Some TSQL hands-on queries used by SQL DBA in day-to-day activities

1.To get SQL Server version installed in your server?

SELECT @@VERSION AS SQLVersion;
2.How to get when your SQL server was last restarted?
SELECT sqlserver_start_time from sys.dm_os_sys_info;
3.How to check User database size in SQL Server?
SELECT DB_NAME(database_id) AS DatabaseName,
SUM((size*8)/1024.0/1024.0) SizeGB
FROM sys.master_files
WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) in (select name from sys.databases where name not in ('tempdb','mast
er','msdb','model'))
group by DB_NAME(database_id)

4.How to check free space and space used by database data files and log files in SQL Server?

SELECT DB_NAME() AS DbName,

name AS FileName,
size/128.0 AS CurrentSizeMB,
size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(name, 'SpaceUsed') AS INT)/128.0 AS FreeSpaceMB
FROM sys.database_files;

5.How to get session details in SQL Server?

select * from sys.dm_exec_sessions;

exec sp_who2;
6.How to get blocking query in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM sys.sysprocesses WHERE blocked <> 0;

exec sp_who2;
7. How to get list of databases which are offline in SQL Server?

SELECT name, database_id, create_date,*

FROM sys.databases where state_desc = 'offline';

8. How to get database backup history details in SQL Server?

SELECT TOP 100

s.database_name,
m.physical_device_name,
CAST(CAST(s.compressed_backup_size /1048576 AS NUMERIC(14,2)) AS VARCHAR(14) ) + ' ' AS "bkSize
in MB", /*s.backup_size --use this if not compressed*/
CAST(DATEDIFF(second, s.backup_start_date,
s.backup_finish_date) AS VARCHAR(4)) + ' ' + 'Seconds' TimeTaken,
s.backup_start_date,
CAST(s.first_lsn AS VARCHAR(50)) AS first_lsn,
CAST(s.last_lsn AS VARCHAR(50)) AS last_lsn,
CASE s.[type] WHEN 'D' THEN 'Full Backup'
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WHEN 'I' THEN 'Differential Backup'
WHEN 'L' THEN 'Transaction Log Backup'
END AS BackupType,
s.server_name,
s.recovery_model
FROM msdb.dbo.backupset s
INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily m ON s.media_set_id = m.media_set_id
WHERE s.database_name in (select name from sys.databases where name not in ('tempdb','master','ms
db','model'))
and s.backup_start_date>=DATEADD(day,-1,GETDATE())
ORDER BY s.database_name,backup_start_date DESC, backup_finish_date

9.How to get all indexes of a table in SQL Server?

select object_name(object_id),name "Index" from sys.indexes where object_id in (select object_id from
sys.objects where name in
('Table1','Table2')) ;

exec sp_helpindex 'account';

10. how to get last index statistics updated date in SQL Server?

SELECT name AS index_name,

STATS_DATE(OBJECT_ID, index_id) AS StatsUpdated
FROM sys.indexes
WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID('dbo.table1');

11.How to get statistics of all objects of an entire database in SQL Server?

select a.id as 'ObjectID', isnull(a.name,'Heap') as 'IndexName', b.name as 'TableName',

stats_date (id,indid) as stats_last_updated_time
from sys.sysindexes as a
inner join sys.objects as b
on a.id = b.object_id
where b.type = 'U'

12. How to get table/index fragmentation in SQL Server?

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(DMV.object_id) AS TABLE_NAME ,

SI.NAME AS INDEX_NAME ,
avg_fragmentation_in_percent AS FRAGMENT_PERCENT ,
DMV.record_count
FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats(DB_ID(), NULL, NULL, NULL, 'SAMPLED')
AS DMV
LEFT OUTER JOIN SYS.INDEXES AS SI ON DMV.OBJECT_ID = SI.OBJECT_ID
AND DMV.INDEX_ID = SI.INDEX_ID
WHERE avg_fragmentation_in_percent > 10
AND index_type_desc IN ( 'CLUSTERED INDEX', 'NONCLUSTERED INDEX' )
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AND DMV.record_count >= 2000
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME DESC;

13. How to get indexes with column on which index is created in SQL Server?

SELECT
OBJECT_NAME(ind.object_id) AS ObjectName,ind.name AS IndexName, ind.is_primary_key AS IsPrimar
yKey, ind.is_unique ASIsUniqueIndex,col.name AS ColumnName, ic.is_included_column AS IsIncludedCol
umn

FROM sys.indexes ind

INNER JOIN sys.index_columns ic
ON ind.object_id = ic.object_id
AND ind.index_id = ic.index_id
INNER JOIN sys.columns col
ON ic.object_id = col.object_id
AND ic.column_id = col.column_id
INNER JOIN sys.tables t
ON ind.object_id = t.object_id
WHERE t.is_ms_shipped = 0
AND t.name in('ACCOUNT','ACCOUNT_VIEW')

ORDER BY OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(ind.object_id) --SchemaName

, OBJECT_NAME(ind.object_id) --ObjectName
, ind.is_primary_key DESC
, ind.is_unique DESC
, ind.name --IndexName
, ic.key_ordinal
14. How to get % completion of a currently running job in SQL Server?

SELECT percent_complete ,r.estimated_completion_time/1000 "estimated_completion_time_in_sec

ond",*
FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions s
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_requests r
ON s.session_id = r.session_id
and s.login_name not like '%BeheraH'
and s.status='running'

15. How to get jobs and respective owner details in SQL Server?

select s.name,l.name
from msdb..sysjobs s
left join master.sys.syslogins l on s.owner_sid = l.sid

16. To get job run history --run_duration column(HHMMSS format) in SQL Server?
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select
j.name as 'JobName',
run_date,
run_time,
msdb.dbo.agent_datetime(run_date, run_time) as 'RunDateTime',
run_duration
From msdb.dbo.sysjobs j
INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory h
ON j.job_id = h.job_id
where j.enabled = 1 --Only Enabled Jobs
order by JobName, RunDateTime desc

17. How to know whether a job is running slow in SQL Server?

SELECT
job.Name, job.job_ID
,job.Originating_Server
,activity.run_requested_Date
,datediff(minute, activity.run_requested_Date, getdate()) AS Elapsed
FROM
msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view job
INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobactivity activity
ON (job.job_id = activity.job_id)
WHERE
run_Requested_date is not null
AND stop_execution_date is null
AND job.name like 'Adhoc_Maintenance.Subplan_1%'

18. How to manage Tempdb issue in SQL Server?

Check Size:
select name,SUM(size)*1.0/128 AS [Size in MB] from tempdb.sys.database_files group by name;
exec sp_spaceused;

If tempdb is not releasing space, then execute below two command.:

a) DBCC FREEPROCCACHE
b) dbcc shrinkfile (tempdev, 'target size in MB')

Temp DB Usage:
select reserved_MB=
convert(numeric(10,2),round((unallocated_extent_page_count+version_store_reserved_page_count+us
er_object_reserved_page_count
+internal_object_reserved_page_count+mixed_extent_page_count)*8/1024.,2))
,unallocated_extent_MB
=convert(numeric(10,2),round(unallocated_extent_page_count*8/1024.,2)),user_object_reserved_page
_count,user_object_reserved_MB
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=convert(numeric(10,2),round(user_object_reserved_page_count*8/1024.,2))from
sys.dm_db_file_space_usage

Monitor tempdb growth:

select *
from sys.dm_db_session_space_usage spu
join sys.dm_exec_sessions s on s.session_id = spu.session_id
join sys.dm_exec_requests r on s.session_id = r.session_id
cross apply sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle) t
order by internal_objects_alloc_page_count desc

19. How to get un used indexes in SQL Server?

SELECT object_name(i.object_id) AS TableName, i.name AS [Unused Index]

FROM sys.indexes i
LEFT JOIN sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats s ON s.object_id = i.object_id
AND i.index_id = s.index_id
AND s.database_id = db_id()
WHERE objectproperty(i.object_id, 'IsIndexable') = 1
AND objectproperty(i.object_id, 'IsIndexed') = 1
AND s.index_id is null
OR (s.user_updates > 0 and s.user_seeks = 0 and s.user_scans = 0 and s.user_lookups = 0) ORDER BY obj
ect_name(i.object_id) ASC
20. How find DB wise open connection?
SELECT DB_NAME(dbid) as "Database", COUNT(dbid) as "Number Of Open Connections",
loginame as "LoginName"
FROM sys.sysprocesses
WHERE dbid >4
GROUP BY dbid, loginame

21. How check active connection in SQL Server?

SELECT DB_NAME(dbid) as "Database", COUNT(dbid) as "Number Of Open Connections",

loginame as "LoginName"
FROM sys.sysprocesses
WHERE dbid > 0
GROUP BY dbid, loginame

22. How to check connections for a particular DB in SQL Server?

select spid,loginame,DB_NAME(dbid) AS DB_NAME ,status

from sys.sysprocesses where DB_NAME(dbid)='DB_Name';
23. How to get maximum user connection setting in SQL Server?
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select * from sys.configurations
where name ='user connections'

24. To know current actual connection settings in SQL Server?

select * from sys.dm_os_performance_counters
where counter_name ='User Connections';

25. To get table name having particular data type in SQL Server?
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(c.object_id) as table_name
, c.name

, t.name
, c.precision
, c.scale
FROM sys.columns c
INNER JOIN sys.types t ON c.user_type_id = t.user_type_id
WHERE t.name IN ('numeric')
AND c.scale <> 0
ORDER BY 1, 2

26. How to get DB Users and their role privileges in SQL Server?

SELECT (select name from sys.databases where name='359STG') DBNAME,m.NAME USERNAME,

p.NAME DBROLE

FROM sys.database_role_members rm
JOIN sys.database_principals p
ON rm.role_principal_id = p.principal_id
JOIN sys.database_principals m
ON rm.member_principal_id = m.principal_id

27. How to Rename a database in SQL Server?

USE master
GO
ALTER DATABASE <DB Name>
SET SINGLE_USER
WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
GO
EXEC master..sp_renamedb 'DBName','DBNewName'
GO
ALTER DATABASE DBNewName
SET MULTI_USER

28. How to Rename logical data file/log file name in SQL Server?

USE [master];
GO
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ALTER DATABASE [DB Name] MODIFY FILE ( NAME = oldname, NEWNAME = naewname );
ALTER DATABASE [DB Name] MODIFY FILE ( NAME = odname_Log, NEWNAME = newname_Log );
GO

29. How to get Query from currently running session in SQL Server?

DECLARE @sqltext VARBINARY(128)

SELECT @sqltext = sql_handle
FROM sys.sysprocesses
WHERE spid = (select session_id from sys.dm_exec_sessions where status='running' and login_name='Lo
ginName')
SELECT TEXT
FROM sys.dm_exec_sql_text(@sqltext)

30. How get SQL Text using session id in SQL Server?

DBCC INPUTBUFFER (session id)

31. How to get expensive queries in database in SQL Server?

query-1
SELECT TOP 20
st.text,
qp.query_plan,
qs.*
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats qs
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(qs.plan_handle) st
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(qs.plan_handle) qp
Where st.dbid=9 and qs.last_execution_time>'2017-07-03 21:00:29.583'--and qs.last_execution_time<
'2017-07-01 00:00:29.583'
ORDER BY total_elapsed_time DESC
GO

query-2
SELECT TOP 20 SUBSTRING(qt.TEXT, (qs.statement_start_offset/2)+1,
((CASE qs.statement_end_offset
WHEN -1 THEN DATALENGTH(qt.TEXT)
ELSE qs.statement_end_offset
END - qs.statement_start_offset)/2)+1),
qs.execution_count,
qs.total_logical_reads, qs.last_logical_reads,
qs.total_logical_writes, qs.last_logical_writes,
qs.total_worker_time,
qs.last_worker_time,
qs.total_elapsed_time/1000000 total_elapsed_time_in_S,
qs.last_elapsed_time/1000000 last_elapsed_time_in_S,
qs.last_execution_time,
qp.query_plan
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats qs
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CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(qs.sql_handle) qt
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(qs.plan_handle) qp
ORDER BY qs.total_logical_reads DESC -- logical reads
-- ORDER BY qs.total_logical_writes DESC -- logical writes
-- ORDER BY qs.total_worker_time DESC -- CPU time
32. How to get currently running query in SQL Server?

SELECT sqltext.text,
req.session_id,
req.status,
req.command,
req.cpu_time,
req.total_elapsed_time
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests req
CROSS apply sys.Dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle) AS sqltext
33. How to get long running Query in SQL Server?

SELECT TOP 5 t.text

AS
'SQL Text',
st.execution_count,
Isnull(st.total_elapsed_time / st.execution_count, 0)
AS 'AVG Excecution Time',
st.total_worker_time / st.execution_count
AS 'AVG Worker Time',
st.total_worker_time,
st.max_logical_reads,
st.max_logical_writes,
st.creation_time,
Isnull(st.execution_count / Datediff(second, st.creation_time,
Getdate()), 0) AS
'Calls Per Second'
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats st
CROSS apply sys.Dm_exec_sql_text(st.sql_handle) t
ORDER BY st.total_elapsed_time DESC

34. How to get SQL Txt of recently executed queries in SQL Server?

DECLARE @StartDate datetime, @EndDate datetime

SELECT @StartDate='2017-02-08 20:02:29.007', @EndDate='2017-02-08 23:42:29.007'
SELECT
deqs.last_execution_time AS [Time],
SUBSTRING( dest.TEXT,1,200) AS [Query]
FROM
sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS deqs
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(deqs.sql_handle) AS dest
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where deqs.last_execution_time >=@StartDate AND deqs.last_execution_time<=@EndDate
ORDER BY
deqs.last_execution_time DESC

35. How to Move Data files or log files to different physical location in SQL Server?

Step: 1
ALTER DATABASE <DB Name> MODIFY FILE ( NAME = <logical Name>, FILENAME =
'E:\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\datafile1.mdf');
ALTER DATABASE <Database Name> MODIFY FILE ( NAME = <Logical log file name>, FILENAME =
'F:\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Log\Logfile.ldf');

Step 2:
ALTER DATABASE<Database Name > SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;

Step 3:
Copy data file/log file to new location.

Step 4:
ALTER DATABASE <Database Name > SET ONLINE;

36. How to get from which backup database was restored in SQL Server?

SELECT [rs].[destination_database_name] ,
[rs].[restore_date] ,
[bs].[backup_start_date] ,
[bs].[backup_finish_date] ,
[bs].[database_name] AS [source_database_name] ,
[bmf].[physical_device_name] AS [backup_file_used_for_restore]
FROM msdb..restorehistory rs
INNER JOIN msdb..backupset bs ON [rs].[backup_set_id] = [bs].[backup_set_id]
INNER JOIN msdb..backupmediafamily bmf ON [bs].[media_set_id] = [bmf].[media_set_id]
ORDER BY [rs].[restore_date] DESC

37. How to know memory usage in SQL Server?

a. select * from sys.dm_os_process_memory;

b. select
total_physical_memory_kb/1024 AS total_physical_memory_mb,
available_physical_memory_kb/1024 AS available_physical_memory_mb,
total_page_file_kb/1024 AS total_page_file_mb,
available_page_file_kb/1024 AS available_page_file_mb,
100 - (100 * CAST(available_physical_memory_kb AS
DECIMAL(18,3))/CAST(total_physical_memory_kb AS DECIMAL(18,3)))
AS 'Percentage_Used',
system_memory_state_desc
from sys.dm_os_sys_memory;
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38. How to get some insight of Locking and blocking sessions in SQL Server?

Select * from sys.dm_tran_locks;

Select * from sys.dm_os_wait_stats;

39. How to reset of login in SQL Server?

ALTER LOGIN <login Name> WITH PASSWORD = '<PasswordHere>';

40. How to get statistics collection date in SQL Server?

SELECT name AS index_name,

STATS_DATE(OBJECT_ID, index_id) AS StatsUpdated
FROM sys.indexes
WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID('dbo.account')
GO

41. How to find dependent objects based on columns name in SQL Server?

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(OBJECT_ID),definition
FROM sys.sql_modules
WHERE definition LIKE '%' + 'AC__CUST_ADDR' + '%' order by 1;

42. How to Add data file or log file in SQL Server?

ALTER DATABASE [DB NAME]

ADD FILE
(
NAME = [Data4],
FILENAME = 'K:\MSSQL\Data\Data4.mdf',
SIZE = 3072 KB,
MAXSIZE = UNLIMITED,
FILEGROWTH = 1024 KB
) TO FILEGROUP [PRIMARY]

ALTER DATABASE [DB NAME]

ADD LOG FILE
(
NAME = DellTest_Log,
FILENAME = 'K:\MSSQL\Log\DB_Log.ldf',
SIZE = 5MB,
MAXSIZE = UNLIMITED,
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FILEGROWTH = 5MB
);
Go

43. How to get list of objects pinned to memory in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM sysobjects WHERE objectproperty(id, 'TableIsPinned') = 1

44. How to list all partition tables?

select distinct t.name

from sys.partitions p
inner join sys.tables t
on p.object_id = t.object_id
where p.partition_number <> 1

45. How see all partitions of a particular table in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats

WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID('Partition Table name’);

46. How to verify partition function in SQL Server?

SELECT PF.[name], RV.boundary_id, RV.[value]

FROM sys.partition_range_values AS RV
JOIN sys.partition_functions AS PF
ON RV.function_id = PF.function_id
WHERE PF.[name] = '<Function Name>'

47. How to see partitions and range values in SQL Server?

SELECT psch.name as PartitionScheme,

prng.value AS ParitionValue,
prng.boundary_id AS BoundaryID
FROM sys.partition_functions AS pfun
INNER JOIN sys.partition_schemes psch ON pfun.function_id = psch.function_id
INNER JOIN sys.partition_range_values prng ON prng.function_id=pfun.function_id
WHERE pfun.name = 'RangePF1'

48. To check data of a particular partition in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM score_general_data

WHERE $PARTITION.F_SG(Hash_Part) = 4 ;

49. How to identify an object using some code SQL txt in SQL Server?

select * from syscomments where text like '% select * into SQLlist%'
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50. Bulk insert syntax in SQL Server.

BULK
INSERT JKH_OMG_Main_Acct_Tagging
FROM 'C:\Users\454048\Desktop\John\OMG2_main_account_tagging_20170521\main_file.txt' --
location with filename
WITH
(
FIRSTROW=2,----starting form 2nd row.
FIELDTERMINATOR = '\t',
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)
GO
51. Searching database name by data files in SQL Server?

select DB_NAME(database_id) AS "DB_NAME",name AS "Logical_Name", physical_name from sys.maste

r_files where DB_NAME(database_id)not in
('master','model','msdb','tempdb')
and physical_name like '%E:\%'

52. How to check DB features enabled in your SQL server instance ?

sp_CONFIGURE 'show advanced', 0
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO
sp_CONFIGURE
GO

sp_CONFIGURE 'show advanced', 1

GO
RECONFIGURE
GO
sp_CONFIGURE
GO

53. How to take database offline immediately in SQL Server?

ALTER DATABASE [DB Name] SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;

54. Schema authorization change in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM sys.schemas WHERE principal_id = USER_ID('id)

ALTER AUTHORIZATION ON SCHEMA::db_datareader TO db_datareader;

55. How to get DB isolation level in SQL Server?

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EXEC('DBCC USEROPTIONS WITH NO_INFOMSGS')

56. How to Change transaction level in SQL Server?

ALTER DATABASE <DB Namne> SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON

57. How to see Isolation level enabled or not using T-SQL?

select is_read_committed_snapshot_on, name

from DBSWERMDB60.master.sys.databases
where name not in ('master','model','tempdb','msdb')
and is_read_committed_snapshot_on <>1

58. How to generate a script for killing multiple sessions in SQL Server?

SELECT DB_NAME(dbid) as "Database", COUNT(dbid) as "Number Of Open Connections",

loginame as "LoginName",'kill '+convert(varchar,spid)+';'
FROM sys.sysprocesses
WHERE dbid > 0
and DB_NAME(dbid)='<DB Name>'
GROUP BY dbid, loginame,spid

59. How to check SQL Server restart time in SQL Server?

select * from sys.dm_os_sys_info

60. How to generate a script to take multiple databases off line in SQL Server?

select 'alter database ' +name+ ' set offline with rollback immediate;' from sys.databases where name
not in ('master','msdb','tempdb','model');