AS xml)
FROM sys.dm_xe_session_targets AS xet
JOIN sys.dm_xe_sessions AS xe
ON (xe.address = xet.event_session_address)
WHERE xe.name = @name
);
with data as
(
select
convert(varchar(128),convert(varbinary(128),'0x'+n.value('(action[@name="context_info"]/value/text())[1]','varchar(128)'),1)) context
, n.value('(data[@name="duration"]/value/text())[1]','int')/1000.0 duration
, n.value('(data[@name="cpu_time"]/value/text())[1]','bigint')/1000.0 cpu_time
, n.value('(data[@name="physical_reads"]/value/text())[1]','bigint') physical_reads
[code].....
So, I was wondering (considering the buffer is usually only holding a few hundred events)
1. Is this the wrong way to query data from a ring buffer?
2. Is there any way to make this code quicker?
3. Is it better to target a file store rather than a ring buffer for this?
select geometry::STGeomFromWKB(0x0106000000020000000103000000010000000B0000001000000000000840000000000000003D
D8CCCCCCCCCC0840000000000000003DD8CCCCCCCCCC08408014AE47E17AFC3F040000000000104000
[Code] .....
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Feb 25, 2014
I am trying to use xquery to get event data back from extended events. I am trying to use some sample data from Grant Fritchey but I am getting null records back. Below is the xml - I just want to retrieve a distinct list of the client_hostname and client_app_name.
<event name="login" package="sqlserver" timestamp="2014-02-19T23:53:54.299Z">
<data name="is_cached"><value>true</value></data><data name="is_dac">
<value>false</value></data><data name="database_id"><value>7</value>
</data><data name="packet_size"><value>8000</value></data><data name="options">
[Code] ....
The query I have that doesn't work is :
WITH xEvents AS
(SELECT object_name AS xEventName,
CAST (event_data AS xml) AS xEventData
FROM sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file
('C:LoginTraceShared_0*.xel', NULL, NULL, NULL))
SELECT distinct top 1000 xEventName,
xEventData.value('(/event/data[@action_name=''Client_APP_Name'']/value)[1]','varchar') Client_APP_Name,
xEventData.value('(/event/data[@action_name=''Client_Host_Name'']/value)[1]','varchar') Client_Host_Name
FROM xEvents
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Feb 19, 2015
I know very little about Extended Events, but I know it is supposed to be more powerful than Profiler. The SQL Instance involved is 2008R2. I was asked whether we could capture when a stored proc was called with a certain parameter. So for example, if dbo.usp_mystoredproc is called and is passed a value of '12345a' for @customer, can that be captured? I would want to know the time it was called, the parameter and parameter value. Probably would be interested in the SPID or LoginName as well.
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May 27, 2015
We are planning to convert or change all existing Traces to Extended Events in SQL server 2012. What is the procedure to convert custom traces. We have already created some below custom traces: like this we are planning to convert for all servers.
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 23, @on
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 8, @on
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 12, @on
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 64, @on
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 1, @on
exec sp_trace_setevent @TraceID, 20, 21, @on
[code]...
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Jun 11, 2015
Is there a way to keep track in real time on how long a stored procedure is running for? So what I want to do is fire off a trace in a stored procedure if that stored procedure is running for over like 5 minutes.
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Aug 27, 2015
I want to set up a database role so that users can use sp_readerrorlog through SSMS. It does a check on membership in the securityadmin role.
I have tested it and can see you can grant execute on xp_readerrorlog but the SSMS GUI uses sp_readerrorlog.
I thought I could create a user/certificate and add the signature to sp_readerrorlog but it's not permitted (likely because it's not a normal database object).
So the other solution is to add the users to the securityadmin role but then explicitly deny alter any login (best done with a custom server role in 2012+ but otherwise just manually in 2008). I tested this out and it works, I'm not able to alter any logins or increase my own permissions, I also did a check of what's reported from fn_my_permissions(null, null) and it shows minimal permissions like I'd expect.
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Oct 6, 2014
I've setup a deadlock monitor using extended events like this.
CREATE EVENT SESSION [deadlock] ON SERVER
ADD EVENT sqlserver.lock_deadlock(
ACTION(package0.process_id,sqlserver.client_app_name,sqlserver.client_hostname,
sqlserver.database_id,sqlserver.database_name,sqlserver.plan_handle)
[Code] ....
Deadlock happened couple of days ago. I'm trying to determine the cause of deadlocks. What script should I use to pull that information to see what objects/processes caused deadlock?
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Oct 12, 2015
I can only do one match at a time -- Like can only do either the sql_statement_(start and end), or sp_statement_(start or end). Is there any way to capture both in the same session? Or since I am adding both the events in the ADD EVENT section, can I query it somehow to get unmatched SP or SQL?
Code:
USE master;
GO
-- Create the Event Session
IF EXISTS(SELECT *
FROM sys.server_event_sessions
WHERE name='TimedOutSQL')
[code]...
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Jan 14, 2015
I want to gather (and filter by) client ip address in an extended events session. So far, I have the sqlserver.login event added, but I can find no way to get client ip address added to the action or predicate.
I can filter by the pred_source field "session_nt_domain" or "nt_domain" but this is not always populated by all logins and also, this domain only lists machine name, such as FRED, as opposed to the full domain FRED.foo.bar.
Is it possible to gather login client ip address in an extended events session? Surely internal SQL Server processes have access to it because the login audit can populate client ip address.
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Jun 17, 2014
I have an existing EE setup that captures all failing queries (see code below). The problem is that I also want to somehow capture RPC_starting so that I can see which parameters are passed in whenever a query fails. Is there a way to somehow capture those two events (error_reported & rpc_starting), but only capture rpc_starting when there is actually an error reported?Or maybe just an event on rpc_starting and somehow filter to only capture when there is an error?
Existing error_reported EE code:
CREATE EVENT SESSION [what_queries_are_failing] ON SERVER ADD EVENT sqlserver.error_reported (
ACTION(sqlserver.sql_text, sqlserver.tsql_stack, sqlserver.database_id, sqlserver.session_id,
package0.collect_system_time, sqlserver.transaction_id, sqlserver.username, sqlserver.client_hostname)
[code]....
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Jan 27, 2015
I do have the following Extended Event session on my Dev box;
CREATE EVENT SESSION [sp_showplan] ON SERVER
ADD EVENT sqlserver.query_post_execution_showplan(SET collect_database_name=(1)
ACTION(sqlserver.plan_handle)
WHERE ([package0].[equal_uint64]([object_type],(8272)) AND [sqlserver].[equal_i_sql_unicode_string]([object_name],N'MyStoreProcedure')))
ADD TARGET package0.event_file(SET filename=N'E:DBA_AuditSP_Exec.xel',metadatafile=N'E:DBA_AuditSP_Exec.xem')
WITH (MAX_MEMORY=4096 KB,EVENT_RETENTION_MODE=ALLOW_SINGLE_EVENT_LOSS,MAX_DISPATCH_LATENCY=30 SECONDS,MAX_EVENT_SIZE=0 KB,MEMORY_PARTITION_MODE=NONE,TRACK_CAUSALITY=OFF,STARTUP_STATE=OFF)
GO
The idea is being able to capture the execution plan when the program invokes the store procedure, regardless of the database.
This works on my Dev box. When I manually trigger "MyStoreProcedure" from database A , the event is saved. The same thing happens when I do that from database B. Ok ... so far, so good.
So I went to the live production environment and setup my Extended Events session. But it's saving nothing. I was able to check that the store procedure was executed on several databases but my extended events session never grabbed the plan.
What could be the reason for this? Memory starvation maybe? Is there something I am doing wrong?
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Apr 15, 2015
When you view the Extended Events "Watch Live Data" is the duration in milliseconds or microseconds? I'm assuming it's milliseconds, but if you look at the timestamp difference from start to complete it doesn't add up to the duration amount? It looks like it's just the difference between the timestamps?
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Oct 14, 2014
In the past, I've combined server side traces with Perfmon successfully, which is pretty useful, I know that. I would like to do the same with Extended Events, so I can correlate and analyze the server side as well.
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Mar 4, 2015
I wanted to demonstrate something about CXPACKET wait type. For the purpose of this demo I've created a query in AdventureWorks database that uses a parallel query plan, an extended events session that captured the wait statistics for a single session and a query that shows the extended event's data. I ran it and it worked fine. Then I dropped and recreated the event session (to clear the data), in a new window I wrote a transaction that updated the table fallowed by waitfor statement so the first query will be blocked for few seconds and ran the whole thing again. The select statement was blocked as expected (ran for 9 seconds instead on 1 second as it ran without the blocking), but the wait stats that I got were almost identical to the those that I got without blocking the query.
--Query that uses parallel query plan
With MyCTE as (
select top 50 * from Sales.SalesOrderHeader)
select top 10000 * from Sales.SalesOrderHeader, MyCTE
order by newid()
[code]....
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Aug 10, 2015
I need to enable trace flag
OPTION(QUERYTRACEON 9481)
In one of my views I am having trouble finding where to put it in my existing statement:
USE [pec_prod]
GO
/****** Object: View [dbo].[PEC_Claim_Export_All] Script Date: 8/10/2015 9:18:26 AM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER VIEW [dbo].[PEC_Claim_Export_All]
[Code] ....
Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Procedure PEC_Claim_Export_All, Line 56
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'OPTION'.
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Apr 14, 2015
I inherited a lot of Servers to upgrade to 2014 to include an SSRS Server.
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Do I have to manually load the reports? There are a lot of Reports.
[URL]
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I want to load EVERYTHING ... except for the violations. But bcp won't let me. Is there a way?
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If I install an instance with Windows Only authentication, and then change it to Mixed Mode, if I enable the sa login, the password has already been set. What is the default? If it's generated, how secure is it? Is the password generated? What algorithm is used for that?
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Mar 21, 2014
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Jun 18, 2014
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Nov 19, 2014
We installed the Sql 2014 in Test server.
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Dec 8, 2014
I have a SQL server box running 2014 reporting services. I have another server running IIS v8.
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