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Finding the status of your SQL Server Database with a script
Finding the status of your SQL Server Database with a script
I have been in a position where I wanted to know the status of my databases at regular intervals and I would want this information in a script. Well here is a script that I have used in the past that once placed in a job, I could monitor if the database changes its state then of this information, it could send me an email.
It is handy to track to see if your database goes into a funny state during the day.
select name as DBNAME,getdate() as RUNDATE, STATUS, STATUS2,
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 1) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [AUTOCLOSE],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 4) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [SELECT_INTO_BULKCOPY],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 8) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [TRUNC_LOG_ON_CHKPT],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 16) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [TORN_PAGE_DETECTION],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 32) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [LOADING],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 64) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [PRE_RECOVERY],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 128) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [RECOVERING],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 256) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [NOT_RECOVERED],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 512) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [OFFLINE],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 1024) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [READ_ONLY],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 2048) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [DBO_USE_ONLY],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 4096) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [SINGLE_USER],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 32768) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [EMERGENCY_MODE],
CASE WHEN (STATUS & 4194304) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [AUTOSHRINK],
CASE WHEN (STATUS &1073741824) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [CLEANLY_SHUTDOWN],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 16384) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [ANSI_null_default], –This one
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 65536) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [concat_null_yields_null],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 131072) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [recursive_triggers], — This one
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 1048576) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [default_to_local_cursor], –This one
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 8388608) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [quoted_identifier],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 33554432) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [cursor_close_on_commit],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 67108864) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [ANSI_nulls],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 268435456) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [ANSI_warnings],
CASE WHEN (STATUS2 & 536870912) = 0 THEN ‘FALSE’ ELSE ‘TRUE’ END AS [full_text_enabled]
from master.dbo.sysdatabases
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SQL Server Information from a script
SQL Server Information from a script.
SQL Server has a lot of useful information that you need to administrate or develop solutions. Here is a great SQL Script to find out information about your SQL Server Instance and operating system.
-- Get selected server properties SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('MachineName') AS [MachineName], SERVERPROPERTY('ServerName') AS [ServerName], SERVERPROPERTY('InstanceName') AS [Instance], SERVERPROPERTY('IsClustered') AS [IsClustered], SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS') AS [ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS], SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS [Edition], SERVERPROPERTY('ProductLevel') AS [ProductLevel], SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS [ProductVersion], SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID') AS [ProcessID], SERVERPROPERTY('Collation') AS [Collation], SERVERPROPERTY('IsFullTextInstalled') AS [IsFullTextInstalled], SERVERPROPERTY('IsIntegratedSecurityOnly') AS [IsIntegratedSecurityOnly], SERVERPROPERTY('IsHadrEnabled') AS [IsHadrEnabled], SERVERPROPERTY('HadrManagerStatus') AS [HadrManagerStatus], SERVERPROPERTY('IsXTPSupported') AS [IsXTPSupported]; -- Windows information SELECT windows_release, windows_service_pack_level, windows_sku, os_language_version FROM sys.dm_os_windows_info WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE); -- Get configuration values for instance SELECT name, value, value_in_use, minimum, maximum, [description], is_dynamic, is_advanced FROM sys.configurations WITH (NOLOCK) ORDER BY name OPTION (RECOMPILE); -- SQL Server Services information SELECT servicename, process_id, startup_type_desc, status_desc, last_startup_time, service_account, is_clustered, cluster_nodename, [filename] FROM sys.dm_server_services WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE); -- Get processor description from Windows Registry EXEC xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0', N'ProcessorNameString'; -- Volume info for all LUNS that have database files on the current instance SELECT DISTINCT vs.volume_mount_point, vs.file_system_type, vs.logical_volume_name, CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2),vs.total_bytes/1073741824.0) AS [Total Size (GB)], CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2),vs.available_bytes/1073741824.0) AS [Available Size (GB)], CAST(CAST(vs.available_bytes AS FLOAT)/ CAST(vs.total_bytes AS FLOAT) AS DECIMAL(18,2)) * 100 AS [Space Free %] FROM sys.master_files AS f WITH (NOLOCK) CROSS APPLY sys.dm_os_volume_stats(f.database_id, f.[file_id]) AS vs OPTION (RECOMPILE); -- File names and paths for TempDB and all user databases in instance SELECT DB_NAME([database_id]) AS [Database Name], [file_id], name, physical_name, type_desc, state_desc, is_percent_growth, growth, CONVERT(bigint, growth/128.0) AS [Growth in MB], 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)
SQL Server Management Studio
After you have downloaded the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, you will find it is easy to install. Just double click the setup file and you should see something like this.
Just click the ‘Install’ button.
After you have installed the software, you can find the SQL Server Management Studio in Windows menu. When you open the software, you should see a splash screen.
Once the software is open, you should see a screen like this.
I will write more blog posts on how to use SQL Server Managment Studio in the future.
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