How to Check the last restart for DB Server


Hi Dears i received request from the developers by the Staging DB was down yesterday evening, between 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, can you please advice at this time to do Scientific investigation and troubleshooting so at this time you should check 2 point :

  1. Last SQL Server instance restart.
  2. Last DB server (windows services ) restart.

Last SQL Server Restart :

we can check it easily and by the Easiest ways (SQL Query)

SELECT sqlserver_start_time FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info
SELECT ‘Statistics since: ‘ + CAST(sqlserver_start_time AS VARCHAR) FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info
Server Restart

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How to monitor your SQL Server instances..(4/10)?


Hello every body in the previous post we figured more detail about How to monitor and mange your SQL Server jobs ..?  but now all thing What we Covered in the Previous Post ..? we Covered 10 Point

  1. Check SQL Server jobs First Vision..?
  2. Check jobs Status ..? Is it enabled or Disabled ..?
  3. When was SQL agent job was created or when was last time it was modified..?
  4. Identify newly created SQL Server Agent Jobs
  5. Check enabled jobs Without notification setup ..?
  6. retrieving enabled operators in SQL Server Agent
  7. Update SQL Server Agent Jobs without any notification by New notification
  8. SQL Server Agent Job Setup and Configuration Information..
  9. Check jobs With Enabled Schedule ..
  10. Check SQL Server Agent Job Schedule Information..

and i will going today to complete this Subject by Covering another Impressive point :

  1. Configuring SQL Agent Jobs to Write to Windows Event Log.
  2. Generate SQL Agent Job Schedule Report
  3. SQL Server Agent Job Setup and Configuration Information
  4. SQL Server Agent Job Steps Execution Information
  5. Jobs Report by OnSuccessAction and on_fail_action
  6. Check or Change job owner
  7. List by jobs are ruining now on your DB Server.
  8. Jobs With Execution Long Time .
  9. Select Failed Job
  10. How to search on your Jobs TEXT.

let’ s drill down to figure this 10 new point one by one .

  • Configuring SQL Agent Jobs to Write to Windows Event Log.

at the first we need to know the jobs not configured to write in the event log

SELECT [name]
 FROM msdb..sysjobs
 WHERE [notify_level_eventlog] = 0

Let’s Configured this job to write in the Event log

UPDATE msdb..sysjobs
 SET [notify_level_eventlog] = 2
 --WHERE [name] like '%Your Joba Name%'
  • Generate SQL Agent Job Schedule Report

by this report we can figured the

Name : Job Name

active_start_date : Start time for the job Execute.

ScheduleDscr : Description for the job Schedule

enabled : IF = 1 (job Enabled ) IF = 0 (Job Disable)

to generate this report we have 2 Steps First one Create Function , Second one the DMV using CTE (Conman Table Expression )

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[udf_schedule_description] (@freq_type INT ,
 @freq_interval INT ,
 @freq_subday_type INT ,
 @freq_subday_interval INT ,
 @freq_relative_interval INT ,
 @freq_recurrence_factor INT ,
 @active_start_date INT ,
 @active_end_date INT,
 @active_start_time INT ,
 @active_end_time INT )
RETURNS NVARCHAR(255) AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @schedule_description NVARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @loop INT
DECLARE @idle_cpu_percent INT
DECLARE @idle_cpu_duration INT
IF (@freq_type = 0x1) -- OneTime
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = N'Once on ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @active_start_date) + N' at ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, cast((@active_start_time / 10000) as varchar(10)) + ':' right('00' cast((@active_start_time % 10000) / 100 as varchar(10)),2))
RETURN @schedule_description
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x4) -- Daily
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = N'Every day '
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x8) -- Weekly
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = N'Every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_recurrence_factor) + N' week(s) on '
SELECT @loop = 1
WHILE (@loop <= 7)
BEGIN
IF (@freq_interval & POWER(2, @loop - 1) = POWER(2, @loop - 1))
SELECT @schedule_description = @schedule_description + DATENAME(dw, N'1996120' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @loop)) + N', '
SELECT @loop = @loop + 1
END
IF (RIGHT(@schedule_description, 2) = N', ')
SELECT @schedule_description = SUBSTRING(@schedule_description, 1, (DATALENGTH(@schedule_description) / 2) - 2) + N' '
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x10) -- Monthly
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = N'Every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_recurrence_factor) + N' months(s) on day ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_interval) + N' of that month '
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x20) -- Monthly Relative
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = N'Every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_recurrence_factor) + N' months(s) on the '
SELECT @schedule_description = @schedule_description +
CASE @freq_relative_interval
WHEN 0x01 THEN N'first '
WHEN 0x02 THEN N'second '
WHEN 0x04 THEN N'third '
WHEN 0x08 THEN N'fourth '
WHEN 0x10 THEN N'last '
END +
CASE
WHEN (@freq_interval > 00)
AND (@freq_interval < 08) THEN DATENAME(dw, N'1996120' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_interval))
WHEN (@freq_interval = 08) THEN N'day'
WHEN (@freq_interval = 09) THEN N'week day'
WHEN (@freq_interval = 10) THEN N'weekend day'
END + N' of that month '
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x40) -- AutoStart
BEGIN
SELECT @schedule_description = FORMATMESSAGE(14579)
RETURN @schedule_description
END
IF (@freq_type = 0x80) -- OnIdle
BEGIN
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
N'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\SQLServerAgent',
N'IdleCPUPercent',
@idle_cpu_percent OUTPUT,
N'no_output'
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
N'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\SQLServerAgent',
N'IdleCPUDuration',
@idle_cpu_duration OUTPUT,
N'no_output'
SELECT @schedule_description = FORMATMESSAGE(14578, ISNULL(@idle_cpu_percent, 10), ISNULL(@idle_cpu_duration, 600))
RETURN @schedule_description
END
-- Subday stuff
SELECT @schedule_description = @schedule_description +
CASE @freq_subday_type
WHEN 0x1 THEN N'at ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, cast((@active_start_time / 10000) asvarchar(10)) + ':' right('00' cast((@active_start_time % 10000) / 100 asvarchar(10)),2))
WHEN 0x2 THEN N'every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_subday_interval) + N' second(s)'
WHEN 0x4 THEN N'every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_subday_interval) + N' minute(s)'
WHEN 0x8 THEN N'every ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, @freq_subday_interval) + N' hour(s)'
END
IF (@freq_subday_type IN (0x2, 0x4, 0x8))
SELECT @schedule_description = @schedule_description + N' between ' +
CONVERT(NVARCHAR, cast((@active_start_time / 10000) as varchar(10)) + ':' +right('00' cast((@active_start_time % 10000) / 100 as varchar(10)),2) ) + N' and ' CONVERT(NVARCHAR, cast((@active_end_time / 10000) as varchar(10)) + ':' right('00' cast((@active_end_time % 10000) / 100 as varchar(10)),2) )
RETURN @schedule_description
END

With CTE AS (
SELECT dbo.sysjobs.nameCAST(dbo.sysschedules.active_start_time / 10000 ASVARCHAR(10))
':' RIGHT('00' CAST(dbo.sysschedules.active_start_time % 10000 / 100 ASVARCHAR(10)), 2) AS active_start_time,
dbo.udf_schedule_description(dbo.sysschedules.freq_type,
dbo.sysschedules.freq_interval,
dbo.sysschedules.freq_subday_type,
dbo.sysschedules.freq_subday_interval,
dbo.sysschedules.freq_relative_interval,
dbo.sysschedules.freq_recurrence_factor,
dbo.sysschedules.active_start_date,
dbo.sysschedules.active_end_date,
dbo.sysschedules.active_start_time,
dbo.sysschedules.active_end_time) AS ScheduleDscr, dbo.sysjobs.enabled
FROM dbo.sysjobs INNER JOIN
dbo.sysjobschedules ON dbo.sysjobs.job_id = dbo.sysjobschedules.job_id INNERJOIN
dbo.sysschedules ON dbo.sysjobschedules.schedule_id = dbo.sysschedules.schedule_id
Select from CTE
where ScheduleDscr Like '%DAY%'-----Option
  • Information for SQL Server Job Configuration

by this Script we can now all things bout our job Configuration

<em>
SELECT
 [sJOB].[job_id] AS [JobID]
 , [sJOB].[nameAS [JobName]
 , [sDBP].[nameAS [JobOwner]
 , [sCAT].[nameAS [JobCategory]
 , [sJOB].[description] AS [JobDescription]
 CASE [sJOB].[enabled]
 WHEN THEN 'Yes'
 WHEN THEN 'No'
 END AS [IsEnabled]
 , [sJOB].[date_created] AS [JobCreatedOn]
 , [sJOB].[date_modified] AS [JobLastModifiedOn]
 , [sSVR].[nameAS [OriginatingServerName]
 , [sJSTP].[step_id] AS [JobStartStepNo]
 , [sJSTP].[step_name] AS [JobStartStepName]
 CASE
 WHEN [sSCH].[schedule_uid] IS NULL THEN 'No'
 ELSE 'Yes'
 END AS [IsScheduled]
 , [sSCH].[schedule_uid] AS [JobScheduleID]
 , [sSCH].[nameAS [JobScheduleName]
 CASE [sJOB].[delete_level]
 WHEN THEN 'Never'
 WHEN THEN 'On Success'
 WHEN THEN 'On Failure'
 WHEN THEN 'On Completion'
 END AS [JobDeletionCriterion]
FROM
 [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobs] AS [sJOB]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[sys].[servers] AS [sSVR]
 ON [sJOB].[originating_server_id] = [sSVR].[server_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[syscategories] AS [sCAT]
 ON [sJOB].[category_id] = [sCAT].[category_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sJSTP]
 ON [sJOB].[job_id] = [sJSTP].[job_id]
 AND [sJOB].[start_step_id] = [sJSTP].[step_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[sys].[database_principals] AS [sDBP]
 ON [sJOB].[owner_sid] = [sDBP].[sid]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobschedules] AS [sJOBSCH]
 ON [sJOB].[job_id] = [sJOBSCH].[job_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysschedules] AS [sSCH]
 ON [sJOBSCH].[schedule_id] = [sSCH].[schedule_id]
ORDER BY [JobName]

  • SQL Server Agent Job Steps Execution Information

by this Script we can find all info related to the Steps and the Execution

SELECT
 [sJOB].[job_id] AS [JobID]
 , [sJOB].[nameAS [JobName]
 , [sJSTP].[step_uid] AS [StepID]
 , [sJSTP].[step_id] AS [StepNo]
 , [sJSTP].[step_name] AS [StepName]
 CASE [sJSTP].[subsystem]
 WHEN 'ActiveScripting' THEN 'ActiveX Script'
 WHEN 'CmdExec' THEN 'Operating system (CmdExec)'
 WHEN 'PowerShell' THEN 'PowerShell'
 WHEN 'Distribution' THEN 'Replication Distributor'
 WHEN 'Merge' THEN 'Replication Merge'
 WHEN 'QueueReader' THEN 'Replication Queue Reader'
 WHEN 'Snapshot' THEN 'Replication Snapshot'
 WHEN 'LogReader' THEN 'Replication Transaction-Log Reader'
 WHEN 'ANALYSISCOMMAND' THEN 'SQL Server Analysis Services Command'
 WHEN 'ANALYSISQUERY' THEN 'SQL Server Analysis Services Query'
 WHEN 'SSIS' THEN 'SQL Server Integration Services Package'
 WHEN 'TSQL' THEN 'Transact-SQL script (T-SQL)'
 ELSE sJSTP.subsystem
 END AS [StepType]
 , [sPROX].[nameAS [RunAs]
 , [sJSTP].[database_name] AS [Database]
 , [sJSTP].[command] AS [ExecutableCommand]
 CASE [sJSTP].[on_success_action]
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting success'
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting failure'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to the next step'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to Step: '
 + QUOTENAME(CAST([sJSTP].[on_success_step_id] AS VARCHAR(3)))
 ' '
 + [sOSSTP].[step_name]
 END AS [OnSuccessAction]
 , [sJSTP].[retry_attempts] AS [RetryAttempts]
 , [sJSTP].[retry_interval] AS [RetryInterval (Minutes)]
 CASE [sJSTP].[on_fail_action]
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting success'
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting failure'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to the next step'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to Step: '
 + QUOTENAME(CAST([sJSTP].[on_fail_step_id] AS VARCHAR(3)))
 ' '
 + [sOFSTP].[step_name]
 END AS [OnFailureAction]
FROM
 [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sJSTP]
 INNER JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobs] AS [sJOB]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sJOB].[job_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sOSSTP]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sOSSTP].[job_id]
 AND [sJSTP].[on_success_step_id] = [sOSSTP].[step_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sOFSTP]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sOFSTP].[job_id]
 AND [sJSTP].[on_fail_step_id] = [sOFSTP].[step_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysproxies] AS [sPROX]
 ON [sJSTP].[proxy_id] = [sPROX].[proxy_id]
ORDER BY [JobName], [StepNo]
  • Jobs Report by OnSuccessAction and on_fail_action
SELECT
CASE [sJSTP].[on_success_action]
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting success'
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting failure'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to the next step'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to Step: '
 + QUOTENAME(CAST([sJSTP].[on_success_step_id] AS VARCHAR(3)))
 ' '
 + [sOSSTP].[step_name]
 END AS [OnSuccessAction]
 CASE [sJSTP].[on_fail_action]
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting success'
 WHEN THEN 'Quit the job reporting failure'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to the next step'
 WHEN THEN 'Go to Step: '
 + QUOTENAME(CAST([sJSTP].[on_fail_step_id] AS VARCHAR(3)))
 ' '
 + [sOFSTP].[step_name]
 END AS [OnFailureAction]
,[sJOB].[nameAS [JobName] ,
 [sJSTP].[step_id] AS [StepNo]
 , [sJSTP].[step_name] AS [StepName]
 CASE [sJSTP].[subsystem]
 WHEN 'ActiveScripting' THEN 'ActiveX Script'
 WHEN 'CmdExec' THEN 'Operating system (CmdExec)'
 WHEN 'PowerShell' THEN 'PowerShell'
 WHEN 'Distribution' THEN 'Replication Distributor'
 WHEN 'Merge' THEN 'Replication Merge'
 WHEN 'QueueReader' THEN 'Replication Queue Reader'
 WHEN 'Snapshot' THEN 'Replication Snapshot'
 WHEN 'LogReader' THEN 'Replication Transaction-Log Reader'
 WHEN 'ANALYSISCOMMAND' THEN 'SQL Server Analysis Services Command'
 WHEN 'ANALYSISQUERY' THEN 'SQL Server Analysis Services Query'
 WHEN 'SSIS' THEN 'SQL Server Integration Services Package'
 WHEN 'TSQL' THEN 'Transact-SQL script (T-SQL)'
 ELSE sJSTP.subsystem
 END AS [StepType]
FROM
 [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sJSTP]
 INNER JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobs] AS [sJOB]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sJOB].[job_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sOSSTP]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sOSSTP].[job_id]
 AND [sJSTP].[on_success_step_id] = [sOSSTP].[step_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysjobsteps] AS [sOFSTP]
 ON [sJSTP].[job_id] = [sOFSTP].[job_id]
 AND [sJSTP].[on_fail_step_id] = [sOFSTP].[step_id]
 LEFT JOIN [msdb].[dbo].[sysproxies] AS [sPROX]
 ON [sJSTP].[proxy_id] = [sPROX].[proxy_id]
 --Where [sJSTP].[on_success_action] = 2
 Where [sJSTP].[on_fail_action] = 1
ORDER BY [JobName], [StepNo]
[/sq]</pre>
<ul>
          <li><strong>Check or Change job owner</strong></li>
</ul>
<pre>
IF you have 50 job on your DB Server and you need to change the Job owner oneby one it will take more time so we will do DMV to manage this issue 
Check the Owner Job:
1
SELECT
 sv.name AS [Name],
 sv.job_id AS [JobID],
 l.name AS UserName
 FROM
 msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view AS sv
 INNER JOIN [master].[sys].[syslogins] l ON sv.owner_sid = l.sid
 ORDER BY
 sv.[NameASC

After we check the job owner now we need to change this job owner by anther one

DECLARE @Jobname Nvarchar
DECLARE @NewOwner varchar(200)
DECLARE @OldName varchar(200)
SET @NewOwner = 'New User Name'
SET @OldName = 'sa'
SELECT
sv.name AS [Name],
sv.job_id AS [JobID],
l.name AS [OwnerName]
INTO #SQLJobs
FROM
msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view AS sv
INNER JOIN [master].[sys].[syslogins] l ON sv.owner_sid = l.sid
WHERE l.name like @OldName
ORDER BY
sv.[NameASC
SELECT FROM #SQLJobs
WHILE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #SQLJobs ) > 0 BEGIN
 SELECT TOP 1 @JobID = JobID FROM #SQLJobs
 EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id= @JobID,
 @owner_login_name=@NewOwner
 DELETE FROM #SQLJobs WHERE JobID = @JobID
END
DROP TABLE #SQLJobs
  • List by jobs are ruining now on your DB Server.
IF EXISTS (SELECT *
FROM tempdb.dbo.sysobjects
WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(N'[tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]')
)
DROP TABLE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
GO
CREATE TABLE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
(
job_id uniqueidentifier NOT NULL,
last_run_date nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
last_run_time nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_date nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_time nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_schedule_id INT NOT NULL,
requested_to_run INT NOT NULL,
request_source INT NOT NULL,
request_source_id sysname
COLLATE database_default NULL,
running INT NOT NULL,
current_step INT NOT NULL,
current_retry_attempt INT NOT NULL,
job_state INT NOT NULL)
DECLARE @job_owner sysname
DECLARE @is_sysadmin INT
SET @is_sysadmin = isnull (is_srvrolemember ('sysadmin'), 0)
SET @job_owner = suser_sname ()
INSERT INTO [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
--EXECUTE sys.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs @is_sysadmin, @job_owner
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs @is_sysadmin, @job_owner
UPDATE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
SET last_run_time = right ('000000' + last_run_time, 6),
next_run_time = right ('000000' + next_run_time, 6);
-----
SELECT j.name AS JobName,
j.enabled AS Enabled,
CASE x.running
WHEN 1
THEN
'Running'
ELSE
CASE h.run_status
WHEN THEN 'Inactive'
WHEN THEN 'Inactive'
ELSE 'Completed'
END
END
AS CurrentStatus,
coalesce (x.current_step, 0) AS CurrentStepNbr,
CASE
WHEN x.last_run_date > 0
THEN
convert (datetime,
substring (x.last_run_date, 1, 4)
'-'
substring (x.last_run_date, 5, 2)
'-'
substring (x.last_run_date, 7, 2)
' '
substring (x.last_run_time, 1, 2)
':'
substring (x.last_run_time, 3, 2)
':'
substring (x.last_run_time, 5, 2)
'.000',
121
)
ELSE
NULL
END
AS LastRunTime,
CASE h.run_status
WHEN THEN 'Fail'
WHEN THEN 'Success'
WHEN THEN 'Retry'
WHEN THEN 'Cancel'
WHEN THEN 'In progress'
END
AS LastRunOutcome,
CASE
WHEN h.run_duration > 0
THEN
(h.run_duration / 1000000) * (3600 * 24)
+ (h.run_duration / 10000 % 100) * 3600
+ (h.run_duration / 100 % 100) * 60
+ (h.run_duration % 100)
ELSE
NULL
END
AS LastRunDuration
FROM [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1] x
LEFT JOIN
msdb.dbo.sysjobs j
ON x.job_id = j.job_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
msdb.dbo.syscategories c
ON j.category_id = c.category_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory h
ON x.job_id = h.job_id
AND x.last_run_date = h.run_date
AND x.last_run_time = h.run_time
AND h.step_id = 0
where x.running = 1
CREATE TABLE #enum_job (
 Job_ID UNIQUEIDENTIFIER
 ,Last_Run_Date INT
 ,Last_Run_Time INT
 ,Next_Run_Date INT
 ,Next_Run_Time INT
 ,Next_Run_Schedule_ID INT
 ,Requested_To_Run INT
 ,Request_Source INT
 ,Request_Source_ID VARCHAR(100)
 ,Running INT
 ,Current_Step INT
 ,Current_Retry_Attempt INT
 ,STATE INT
 )
INSERT INTO #enum_job
EXEC master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs 1
 ,garbage
SELECT R.NAME
 ,R.last_run_date
 ,R.RunningForTime
 ,GETDATE() AS now
FROM #enum_job a
INNER JOIN (
 SELECT j.NAME
 ,J.JOB_ID
 ,ja.run_requested_date AS last_run_date
 ,(DATEDIFF(mi, ja.run_requested_date, GETDATE())
 AS RunningFor
 ,CASE LEN(CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), DATEDIFF(MI, JA.
 RUN_REQUESTED_DATE, GETDATE()) / 60))
 WHEN 1
 THEN '0' CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), DATEDIFF(mi, ja.
 run_requested_date, GETDATE()) / 60
 )
 ELSE CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), DATEDIFF(mi, ja.
 run_requested_date, GETDATE()) / 60)
 END ':' CASE LEN(CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(MI, JA.RUN_REQUESTED_DATE,
 GETDATE()) % 60
 )))
 WHEN 1
 THEN '0' CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(mi, ja.
 run_requested_date, GETDATE()
 ) % 60
 ))
 ELSE CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(mi, ja.run_requested_date,
 GETDATE()) % 60
 ))
 END ':' CASE LEN(CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(SS, JA.RUN_REQUESTED_DATE,
 GETDATE()) % 60
 )))
 WHEN 1
 THEN '0' CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(ss, ja.
 run_requested_date, GETDATE()
 ) % 60
 ))
 ELSE CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), (
 DATEDIFF(ss, ja.run_requested_date,
 GETDATE()) % 60
 ))
 END AS RunningForTime
 FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity AS ja
 LEFT OUTER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory AS jh ON ja.
 job_history_id = jh.instance_id
 INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view AS ON ja.job_id = j.job_id
 WHERE (
 ja.session_id = (
 SELECT MAX(session_id) AS EXPR1
 FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity
 )
 )
 ) R ON R.job_id = a.Job_Id
 AND a.Running = 1
DROP TABLE #enum_job
  • Jobs With Execution Long Time
DECLARE @HistoryStartDate datetime
 ,@HistoryEndDate datetime
 ,@MinHistExecutions int
 ,@MinAvgSecsDuration int
SET @HistoryStartDate = '19000101'
SET @HistoryEndDate = GETDATE()
SET @MinHistExecutions = 1.0
SET @MinAvgSecsDuration = 1.0
DECLARE @currently_running_jobs TABLE (
 job_id UNIQUEIDENTIFIER NOT NULL
 ,last_run_date INT NOT NULL
 ,last_run_time INT NOT NULL
 ,next_run_date INT NOT NULL
 ,next_run_time INT NOT NULL
 ,next_run_schedule_id INT NOT NULL
 ,requested_to_run INT NOT NULL
 ,request_source INT NOT NULL
 ,request_source_id SYSNAME NULL
 ,running INT NOT NULL
 ,current_step INT NOT NULL
 ,current_retry_attempt INT NOT NULL
 ,job_state INT NOT NULL
 )
--capture details on jobs
INSERT INTO @currently_running_jobs
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs 1,''
;WITH JobHistData AS
(
 SELECT job_id
 ,date_executed=msdb.dbo.agent_datetime(run_date, run_time)
 ,secs_duration=run_duration/10000*3600
 +run_duration%10000/100*60
 +run_duration%100
 FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory
 WHERE step_id = 0 --Job Outcome
 AND run_status = 1 --Succeeded
)
,JobHistStats AS
(
 SELECT job_id
 ,AvgDuration = AVG(secs_duration*1.)
 ,AvgPlus2StDev = AVG(secs_duration*1.) + 2*stdevp(secs_duration)
 FROM JobHistData
 WHERE date_executed >= DATEADD(day, DATEDIFF(day,'19000101',@HistoryStartDate),'19000101')
 AND date_executed < DATEADD(day, 1 + DATEDIFF(day,'19000101',@HistoryEndDate),'19000101'GROUP BY job_id HAVINGCOUNT(*) >= @MinHistExecutions
 AND AVG(secs_duration*1.) >= @MinAvgSecsDuration
)
SELECT jd.job_id
 ,j.name AS [JobName]
 ,MAX(act.start_execution_date) AS [ExecutionDate]
 ,AvgDuration AS [Historical Avg Duration (secs)]
 ,AvgPlus2StDev AS [Min Threshhold (secs)]
FROM JobHistData jd
JOIN JobHistStats jhs on jd.job_id = jhs.job_id
JOIN msdb..sysjobs j on jd.job_id = j.job_id
JOIN @currently_running_jobs crj ON crj.job_id = jd.job_id
JOIN msdb..sysjobactivity AS act ON act.job_id = jd.job_id
AND act.stop_execution_date IS NULL
AND act.start_execution_date IS NOT NULL
WHERE secs_duration > AvgPlus2StDev
AND DATEDIFF(SS, act.start_execution_date, GETDATE()) > AvgPlus2StDev
AND crj.job_state = 1
GROUP BY jd.job_id, j.name, AvgDuration, AvgPlus2StDev
  • Select Failed Job
select J.Name,JH.Run_Status,JH.Message,
convert(datetime, rtrim(JH.run_date))
+ ((JH.run_time/10000 * 3600)
+ ((JH.run_time%10000)/100*60)
+ (JH.run_time%10000)%100) / (86399.9964 ) as run_datetime
,* from msdb..sysjobs J inner join msdb..sysjobhistory JH
on J.Job_ID = JH.job_id
--Where J.Name = 'data_mart_tab4'
where JH.Run_Status = 0
  • How to search on your Jobs TEXT.

You can find my post ( Which Job Executed my Stored Procedures..? ) about this point

Now we Finished the Part of How to monitor and mange your SQL Server jobs ..?  after we Covered 20 Point with more than 20 Script 

Point Covered in the 2 posts of How to manage and Monitor SQL Server Jobs

  1. Check SQL Server jobs First Vision..?
  2. Check jobs Status ..? Is it enabled or Disabled ..?
  3. When was SQL agent job was created or when was last time it was modified..?
  4. Identify newly created SQL Server Agent Jobs
  5. Check enabled jobs Without notification setup ..?
  6. retrieving enabled operators in SQL Server Agent
  7. Update SQL Server Agent Jobs without any notification by New notification
  8. SQL Server Agent Job Setup and Configuration Information..
  9. Check jobs With Enabled Schedule ..
  10. Check SQL Server Agent Job Schedule Information.
  11. Configuring SQL Agent Jobs to Write to Windows Event Log.
  12. Generate SQL Agent Job Schedule Report
  13. SQL Server Agent Job Setup and Configuration Information
  14. SQL Server Agent Job Steps Execution Information
  15. Jobs Report by OnSuccessAction and on_fail_action
  16. Check or Change job owner
  17. List by jobs are ruining now on your DB Server.
  18. Jobs With Execution Long Time .
  19. Select Failed Job
  20. How to search on your Jobs TEXT.
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How to monitor your SQL Server instances..(2/10)?


in the previous post we Speaking about our idea for this Series of posts and i Started my First post with How to Diagnosis MSSQL Server or MSSQL Database with fast way ..? Today i will complete this part from How to Diagnosis  Your Database,

Database Information : in this Script we can cover this below points

  • How many databases are on the instance?
  • What recovery models are they using?
  • What is the log reuse wait description?
  • How full are the transaction logs ?
  • What compatibility level are they on?
  • What is the Page Verify Option?
  • Make sure auto_shrink and auto_close are not enabled!

SELECT db.[name] AS [Database Name], db.recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery Model],
db.log_reuse_wait_desc AS [Log Reuse Wait Description],
ls.cntr_value AS [Log Size (KB)], lu.cntr_value AS [Log Used (KB)],
CAST(CAST(lu.cntr_value AS FLOAT) / CAST(ls.cntr_value AS FLOAT)AS DECIMAL(18,2)) * 100 AS [Log Used %],
db.[compatibility_level] AS [DB Compatibility Level],
db.page_verify_option_desc AS [Page Verify Option], db.is_auto_create_stats_on, db.is_auto_update_stats_on,
db.is_auto_update_stats_async_on, db.is_parameterization_forced,
db.snapshot_isolation_state_desc, db.is_read_committed_snapshot_on,
db.is_auto_close_on, db.is_auto_shrink_on, db.target_recovery_time_in_seconds
FROM sys.databases AS db
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_performance_counters AS lu
ON db.name = lu.instance_name
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_performance_counters AS ls
ON db.name = ls.instance_name
WHERE lu.counter_name LIKE N’Log File(s) Used Size (KB)%’
AND ls.counter_name LIKE N’Log File(s) Size (KB)%’
AND ls.cntr_value > 0 OPTION (RECOMPILE);

Check Database File and all user database paths :

SELECT DB_NAME([database_id])AS [Database Name],
[file_id], name, physical_name, type_desc, state_desc,
CONVERT( bigint, size/128.0) AS [Total Size in MB]
FROM sys.master_files WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE [database_id] > 4
AND [database_id] <> 32767
OR [database_id] = 2
ORDER BY DB_NAME([database_id]) OPTION (RECOMPILE);

How to Check the VLF count for All Databases:

CREATE TABLE #VLFInfo (RecoveryUnitID int, FileID int,
FileSize bigint, StartOffset bigint,
FSeqNo bigint, [Status] bigint,
Parity bigint, CreateLSN numeric(38));

CREATE TABLE #VLFCountResults(DatabaseName sysname, VLFCount int);

EXEC sp_MSforeachdb N’Use [?];

INSERT INTO #VLFInfo
EXEC sp_executesql N”DBCC LOGINFO([?])”;

INSERT INTO #VLFCountResults
SELECT DB_NAME(), COUNT(*)
FROM #VLFInfo;

TRUNCATE TABLE #VLFInfo;’

SELECT DatabaseName, VLFCount
FROM #VLFCountResults
ORDER BY VLFCount DESC;

DROP TABLE #VLFInfo;
DROP TABLE #VLFCountResults;

 

How to get CPU utilization by database :

WITH DB_CPU_Stats
AS
(SELECT DatabaseID, DB_Name(DatabaseID) AS [DatabaseName], SUM(total_worker_time) AS [CPU_Time_Ms]
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs
CROSS APPLY (SELECT CONVERT(int, value) AS [DatabaseID]
FROM sys.dm_exec_plan_attributes(qs.plan_handle)
WHERE attribute = N’dbid’) AS F_DB
GROUP BY DatabaseID)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [CPU_Time_Ms] DESC) AS [row_num],
DatabaseName, [CPU_Time_Ms],
CAST([CPU_Time_Ms] * 1.0 / SUM([CPU_Time_Ms]) OVER() * 100.0 AS DECIMAL(5, 2)) AS [CPUPercent]
FROM DB_CPU_Stats
WHERE DatabaseID > 4 — system databases
AND DatabaseID <> 32767 — ResourceDB
ORDER BY row_num OPTION (RECOMPILE);

Login_Name list with the Session Count:

SELECT login_name, COUNT(session_id) AS [session_count]
FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions WITH (NOLOCK)
GROUP BY login_name
ORDER BY COUNT(session_id) DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);

Check Adhoc Query:

SELECT TOP(20) [text] AS [QueryText], cp.size_in_bytes
FROM sys.dm_exec_cached_plans AS cp WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(plan_handle)
WHERE cp.cacheobjtype = N’Compiled Plan’
AND cp.objtype = N’Adhoc’
AND cp.usecounts = 1
ORDER BY cp.size_in_bytes DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE)

Top Cash quires by Execution count :

SELECT TOP (250) qs.execution_count, qs.total_rows, qs.last_rows, qs.min_rows, qs.max_rows,
qs.last_elapsed_time, qs.min_elapsed_time, qs.max_elapsed_time,
total_worker_time, total_logical_reads, 
SUBSTRING(qt.TEXT,qs.statement_start_offset/2 +1,
(CASE WHEN qs.statement_end_offset = -1
			THEN LEN(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), qt.TEXT)) * 2
	  ELSE qs.statement_end_offset END - qs.statement_start_offset)/2) AS query_text 
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(qs.sql_handle) AS qt
ORDER BY qs.execution_count DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);

this not the end i have lot of Scripts can help us to figure the most repeated issue in SQL Server so if you need to know the more Follow me in the Next Post