List the queries running on SQL Server
You can run the sp_who command to get a list of all the current users, sessions and processes. You can then run the KILL command on any spid that is blocking others.
This will show you the longest running SPIDs on a SQL 2000 or SQL 2005 server:
select
P.spid
, right(convert(varchar,
dateadd(ms, datediff(ms, P.last_batch, getdate()), '1900-01-01'),
121), 12) as 'batch_duration'
, P.program_name
, P.hostname
, P.loginame
from master.dbo.sysprocesses P
where P.spid > 50
and P.status not in ('background', 'sleeping')
and P.cmd not in ('AWAITING COMMAND'
,'MIRROR HANDLER'
,'LAZY WRITER'
,'CHECKPOINT SLEEP'
,'RA MANAGER')
order by batch_duration desc
If you need to see the SQL running for a given spid from the results, use something like this:
declare
@spid int
, @stmt_start int
, @stmt_end int
, @sql_handle binary(20)
set @spid = XXX -- Fill this in
select top 1
@sql_handle = sql_handle
, @stmt_start = case stmt_start when 0 then 0 else stmt_start / 2 end
, @stmt_end = case stmt_end when -1 then -1 else stmt_end / 2 end
from sys.sysprocesses
where spid = @spid
order by ecid
SELECT
SUBSTRING( text,
COALESCE(NULLIF(@stmt_start, 0), 1),
CASE @stmt_end
WHEN -1
THEN DATALENGTH(text)
ELSE
(@stmt_end - @stmt_start)
END
)
FROM ::fn_get_sql(@sql_handle)
If you're running SQL Server 2005 or 2008, you could use the DMV's to find this...
SELECT *
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle)
- More about sys.dm_exec_requests
- More about sys.dm_exec_sql_text
I would suggest querying the sys
views. something similar to
SELECT *
FROM
sys.dm_exec_sessions s
LEFT JOIN sys.dm_exec_connections c
ON s.session_id = c.session_id
LEFT JOIN sys.dm_db_task_space_usage tsu
ON tsu.session_id = s.session_id
LEFT JOIN sys.dm_os_tasks t
ON t.session_id = tsu.session_id
AND t.request_id = tsu.request_id
LEFT JOIN sys.dm_exec_requests r
ON r.session_id = tsu.session_id
AND r.request_id = tsu.request_id
OUTER APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.sql_handle) TSQL
This way you can get a TotalPagesAllocated
which can help you figure out the spid
that is taking all the server resources. There has lots of times when I can't even bring up activity monitor and use these sys
views to see what's going on.
I would recommend you reading the following article. I got this reference from here.