SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries.sql

-- SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries
-- Glenn Berry 
-- Last Modified: December 5, 2017
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-- Please make sure you are using the correct version of these diagnostic queries for your version of SQL Server
-- Many of these queries will not work if you have databases in 80 compatibility mode

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-- Check the major product version to see if it is SQL Server 2012
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * WHERE CONVERT(varchar(128), SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion')) LIKE '11%')
	BEGIN
		DECLARE @ProductVersion varchar(128) = CONVERT(varchar(128), SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion'));
		RAISERROR ('Script does not match the ProductVersion [%s] of this instance. Many of these queries may not work on this version.' , 18 , 16 , @ProductVersion);
	END
	ELSE
		PRINT N'You have the correct major version of SQL Server for this diagnostic information script';


-- Instance level queries *******************************

-- SQL and OS Version information for current instance  (Query 1) (Version Info)
SELECT @@SERVERNAME AS [Server Name], @@VERSION AS [SQL Server and OS Version Info];
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-- SQL Server 2012 RTM Branch Builds						SQL Server 2012 SP1 Branch Builds					SQL Server 2012 SP2 Branch Builds						SQL Server 2012 SP3 Branch Builds					SQL Server 2012 SP4 Branch Builds
-- Build			Description			Release Date		Build			Description		Release Date		Build			Description		    Release Date        Build			Description		    Release Date	Build			Description		    Release Date
-- 11.0.2100		RTM					  3/6/2012  
-- 11.0.2316		RTM CU1				 4/12/2012
-- 11.0.2325        RTM CU2				 6/18/2012 -->		11.0.3000		SP1 RTM			11/7/2012
-- 11.0.2332		RTM CU3				 8/31/2012
-- 11.0.2376	    RTM CU3 + QFE	     10/9/2012
-- 11.0.2383	    RTM CU4			    10/15/2012 -->		11.0.3321		SP1 CU1			11/20/2012
-- 11.0.2395		RTM CU5				12/17/2012 -->      11.0.3339		SP1 CU2			1/21/2013
-- 11.0.2401        RTM CU6              2/18/2013 -->      11.0.3349       SP1 CU3			3/18/2013
-- 11.0.2405        RTM CU7              4/15/2013 -->      11.0 3368       SP1 CU4         5/30/2013
-- 11.0.2410        RTM CU8              6/17/2013 -->      11.0.3373       SP1 CU5         7/15/2013
-- 11.0.2419        RTM CU9              8/20/2013 -->      11.0.3381		SP1 CU6			9/16/2013
-- 11.0.2420        RTM CU10            10/21/2013 -->		11.0.3393       SP1 CU7         11/18/2013
-- 11.0.2424        RTM CU11            12/16/2003 -->      11.0.3401       SP1 CU8         1/20/2014
--                                                          11.0.3412       SP1 CU9         3/17/2014 -->		11.0.5058		SP2 RTM			    6/10/2014
--                                                          11.0.3431       SP1 CU10        5/19/2014
--                                                          11.0.3449       SP1 CU11        7/21/2014 -->		11.0.5532		SP2 CU1			    7/23/2014
--                                                          11.0.3470       SP1 CU12        9/15/2014 -->       11.0.5548       SP2 CU2             9/15/2014
--                                                          11.0.3482		SP1 CU13        11/17/2014-->       11.0.5556		SP2 CU3            11/17/2014
--                                                          11.0.3486       SP1 CU14        1/19/2015 -->       11.0.5569       SP2 CU4             1/19/2015
--                                                                                                              11.0.5571       SP2 CU4 + COD HF     2/4/2015  
--                                                          11.0.3487		SP1 CU15		3/16/2015 -->       11.0.5582       SP2 CU5             3/16/2015
--															11.0.3492       SP1 CU16        5/18/2015 -->       11.0.5592		SP2 CU6				5/18/2015
--                                                                                                              11.0.5623       SP2 CU7				7/20/2015
--                                                                                                              11.0.5634		SP2 CU8				9/21/2015
--																												11.0.5641		SP2 CU9			   11/16/2015   ---->  11.0.6020		SP3 RTM			11/21/2015
--																												11.0.5644		SP2 CU10			1/18/2016   ---->  11.0.6518		SP3 CU1			 1/18/2016
--																												11.0.5646		SP2 CU11			3/21/2016	---->  11.0.6523		SP3 CU2			 3/21/2016
--																												11.0.5649		SP2 CU12			5/16/2016	---->  11.0.6537		SP3 CU3			 5/16/2016
--																												11.0.5655		SP2 CU13			7/18/2016	---->  11.0.6540		SP3 CU4			 7/18/2016	
--																												11.0.5657		SP2 CU14		    9/19/2016   ---->  11.0.6544		SP3 CU5			 9/20/2016
--																												11.0.5676		SP2 CU15 		   11/16/2016   ---->  11.0.6567		SP3 CU6 		11/16/2016
--																												11.0.5678		SP2 CU16			1/17/2017   ---->  11.0.6579		SP3 CU7			 1/17/2017
--																																									   11.0.6594		SP3 CU8			 3/20/2017
--																																									   11.0.6598		SP3 CU9			 5/15/2017																											                                                            				
--																																									   11.0.6607		SP3 CU10		  8/8/2017																											
--																																																							11.0.7001		SP4 RTM			10/3/2017	

-- SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 (SP4) Released!
-- https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/sql-server-2012-service-pack-4-sp4-released/

-- How to determine the version, edition and update level of SQL Server and its components 
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/321185

-- SQL Server 2012 SP3 build versions
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3133750 

-- SQL Server 2012 SP2 build versions 
-- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2983249

-- The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was released
-- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2772858

-- The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 was released
-- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2692828

-- Where to find information about the latest SQL Server builds
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/957826/where-to-find-information-about-the-latest-sql-server-builds

-- Recommended updates and configuration options for SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014 used with high-performance workloads
-- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2964518/EN-US

-- Performance and Stability Related Fixes in Post-SQL Server 2012 SP3 Builds
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/performance-and-stability-related-fixes-in-post-sql-server-2012-sp3-builds/

-- Performance and Stability Related Fixes in Post-SQL Server 2012 SP2 Builds
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/performance-and-stability-related-fixes-in-post-sql-server-2012-sp2-builds/

-- Performance and Stability Related Fixes in Post-SQL Server 2012 SP1 Builds
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/performance-and-stability-related-fixes-in-post-sql-server-2012-sp1-builds-2/

-- Performance Related Fixes in Post-SQL Server 2012 RTM Builds
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/performance-related-fixes-in-post-sql-server-2012-rtm-builds/

-- Announcing updates to the SQL Server Incremental Servicing Model (ISM)
-- https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/announcing-updates-to-the-sql-server-incremental-servicing-model-ism/

-- Update Center for Microsoft SQL Server
-- http://bit.ly/2pZptuQ

-- Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
-- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx

-- Download and install Microsoft SQL Operations Studio 
-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-operations-studio/download


-- Get socket, physical core and logical core count from the SQL Server Error log. (Query 2) (Core Counts)
-- This query might take a few seconds depending on the size of your error log 
EXEC sys.xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'detected', N'socket';
------

-- New in SQL Server 2012 SP4
-- This can help you determine the exact core counts used by SQL Server and whether HT is enabled or not
-- It can also help you confirm your SQL Server licensing model
-- Be on the lookout for this message "using 40 logical processors based on SQL Server licensing" 
-- (when you have more than 40 logical cores) which means grandfathered Server/CAL licensing
-- This query will return no results if your error log has been recycled since the instance was last started



-- Get selected server properties (Query 3) (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],				-- What servicing branch (RTM/SP/CU)
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductUpdateLevel') AS [ProductUpdateLevel],	-- Within a servicing branch, what CU# is applied
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS [ProductVersion],
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductMajorVersion') AS [ProductMajorVersion], 
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductMinorVersion') AS [ProductMinorVersion], 
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductBuild') AS [ProductBuild], 
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductBuildType') AS [ProductBuildType],		      -- Is this a GDR or OD hotfix (NULL if on a CU build)
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductUpdateReference') AS [ProductUpdateReference], -- KB article number that is applicable for this build
SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID') AS [ProcessID],
SERVERPROPERTY('Collation') AS [Collation], 
SERVERPROPERTY('IsFullTextInstalled') AS [IsFullTextInstalled], 
SERVERPROPERTY('IsIntegratedSecurityOnly') AS [IsIntegratedSecurityOnly],
SERVERPROPERTY('FilestreamConfiguredLevel') AS [FilestreamConfiguredLevel],
SERVERPROPERTY('IsHadrEnabled') AS [IsHadrEnabled], 
SERVERPROPERTY('HadrManagerStatus') AS [HadrManagerStatus],
SERVERPROPERTY('InstanceDefaultDataPath') AS [InstanceDefaultDataPath],
SERVERPROPERTY('InstanceDefaultLogPath') AS [InstanceDefaultLogPath],
SERVERPROPERTY('BuildClrVersion') AS [Build CLR Version];
------

-- This gives you a lot of useful information about your instance of SQL Server,
-- such as the ProcessID for SQL Server and your collation
-- Note: Some columns will be NULL on older SQL Server builds

-- SERVERPROPERTY (Transact-SQL)
-- http://bit.ly/2eeaXeI


-- Get instance-level configuration values for instance  (Query 4) (Configuration Values)
SELECT name, value, value_in_use, minimum, maximum, [description], is_dynamic, is_advanced
FROM sys.configurations WITH (NOLOCK)
ORDER BY name OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Focus on these settings:
-- backup compression default (should be 1 in most cases)
-- clr enabled (only enable if it is needed)
-- cost threshold for parallelism (depends on your workload)
-- lightweight pooling (should be zero)
-- max degree of parallelism (depends on your workload and hardware)
-- max server memory (MB) (set to an appropriate value, not the default)
-- optimize for ad hoc workloads (should be 1)
-- priority boost (should be zero)
-- remote admin connections (should be 1)


-- Returns a list of all global trace flags that are enabled (Query 5) (Global Trace Flags)
DBCC TRACESTATUS (-1);
------

-- If no global trace flags are enabled, no results will be returned.
-- It is very useful to know what global trace flags are currently enabled as part of the diagnostic process.

-- Common trace flags that should be enabled in most cases
-- TF 1117 - When growing a data file, grow all files at the same time so they remain the same size, reducing allocation contention points
--           https://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2154845
-- 
-- TF 1118 - Helps alleviate allocation contention in tempdb, SQL Server allocates full extents to each database object, 
--           thereby eliminating the contention on SGAM pages (more important with older versions of SQL Server)
--           Recommendations to reduce allocation contention in SQL Server tempdb database
--           https://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2154845

-- TF 2371 - Lowers auto update statistics threshold for large tables (on tables with more than 25,000 rows)
--           https://blogs.msdn.com/b/saponsqlserver/archive/2011/09/07/changes-to-automatic-update-statistics-in-sql-server-traceflag-2371.aspx

-- TF 3023 - Enables backup checksum default
--           https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2656988/how-to-enable-the-checksum-option-if-backup-utilities-do-not-expose-th

-- TF 3226 - Supresses logging of successful database backup messages to the SQL Server Error Log
--           https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/fed-up-with-backup-success-messages-bloating-your-error-logs/

-- TF 3449 - Enables use of dirty page manager (SQL Server 2012 SP3 CU3 and later)
--			 https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/psssql/2017/06/29/sql-server-large-ram-and-db-checkpointing/

-- TF 6533 - Spatial performance improvements in SQL Server 2012 and 2014
--           https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3107399

-- TF 6534 - Enables use of native code to improve performance with spatial data
--           https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/bobsql/2016/06/03/sql-2016-it-just-runs-faster-native-spatial-implementations/

-- TF 8079 - Enables automatic soft-NUMA on systems with eight or more physical cores per NUMA node (with SQL Server 2012 SP4)
--           https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/sql-server-2012-service-pack-4-sp4-released/

--- DBCC TRACEON - Trace Flags (Transact-SQL)
-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-traceon-trace-flags-transact-sql



-- SQL Server Process Address space info  (Query 6) (Process Memory)
-- (shows whether locked pages is enabled, among other things)
SELECT physical_memory_in_use_kb/1024 AS [SQL Server Memory Usage (MB)],
       large_page_allocations_kb, locked_page_allocations_kb, page_fault_count, 
	   memory_utilization_percentage, available_commit_limit_kb, 
	   process_physical_memory_low, process_virtual_memory_low
FROM sys.dm_os_process_memory WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- You want to see 0 for process_physical_memory_low
-- You want to see 0 for process_virtual_memory_low
-- This indicates that you are not under internal memory pressure
-- If locked_page_allocations_kb > 0, then LPIM is enabled

-- How to enable the "locked pages" feature in SQL Server 2012
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2659143



-- SQL Server Services information (Query 7) (SQL Server Services Info)
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);
------

-- Tells you the account being used for the SQL Server Service and the SQL Agent Service
-- Shows the process_id, when they were last started, and their current status
-- Also shows whether you are running on a failover cluster instance, and what node you are running on



-- Last backup information by database  (Query 8) (Last Backup By Database)
SELECT ISNULL(d.[name], bs.[database_name]) AS [Database], d.recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery Model], 
       d.log_reuse_wait_desc AS [Log Reuse Wait Desc],
    MAX(CASE WHEN [type] = 'D' THEN bs.backup_finish_date ELSE NULL END) AS [Last Full Backup],
    MAX(CASE WHEN [type] = 'I' THEN bs.backup_finish_date ELSE NULL END) AS [Last Differential Backup],
    MAX(CASE WHEN [type] = 'L' THEN bs.backup_finish_date ELSE NULL END) AS [Last Log Backup]
FROM sys.databases AS d WITH (NOLOCK)
LEFT OUTER JOIN msdb.dbo.backupset AS bs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON bs.[database_name] = d.[name] 
AND bs.backup_finish_date > GETDATE()- 30
GROUP BY ISNULL(d.[name], bs.[database_name]), d.recovery_model_desc, d.log_reuse_wait_desc 
ORDER BY d.recovery_model_desc OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you spot runaway transaction logs and other issues with your backup schedule


-- Get SQL Server Agent jobs and Category information (Query 9) (SQL Server Agent Jobs)
SELECT sj.name AS [Job Name], sj.[description] AS [Job Description], SUSER_SNAME(sj.owner_sid) AS [Job Owner],
sj.date_created AS [Date Created], sj.[enabled] AS [Job Enabled], 
sj.notify_email_operator_id, sj.notify_level_email, sc.name AS [CategoryName],
s.[enabled] AS [Sched Enabled], js.next_run_date, js.next_run_time
FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs AS sj WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.syscategories AS sc WITH (NOLOCK)
ON sj.category_id = sc.category_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobschedules AS js WITH (NOLOCK)
ON sj.job_id = js.job_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN msdb.dbo.sysschedules AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
ON js.schedule_id = s.schedule_id
ORDER BY sj.name OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you some basic information about your SQL Server Agent jobs, who owns them and how they are configured
-- Look for Agent jobs that are not owned by sa
-- Look for jobs that have a notify_email_operator_id set to 0 (meaning no operator)
-- Look for jobs that have a notify_level_email set to 0 (meaning no e-mail is ever sent)
--
-- MSDN sysjobs documentation
-- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189817.aspx

-- SQL Server Maintenance Solution
-- https://ola.hallengren.com/


-- Get SQL Server Agent Alert Information (Query 10) (SQL Server Agent Alerts)
SELECT name, event_source, message_id, severity, [enabled], has_notification, 
       delay_between_responses, occurrence_count, last_occurrence_date, last_occurrence_time
FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WITH (NOLOCK)
ORDER BY name OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you some basic information about your SQL Server Agent Alerts (which are different from SQL Server Agent jobs)
-- Read more about Agent Alerts here: https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/creating-sql-server-agent-alerts-for-critical-errors/



-- Windows information (Query 11) (Windows Info)
SELECT windows_release, windows_service_pack_level, 
       windows_sku, os_language_version
FROM sys.dm_os_windows_info WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you major OS version, Service Pack, Edition, and language info for the operating system
-- 6.3 is either Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 
-- 6.2 is either Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
-- 6.1 is either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
-- 6.0 is either Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

-- Windows SKU codes
-- 4 is Enterprise Edition
-- 7 is Standard Server Edition
-- 8 is Datacenter Server Edition
-- 10 is Enterprise Server Edition
-- 48 is Professional Edition

-- 1033 for os_language_version is US-English

-- SQL Server 2012 requires Windows Server 2008 SP2 or newer

-- Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012
-- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx

-- Using SQL Server in Windows 8 and later versions of Windows operating system 
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2681562



-- SQL Server NUMA Node information  (Query 12) (SQL Server NUMA Info)
SELECT node_id, node_state_desc, memory_node_id, processor_group, online_scheduler_count, 
       idle_scheduler_count, active_worker_count, avg_load_balance, resource_monitor_state
FROM sys.dm_os_nodes WITH (NOLOCK) 
WHERE node_state_desc <> N'ONLINE DAC' OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you some useful information about the composition and relative load on your NUMA nodes
-- You want to see an equal number of schedulers on each NUMA node
-- Watch out if SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition has been installed on a machine with more than 16 physical cores
-- Watch out if you have a VM with more than 4 NUMA nodes with SQL Server Standard Edition, since there is a four-socket license limit

-- Balancing Your Available SQL Server Core Licenses Evenly Across NUMA Nodes
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/balancing-your-available-sql-server-core-licenses-evenly-across-numa-nodes/



-- Good basic information about OS memory amounts and state  (Query 13) (System Memory)
SELECT total_physical_memory_kb/1024 AS [Physical Memory (MB)], 
       available_physical_memory_kb/1024 AS [Available Memory (MB)], 
       total_page_file_kb/1024 AS [Total Page File (MB)], 
	   available_page_file_kb/1024 AS [Available Page File (MB)], 
	   system_cache_kb/1024 AS [System Cache (MB)],
       system_memory_state_desc AS [System Memory State]
FROM sys.dm_os_sys_memory WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- You want to see "Available physical memory is high" for System Memory State
-- This indicates that you are not under external memory pressure

-- Possible System Memory State values:
-- Available physical memory is high
-- Physical memory usage is steady
-- Available physical memory is low
-- Physical memory state is transitioning


-- You can skip the next two queries if you know you don't have a clustered instance


-- Get information about your cluster nodes and their status  (Query 14) (Cluster Node Properties)
-- (if your database server is in a failover cluster)
SELECT NodeName, status_description, is_current_owner
FROM sys.dm_os_cluster_nodes WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Knowing which node owns the cluster resources is critical
-- Especially when you are installing Windows or SQL Server updates
-- You will see no results if your instance is not clustered

-- Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2012 R2-based failover clusters
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2920151


-- Get information about any AlwaysOn AG cluster this instance is a part of (Query 15) (AlwaysOn AG Cluster)
SELECT cluster_name, quorum_type_desc, quorum_state_desc
FROM sys.dm_hadr_cluster WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- You will see no results if your instance is not using AlwaysOn AGs



-- Hardware information from SQL Server 2012  (Query 16) (Hardware Info)
SELECT cpu_count AS [Logical CPU Count], scheduler_count, hyperthread_ratio AS [Hyperthread Ratio],
cpu_count/hyperthread_ratio AS [Physical CPU Count], 
physical_memory_kb/1024 AS [Physical Memory (MB)], committed_kb/1024 AS [Committed Memory (MB)],
committed_target_kb/1024 AS [Committed Target Memory (MB)],
max_workers_count AS [Max Workers Count], affinity_type_desc AS [Affinity Type], 
sqlserver_start_time AS [SQL Server Start Time], virtual_machine_type_desc AS [Virtual Machine Type]  
FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info WITH (NOLOCK) OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you some good basic hardware information about your database server
-- Cannot distinguish between HT and multi-core
-- Note: virtual_machine_type_desc of HYPERVISOR does not automatically mean you are running SQL Server inside of a VM
-- It merely indicates that you have a hypervisor running on your host


-- Get System Manufacturer and model number from SQL Server Error log (Query 17) (System Manufacturer)
EXEC sys.xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'Manufacturer';
------ 

-- This can help you determine the capabilities and capacities of your database server
-- Can also be used to confirm if you are running in a VM
-- This query might take a few seconds if you have not recycled your error log recently
-- This query will return no results if your error log has been recycled since the instance was started


-- Get BIOS date from Windows Registry (Query 18) (BIOS Date)
EXEC sys.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS', N'BiosReleaseDate';
------

-- Helps you understand whether the main system BIOS is up to date, and the possible age of the hardware
-- Not as useful for virtualization


-- Get processor description from Windows Registry  (Query 19) (Processor Description)
EXEC sys.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0', N'ProcessorNameString';
------

-- Gives you the model number and rated clock speed of your processor(s)
-- Your processors may be running at less than the rated clock speed due
-- to the Windows Power Plan or hardware power management

-- You can use CPU-Z to get your actual CPU core speed and a lot of other useful information
-- http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

-- You can learn more about processor selection for SQL Server by following this link
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/processor-selection-for-sql-server/



-- Get information on location, time and size of any memory dumps from SQL Server  (Query 20) (Memory Dump Info)
SELECT [filename], creation_time, size_in_bytes/1048576.0 AS [Size (MB)]
FROM sys.dm_server_memory_dumps WITH (NOLOCK) 
ORDER BY creation_time DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This will not return any rows if you have 
-- not had any memory dumps (which is a good thing)

-- sys.dm_server_memory_dumps (Transact-SQL)
-- http://bit.ly/2elwWll


-- Look at Suspect Pages table (Query 21) (Suspect Pages)
SELECT DB_NAME(database_id) AS [Database Name], [file_id], page_id, 
       event_type, error_count, last_update_date 
FROM msdb.dbo.suspect_pages WITH (NOLOCK)
ORDER BY database_id OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- event_type value descriptions
-- 1 = 823 error caused by an operating system CRC error or 824 error other than a bad checksum or a torn page (for example, a bad page ID)
-- 2 = Bad checksum
-- 3 = Torn page
-- 4 = Restored (The page was restored after it was marked bad)
-- 5 = Repaired (DBCC repaired the page)
-- 7 = Deallocated by DBCC

-- Manage the suspect_pages Table
-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/backup-restore/manage-the-suspect-pages-table-sql-server  

-- Ideally, this query returns no results. The table is limited to 1000 rows.
-- If you do get results here, you should do further investigation to determine the root cause



-- File names and paths for all user and system databases on instance  (Query 22) (Database Filenames and Paths)
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)
ORDER BY DB_NAME([database_id]), [file_id] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Things to look at:
-- Are data files and log files on different drives?
-- Is everything on the C: drive?
-- Is tempdb on dedicated drives?
-- Is there only one tempdb data file?
-- Are all of the tempdb data files the same size?
-- Are there multiple data files for user databases?
-- Is percent growth enabled for any files (which is bad)?


-- Volume info for all LUNS that have database files on the current instance (Query 23) (Volume Info)
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)],  
CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2), vs.available_bytes * 1. / vs.total_bytes * 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 
ORDER BY vs.volume_mount_point OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Shows you the total and free space on the LUNs where you have database files
-- Being low on free space can negatively affect performance



-- Drive level latency information (Query 24) (Drive Level Latency)
-- Based on code from Jimmy May
SELECT tab.[Drive], tab.volume_mount_point AS [Volume Mount Point], 
	CASE 
		WHEN num_of_reads = 0 THEN 0 
		ELSE (io_stall_read_ms/num_of_reads) 
	END AS [Read Latency],
	CASE 
		WHEN num_of_writes = 0 THEN 0 
		ELSE (io_stall_write_ms/num_of_writes) 
	END AS [Write Latency],
	CASE 
		WHEN (num_of_reads = 0 AND num_of_writes = 0) THEN 0 
		ELSE (io_stall/(num_of_reads + num_of_writes)) 
	END AS [Overall Latency],
	CASE 
		WHEN num_of_reads = 0 THEN 0 
		ELSE (num_of_bytes_read/num_of_reads) 
	END AS [Avg Bytes/Read],
	CASE 
		WHEN num_of_writes = 0 THEN 0 
		ELSE (num_of_bytes_written/num_of_writes) 
	END AS [Avg Bytes/Write],
	CASE 
		WHEN (num_of_reads = 0 AND num_of_writes = 0) THEN 0 
		ELSE ((num_of_bytes_read + num_of_bytes_written)/(num_of_reads + num_of_writes)) 
	END AS [Avg Bytes/Transfer]
FROM (SELECT LEFT(UPPER(mf.physical_name), 2) AS Drive, SUM(num_of_reads) AS num_of_reads,
	         SUM(io_stall_read_ms) AS io_stall_read_ms, SUM(num_of_writes) AS num_of_writes,
	         SUM(io_stall_write_ms) AS io_stall_write_ms, SUM(num_of_bytes_read) AS num_of_bytes_read,
	         SUM(num_of_bytes_written) AS num_of_bytes_written, SUM(io_stall) AS io_stall, vs.volume_mount_point 
      FROM sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats(NULL, NULL) AS vfs
      INNER JOIN sys.master_files AS mf WITH (NOLOCK)
      ON vfs.database_id = mf.database_id AND vfs.file_id = mf.file_id
	  CROSS APPLY sys.dm_os_volume_stats(mf.database_id, mf.[file_id]) AS vs 
      GROUP BY LEFT(UPPER(mf.physical_name), 2), vs.volume_mount_point) AS tab
ORDER BY [Overall Latency] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Shows you the drive-level latency for reads and writes, in milliseconds
-- Latency above 30-40ms is usually a problem
-- These latency numbers include all file activity against all SQL Server 
-- database files on each drive since SQL Server was last started


-- Calculates average stalls per read, per write, and per total input/output for each database file  (Query 25) (IO Stalls by File)
SELECT DB_NAME(fs.database_id) AS [Database Name], CAST(fs.io_stall_read_ms/(1.0 + fs.num_of_reads) AS NUMERIC(10,1)) AS [avg_read_stall_ms],
CAST(fs.io_stall_write_ms/(1.0 + fs.num_of_writes) AS NUMERIC(10,1)) AS [avg_write_stall_ms],
CAST((fs.io_stall_read_ms + fs.io_stall_write_ms)/(1.0 + fs.num_of_reads + fs.num_of_writes) AS NUMERIC(10,1)) AS [avg_io_stall_ms],
CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2), mf.size/128.0) AS [File Size (MB)], mf.physical_name, mf.type_desc, fs.io_stall_read_ms, fs.num_of_reads, 
fs.io_stall_write_ms, fs.num_of_writes, fs.io_stall_read_ms + fs.io_stall_write_ms AS [io_stalls], fs.num_of_reads + fs.num_of_writes AS [total_io]
FROM sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats(null,null) AS fs
INNER JOIN sys.master_files AS mf WITH (NOLOCK)
ON fs.database_id = mf.database_id
AND fs.[file_id] = mf.[file_id]
ORDER BY avg_io_stall_ms DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps determine which database files on the entire instance have the most I/O bottlenecks
-- This can help you decide whether certain LUNs are overloaded and whether you might
-- want to move some files to a different location or perhaps improve your I/O performance
-- These latency numbers include all file activity against each SQL Server 
-- database file since SQL Server was last started


-- Look for I/O requests taking longer than 15 seconds in the five most recent SQL Server Error Logs (Query 26) (IO Warnings)
CREATE TABLE #IOWarningResults(LogDate datetime, ProcessInfo sysname, LogText nvarchar(1000));

	INSERT INTO #IOWarningResults 
	EXEC xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'taking longer than 15 seconds';

	INSERT INTO #IOWarningResults 
	EXEC xp_readerrorlog 1, 1, N'taking longer than 15 seconds';

	INSERT INTO #IOWarningResults 
	EXEC xp_readerrorlog 2, 1, N'taking longer than 15 seconds';

	INSERT INTO #IOWarningResults 
	EXEC xp_readerrorlog 3, 1, N'taking longer than 15 seconds';

	INSERT INTO #IOWarningResults 
	EXEC xp_readerrorlog 4, 1, N'taking longer than 15 seconds';

SELECT LogDate, ProcessInfo, LogText
FROM #IOWarningResults
ORDER BY LogDate DESC;

DROP TABLE #IOWarningResults;
------  

-- Finding 15 second I/O warnings in the SQL Server Error Log is useful evidence of
-- poor I/O performance (which might have many different causes)
-- Look to see if you see any patterns in the results (same files, same drives, same time of day, etc.)

-- Diagnostics in SQL Server help detect stalled and stuck I/O operations
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/897284



-- Recovery model, log reuse wait description, log file size, log usage size  (Query 27) (Database Properties)
-- and compatibility level for all databases on instance
SELECT db.[name] AS [Database Name], SUSER_SNAME(db.owner_sid) AS [Database Owner], db.recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery Model], 
db.state_desc, db.containment_desc, db.log_reuse_wait_desc AS [Log Reuse Wait Description], 
CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2), ls.cntr_value/1024.0) AS [Log Size (MB)], CONVERT(DECIMAL(18,2), lu.cntr_value/1024.0) AS [Log Used (MB)],
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, db.is_cdc_enabled, db.is_published, db.group_database_id, db.replica_id,
db.is_encrypted, de.encryption_state, de.percent_complete, de.key_algorithm, de.key_length
FROM sys.databases AS db WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_performance_counters AS lu WITH (NOLOCK)
ON db.name = lu.instance_name
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_performance_counters AS ls WITH (NOLOCK)
ON db.name = ls.instance_name
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_database_encryption_keys AS de WITH (NOLOCK)
ON db.database_id = de.database_id
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 
ORDER BY db.[name] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Things to look at:
-- 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 the databases on? 
-- What is the Page Verify Option? (should be CHECKSUM)
-- Is Auto Update Statistics Asynchronously enabled?
-- Make sure auto_shrink and auto_close are not enabled!



-- Missing Indexes for all databases by Index Advantage  (Query 28) (Missing Indexes All Databases)
SELECT CONVERT(decimal(18,2), user_seeks * avg_total_user_cost * (avg_user_impact * 0.01)) AS [index_advantage], 
migs.last_user_seek, mid.[statement] AS [Database.Schema.Table],
mid.equality_columns, mid.inequality_columns, mid.included_columns,
migs.unique_compiles, migs.user_seeks, migs.avg_total_user_cost, migs.avg_user_impact
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats AS migs WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups AS mig WITH (NOLOCK)
ON migs.group_handle = mig.index_group_handle
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details AS mid WITH (NOLOCK)
ON mig.index_handle = mid.index_handle
ORDER BY index_advantage DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Getting missing index information for all of the databases on the instance is very useful
-- Look at last user seek time, number of user seeks to help determine source and importance
-- Also look at avg_user_impact and avg_total_user_cost to help determine importance
-- SQL Server is overly eager to add included columns, so beware
-- Do not just blindly add indexes that show up from this query!!!



-- Get VLF Counts for all databases on the instance (Query 29) (VLF Counts)
-- (adapted from Michelle Ufford) 
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;
------

-- High VLF counts can affect write performance to the log file 
-- and they can make full database restores and crash recovery take much longer
-- Try to keep your VLF counts under 200 in most cases (depending on log file size)



-- Get CPU utilization by database (Query 30) (CPU Usage by Database)
WITH DB_CPU_Stats
AS
(SELECT pa.DatabaseID, DB_Name(pa.DatabaseID) AS [Database Name], SUM(qs.total_worker_time/1000) AS [CPU_Time_Ms]
 FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
 CROSS APPLY (SELECT CONVERT(int, value) AS [DatabaseID] 
              FROM sys.dm_exec_plan_attributes(qs.plan_handle)
              WHERE attribute = N'dbid') AS pa
 GROUP BY DatabaseID)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [CPU_Time_Ms] DESC) AS [CPU Rank],
       [Database Name], [CPU_Time_Ms] AS [CPU Time (ms)], 
       CAST([CPU_Time_Ms] * 1.0 / SUM([CPU_Time_Ms]) OVER() * 100.0 AS DECIMAL(5, 2)) AS [CPU Percent]
FROM DB_CPU_Stats
WHERE DatabaseID <> 32767 -- ResourceDB
ORDER BY [CPU Rank] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps determine which database is using the most CPU resources on the instance


-- Get I/O utilization by database (Query 31) (IO Usage By Database)
WITH Aggregate_IO_Statistics
AS
(SELECT DB_NAME(database_id) AS [Database Name],
CAST(SUM(num_of_bytes_read + num_of_bytes_written)/1048576 AS DECIMAL(12, 2)) AS io_in_mb
FROM sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats(NULL, NULL) AS [DM_IO_STATS]
GROUP BY database_id)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY io_in_mb DESC) AS [I/O Rank], [Database Name], io_in_mb AS [Total I/O (MB)],
       CAST(io_in_mb/ SUM(io_in_mb) OVER() * 100.0 AS DECIMAL(5,2)) AS [I/O Percent]
FROM Aggregate_IO_Statistics
ORDER BY [I/O Rank] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps determine which database is using the most I/O resources on the instance


-- Get total buffer usage by database for current instance  (Query 32) (Total Buffer Usage by Database)
-- This make take some time to run on a busy instance
WITH AggregateBufferPoolUsage
AS
(SELECT DB_NAME(database_id) AS [Database Name],
CAST(COUNT(*) * 8/1024.0 AS DECIMAL (10,2))  AS [CachedSize]
FROM sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE database_id <> 32767 -- ResourceDB
GROUP BY DB_NAME(database_id))
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY CachedSize DESC) AS [Buffer Pool Rank], [Database Name], CachedSize AS [Cached Size (MB)],
       CAST(CachedSize / SUM(CachedSize) OVER() * 100.0 AS DECIMAL(5,2)) AS [Buffer Pool Percent]
FROM AggregateBufferPoolUsage
ORDER BY [Buffer Pool Rank] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Tells you how much memory (in the buffer pool) 
-- is being used by each database on the instance


-- Clear Wait Stats with this command
-- DBCC SQLPERF('sys.dm_os_wait_stats', CLEAR);

-- Isolate top waits for server instance since last restart or wait statistics clear  (Query 33) (Top Waits)
WITH [Waits] 
AS (SELECT wait_type, wait_time_ms/ 1000.0 AS [WaitS],
          (wait_time_ms - signal_wait_time_ms) / 1000.0 AS [ResourceS],
           signal_wait_time_ms / 1000.0 AS [SignalS],
           waiting_tasks_count AS [WaitCount],
           100.0 *  wait_time_ms / SUM (wait_time_ms) OVER() AS [Percentage],
           ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY wait_time_ms DESC) AS [RowNum]
    FROM sys.dm_os_wait_stats WITH (NOLOCK)
    WHERE [wait_type] NOT IN (
        N'BROKER_EVENTHANDLER', N'BROKER_RECEIVE_WAITFOR', N'BROKER_TASK_STOP',
		N'BROKER_TO_FLUSH', N'BROKER_TRANSMITTER', N'CHECKPOINT_QUEUE',
        N'CHKPT', N'CLR_AUTO_EVENT', N'CLR_MANUAL_EVENT', N'CLR_SEMAPHORE',
        N'DBMIRROR_DBM_EVENT', N'DBMIRROR_EVENTS_QUEUE', N'DBMIRROR_WORKER_QUEUE',
		N'DBMIRRORING_CMD', N'DIRTY_PAGE_POLL', N'DISPATCHER_QUEUE_SEMAPHORE',
        N'EXECSYNC', N'FSAGENT', N'FT_IFTS_SCHEDULER_IDLE_WAIT', N'FT_IFTSHC_MUTEX',
        N'HADR_CLUSAPI_CALL', N'HADR_FILESTREAM_IOMGR_IOCOMPLETION', N'HADR_LOGCAPTURE_WAIT', 
		N'HADR_NOTIFICATION_DEQUEUE', N'HADR_TIMER_TASK', N'HADR_WORK_QUEUE',
        N'KSOURCE_WAKEUP', N'LAZYWRITER_SLEEP', N'LOGMGR_QUEUE', N'ONDEMAND_TASK_QUEUE',
        N'PREEMPTIVE_OS_QUERYREGISTRY', 
		N'PREEMPTIVE_HADR_LEASE_MECHANISM', N'PREEMPTIVE_SP_SERVER_DIAGNOSTICS',
		N'PWAIT_ALL_COMPONENTS_INITIALIZED', 
		N'QDS_PERSIST_TASK_MAIN_LOOP_SLEEP',
        N'QDS_CLEANUP_STALE_QUERIES_TASK_MAIN_LOOP_SLEEP', N'REQUEST_FOR_DEADLOCK_SEARCH',
		N'RESOURCE_QUEUE', N'SERVER_IDLE_CHECK', N'SLEEP_BPOOL_FLUSH', N'SLEEP_DBSTARTUP',
		N'SLEEP_DCOMSTARTUP', N'SLEEP_MASTERDBREADY', N'SLEEP_MASTERMDREADY',
        N'SLEEP_MASTERUPGRADED', N'SLEEP_MSDBSTARTUP', N'SLEEP_SYSTEMTASK', N'SLEEP_TASK',
        N'SLEEP_TEMPDBSTARTUP', N'SNI_HTTP_ACCEPT', N'SP_SERVER_DIAGNOSTICS_SLEEP',
		N'SQLTRACE_BUFFER_FLUSH', N'SQLTRACE_INCREMENTAL_FLUSH_SLEEP', N'SQLTRACE_WAIT_ENTRIES',
		N'WAIT_FOR_RESULTS', N'WAITFOR', N'WAITFOR_TASKSHUTDOWN', N'WAIT_XTP_HOST_WAIT',
		N'WAIT_XTP_OFFLINE_CKPT_NEW_LOG', N'WAIT_XTP_CKPT_CLOSE', N'XE_DISPATCHER_JOIN',
        N'XE_DISPATCHER_WAIT', N'XE_TIMER_EVENT')
    AND waiting_tasks_count > 0)
SELECT
    MAX (W1.wait_type) AS [WaitType],
	CAST (MAX (W1.Percentage) AS DECIMAL (5,2)) AS [Wait Percentage],
	CAST ((MAX (W1.WaitS) / MAX (W1.WaitCount)) AS DECIMAL (16,4)) AS [AvgWait_Sec],
    CAST ((MAX (W1.ResourceS) / MAX (W1.WaitCount)) AS DECIMAL (16,4)) AS [AvgRes_Sec],
    CAST ((MAX (W1.SignalS) / MAX (W1.WaitCount)) AS DECIMAL (16,4)) AS [AvgSig_Sec], 
    CAST (MAX (W1.WaitS) AS DECIMAL (16,2)) AS [Wait_Sec],
    CAST (MAX (W1.ResourceS) AS DECIMAL (16,2)) AS [Resource_Sec],
    CAST (MAX (W1.SignalS) AS DECIMAL (16,2)) AS [Signal_Sec],
    MAX (W1.WaitCount) AS [Wait Count],
	CAST (N'https://www.sqlskills.com/help/waits/' + W1.wait_type AS XML) AS [Help/Info URL]
FROM Waits AS W1
INNER JOIN Waits AS W2
ON W2.RowNum <= W1.RowNum
GROUP BY W1.RowNum, W1.wait_type
HAVING SUM (W2.Percentage) - MAX (W1.Percentage) < 99 -- percentage threshold
OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Cumulative wait stats are not as useful on an idle instance that is not under load or performance pressure

-- SQL Server Wait Types Library (Paul Randal)
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/help/waits/

-- The SQL Server Wait Type Repository
-- http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2009/11/03/the-sql-server-wait-type-repository.aspx

-- Wait statistics, or please tell me where it hurts
-- http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/wait-statistics-or-please-tell-me-where-it-hurts/

-- SQL Server 2005 Performance Tuning using the Waits and Queues
-- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966413.aspx

-- sys.dm_os_wait_stats (Transact-SQL)
-- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179984(v=sql.120).aspx



-- Get a count of SQL connections by IP address (Query 34) (Connection Counts by IP Address)
SELECT ec.client_net_address, es.[program_name], es.[host_name], es.login_name, 
COUNT(ec.session_id) AS [connection count] 
FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions AS es WITH (NOLOCK) 
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_connections AS ec WITH (NOLOCK) 
ON es.session_id = ec.session_id 
GROUP BY ec.client_net_address, es.[program_name], es.[host_name], es.login_name  
ORDER BY ec.client_net_address, es.[program_name] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you figure where your database load is coming from
-- and verifies connectivity from other machines

-- Solving Connectivity errors to SQL Server
-- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009936/solving-connectivity-errors-to-sql-server



-- Get Average Task Counts (run multiple times)  (Query 35) (Avg Task Counts)
SELECT AVG(current_tasks_count) AS [Avg Task Count], 
AVG(work_queue_count) AS [Avg Work Queue Count],
AVG(runnable_tasks_count) AS [Avg Runnable Task Count],
AVG(pending_disk_io_count) AS [Avg Pending DiskIO Count]
FROM sys.dm_os_schedulers WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE scheduler_id < 255 OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Sustained values above 10 suggest further investigation in that area
-- High Avg Task Counts are often caused by blocking/deadlocking or other resource contention

-- Sustained values above 1 suggest further investigation in that area
-- High Avg Runnable Task Counts are a good sign of CPU pressure
-- High Avg Pending DiskIO Counts are a sign of disk pressure

-- How to Do Some Very Basic SQL Server Monitoring
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/how-to-do-some-very-basic-sql-server-monitoring/



-- Detect blocking (run multiple times)  (Query 36) (Detect Blocking)
SELECT t1.resource_type AS [lock type], DB_NAME(resource_database_id) AS [database],
t1.resource_associated_entity_id AS [blk object],t1.request_mode AS [lock req],  -- lock requested
t1.request_session_id AS [waiter sid], t2.wait_duration_ms AS [wait time],       -- spid of waiter  
(SELECT [text] FROM sys.dm_exec_requests AS r WITH (NOLOCK)                      -- get sql for waiter
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.[sql_handle]) 
WHERE r.session_id = t1.request_session_id) AS [waiter_batch],
(SELECT SUBSTRING(qt.[text],r.statement_start_offset/2, 
    (CASE WHEN r.statement_end_offset = -1 
    THEN LEN(CONVERT(nvarchar(max), qt.[text])) * 2 
    ELSE r.statement_end_offset END - r.statement_start_offset)/2) 
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests AS r WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.[sql_handle]) AS qt
WHERE r.session_id = t1.request_session_id) AS [waiter_stmt],					-- statement blocked
t2.blocking_session_id AS [blocker sid],										-- spid of blocker
(SELECT [text] FROM sys.sysprocesses AS p										-- get sql for blocker
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(p.[sql_handle]) 
WHERE p.spid = t2.blocking_session_id) AS [blocker_batch]
FROM sys.dm_tran_locks AS t1 WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks AS t2 WITH (NOLOCK)
ON t1.lock_owner_address = t2.resource_address OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps troubleshoot blocking and deadlocking issues
-- The results will change from second to second on a busy system
-- You should run this query multiple times when you see signs of blocking



-- Get CPU Utilization History for last 256 minutes (in one minute intervals)  (Query 37) (CPU Utilization History)
DECLARE @ts_now bigint = (SELECT cpu_ticks/(cpu_ticks/ms_ticks) FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info WITH (NOLOCK)); 

SELECT TOP(256) SQLProcessUtilization AS [SQL Server Process CPU Utilization], 
               SystemIdle AS [System Idle Process], 
               100 - SystemIdle - SQLProcessUtilization AS [Other Process CPU Utilization], 
               DATEADD(ms, -1 * (@ts_now - [timestamp]), GETDATE()) AS [Event Time] 
FROM (SELECT record.value('(./Record/@id)[1]', 'int') AS record_id, 
			record.value('(./Record/SchedulerMonitorEvent/SystemHealth/SystemIdle)[1]', 'int') 
			AS [SystemIdle], 
			record.value('(./Record/SchedulerMonitorEvent/SystemHealth/ProcessUtilization)[1]', 'int') 
			AS [SQLProcessUtilization], [timestamp] 
	  FROM (SELECT [timestamp], CONVERT(xml, record) AS [record] 
			FROM sys.dm_os_ring_buffers WITH (NOLOCK)
			WHERE ring_buffer_type = N'RING_BUFFER_SCHEDULER_MONITOR' 
			AND record LIKE N'%<SystemHealth>%') AS x) AS y 
ORDER BY record_id DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Look at the trend over the entire period 
-- Also look at high sustained 'Other Process' CPU Utilization values



-- Get top total worker time queries for entire instance (Query 38) (Top Worker Time Queries)
SELECT TOP(50) DB_NAME(t.[dbid]) AS [Database Name], 
REPLACE(REPLACE(LEFT(t.[text], 255), CHAR(10),''), CHAR(13),'') AS [Short Query Text],  
qs.total_worker_time AS [Total Worker Time], qs.min_worker_time AS [Min Worker Time],
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Worker Time], 
qs.max_worker_time AS [Max Worker Time], 
qs.min_elapsed_time AS [Min Elapsed Time], 
qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Elapsed Time], 
qs.max_elapsed_time AS [Max Elapsed Time],
qs.min_logical_reads AS [Min Logical Reads],
qs.total_logical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Logical Reads],
qs.max_logical_reads AS [Max Logical Reads], 
qs.execution_count AS [Execution Count], qs.creation_time AS [Creation Time]
--,t.[text] AS [Query Text], qp.query_plan AS [Query Plan] -- uncomment out these columns if not copying results to Excel
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(plan_handle) AS t 
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(plan_handle) AS qp 
ORDER BY qs.total_worker_time DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------


-- Helps you find the most expensive queries from a CPU perspective across the entire instance
-- Can also help track down parameter sniffing issues



-- Page Life Expectancy (PLE) value for each NUMA node in current instance  (Query 39) (PLE by NUMA Node)
SELECT @@SERVERNAME AS [Server Name], RTRIM([object_name]) AS [Object Name], instance_name, cntr_value AS [Page Life Expectancy]
FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counters WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE [object_name] LIKE N'%Buffer Node%' -- Handles named instances
AND counter_name = N'Page life expectancy' OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- PLE is a good measurement of internal memory pressure
-- Higher PLE is better. Watch the trend over time, not the absolute value
-- This will only return one row for non-NUMA systems

-- Page Life Expectancy isn’t what you think…
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/page-life-expectancy-isnt-what-you-think/


-- Memory Grants Pending value for current instance  (Query 40) (Memory Grants Pending)
SELECT @@SERVERNAME AS [Server Name], RTRIM([object_name]) AS [Object Name], cntr_value AS [Memory Grants Pending]                                                                                                       
FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counters WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE [object_name] LIKE N'%Memory Manager%' -- Handles named instances
AND counter_name = N'Memory Grants Pending' OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Run multiple times, and run periodically if you suspect you are under memory pressure
-- Memory Grants Pending above zero for a sustained period is a very strong indicator of internal memory pressure


-- Memory Clerk Usage for instance  (Query 41) (Memory Clerk Usage)
-- Look for high value for CACHESTORE_SQLCP (Ad-hoc query plans)
SELECT TOP(10) mc.[type] AS [Memory Clerk Type], 
       CAST((SUM(mc.pages_kb)/1024.0) AS DECIMAL (15,2)) AS [Memory Usage (MB)] 
FROM sys.dm_os_memory_clerks AS mc WITH (NOLOCK)
GROUP BY mc.[type]  
ORDER BY SUM(mc.pages_kb) DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- MEMORYCLERK_SQLBUFFERPOOL was new for SQL Server 2012. It should be your highest consumer of memory

-- CACHESTORE_SQLCP  SQL Plans         
-- These are cached SQL statements or batches that aren't in stored procedures, functions and triggers
-- Watch out for high values for CACHESTORE_SQLCP
-- Enabling 'optimize for ad hoc workloads' at the instance level can help reduce this
-- Running DBCC FREESYSTEMCACHE ('SQL Plans') periodically may be required to better control this

-- CACHESTORE_OBJCP  Object Plans      
-- These are compiled plans for stored procedures, functions and triggers



-- Find single-use, ad-hoc and prepared queries that are bloating the plan cache  (Query 42) (Ad hoc Queries)
SELECT TOP(50) [text] AS [QueryText], cp.cacheobjtype, cp.objtype, cp.size_in_bytes/1024 AS [Plan Size in KB]
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 IN (N'Adhoc', N'Prepared') 
AND cp.usecounts = 1
ORDER BY cp.size_in_bytes DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you the text, type and size of single-use ad-hoc and prepared queries that waste space in the plan cache
-- Enabling 'optimize for ad hoc workloads' for the instance can help (SQL Server 2008 and above only)
-- Running DBCC FREESYSTEMCACHE ('SQL Plans') periodically may be required to better control this
-- Enabling forced parameterization for the database can help, but test first!

-- Plan cache, adhoc workloads and clearing the single-use plan cache bloat
-- https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/kimberly/plan-cache-adhoc-workloads-and-clearing-the-single-use-plan-cache-bloat/


-- Get top total logical reads queries for entire instance (Query 43) (Top Logical Reads Queries)
SELECT TOP(50) DB_NAME(t.[dbid]) AS [Database Name],
REPLACE(REPLACE(LEFT(t.[text], 255), CHAR(10),''), CHAR(13),'') AS [Short Query Text], 
qs.total_logical_reads AS [Total Logical Reads],
qs.min_logical_reads AS [Min Logical Reads],
qs.total_logical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Logical Reads],
qs.max_logical_reads AS [Max Logical Reads],   
qs.min_worker_time AS [Min Worker Time],
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Worker Time], 
qs.max_worker_time AS [Max Worker Time], 
qs.min_elapsed_time AS [Min Elapsed Time], 
qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Elapsed Time], 
qs.max_elapsed_time AS [Max Elapsed Time],
qs.execution_count AS [Execution Count], qs.creation_time AS [Creation Time]
--,t.[text] AS [Complete Query Text], qp.query_plan AS [Query Plan] -- uncomment out these columns if not copying results to Excel
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(plan_handle) AS t 
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(plan_handle) AS qp 
ORDER BY qs.total_logical_reads DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------


-- Helps you find the most expensive queries from a memory perspective across the entire instance
-- Can also help track down parameter sniffing issues


-- Get top average elapsed time queries for entire instance (Query 44) (Top Avg Elapsed Time Queries)
SELECT TOP(50) DB_NAME(t.[dbid]) AS [Database Name], 
REPLACE(REPLACE(LEFT(t.[text], 255), CHAR(10),''), CHAR(13),'') AS [Short Query Text],  
qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Elapsed Time],
qs.min_elapsed_time, qs.max_elapsed_time, qs.last_elapsed_time,
qs.execution_count AS [Execution Count],  
qs.total_logical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Logical Reads], 
qs.total_physical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Physical Reads], 
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Worker Time],
qs.creation_time AS [Creation Time]
, qp.query_plan AS [Query Plan] -- comment out this column if copying results to Excel
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(plan_handle) AS t 
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(plan_handle) AS qp 
ORDER BY qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps you find the highest average elapsed time queries across the entire instance
-- Can also help track down parameter sniffing issues




-- Database specific queries *****************************************************************

-- **** Please switch to a user database that you are interested in! *****
--USE YourDatabaseName; -- make sure to change to an actual database on your instance, not the master system database
--GO

-- Individual File Sizes and space available for current database  (Query 45) (File Sizes and Space)
SELECT f.name AS [File Name] , f.physical_name AS [Physical Name], 
CAST((f.size/128.0) AS DECIMAL(15,2)) AS [Total Size in MB],
CAST(f.size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(f.name, 'SpaceUsed') AS int)/128.0 AS DECIMAL(15,2)) 
AS [Available Space In MB], f.[file_id], fg.name AS [Filegroup Name],
f.is_percent_growth, f.growth, fg.is_default, fg.is_read_only
FROM sys.database_files AS f WITH (NOLOCK) 
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.filegroups AS fg WITH (NOLOCK)
ON f.data_space_id = fg.data_space_id
ORDER BY f.[file_id] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Look at how large and how full the files are and where they are located
-- Make sure the transaction log is not full!!


-- I/O Statistics by file for the current database  (Query 46) (IO Stats By File)
SELECT DB_NAME(DB_ID()) AS [Database Name], df.name AS [Logical Name], vfs.[file_id], df.type_desc,
df.physical_name AS [Physical Name], CAST(vfs.size_on_disk_bytes/1048576.0 AS DECIMAL(10, 2)) AS [Size on Disk (MB)],
vfs.num_of_reads, vfs.num_of_writes, vfs.io_stall_read_ms, vfs.io_stall_write_ms,
CAST(100. * vfs.io_stall_read_ms/(vfs.io_stall_read_ms + vfs.io_stall_write_ms) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [IO Stall Reads Pct],
CAST(100. * vfs.io_stall_write_ms/(vfs.io_stall_write_ms + vfs.io_stall_read_ms) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [IO Stall Writes Pct],
(vfs.num_of_reads + vfs.num_of_writes) AS [Writes + Reads], 
CAST(vfs.num_of_bytes_read/1048576.0 AS DECIMAL(10, 2)) AS [MB Read], 
CAST(vfs.num_of_bytes_written/1048576.0 AS DECIMAL(10, 2)) AS [MB Written],
CAST(100. * vfs.num_of_reads/(vfs.num_of_reads + vfs.num_of_writes) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [# Reads Pct],
CAST(100. * vfs.num_of_writes/(vfs.num_of_reads + vfs.num_of_writes) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [# Write Pct],
CAST(100. * vfs.num_of_bytes_read/(vfs.num_of_bytes_read + vfs.num_of_bytes_written) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [Read Bytes Pct],
CAST(100. * vfs.num_of_bytes_written/(vfs.num_of_bytes_read + vfs.num_of_bytes_written) AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS [Written Bytes Pct]
FROM sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats(DB_ID(), NULL) AS vfs
INNER JOIN sys.database_files AS df WITH (NOLOCK)
ON vfs.[file_id]= df.[file_id] OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you characterize your workload better from an I/O perspective for this database
-- It helps you determine whether you has an OLTP or DW/DSS type of workload



-- Get most frequently executed queries for this database (Query 47) (Query Execution Counts)
SELECT TOP(50) LEFT(t.[text], 50) AS [Short Query Text], qs.execution_count AS [Execution Count],
qs.total_logical_reads AS [Total Logical Reads],
qs.total_logical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Logical Reads],
qs.total_worker_time AS [Total Worker Time],
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Worker Time], 
qs.total_elapsed_time AS [Total Elapsed Time],
qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [Avg Elapsed Time], 
qs.creation_time AS [Creation Time]
--,t.[text] AS [Complete Query Text], qp.query_plan AS [Query Plan] -- uncomment out these columns if not copying results to Excel
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(plan_handle) AS t 
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(plan_handle) AS qp 
WHERE t.dbid = DB_ID()
ORDER BY qs.execution_count DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------


-- Queries 47 through 52 are the "Bad Man List" for stored procedures
-- Top Cached SPs By Execution Count (Query 48) (SP Execution Counts)
SELECT TOP(100) p.name AS [SP Name], qs.execution_count,
ISNULL(qs.execution_count/DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()), 0) AS [Calls/Minute],
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [AvgWorkerTime], qs.total_worker_time AS [TotalWorkerTime],  
qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [avg_elapsed_time],
qs.cached_time
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()) > 0
ORDER BY qs.execution_count DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Tells you which cached stored procedures are called the most often
-- This helps you characterize and baseline your workload


-- Top Cached SPs By Avg Elapsed Time (Query 49) (SP Avg Elapsed Time)
SELECT TOP(25) p.name AS [SP Name], qs.min_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [avg_elapsed_time], 
qs.max_elapsed_time, qs.last_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.execution_count, 
ISNULL(qs.execution_count/DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()), 0) AS [Calls/Minute], 
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [AvgWorkerTime], 
qs.total_worker_time AS [TotalWorkerTime], qs.cached_time
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()) > 0
ORDER BY avg_elapsed_time DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you find high average elapsed time cached stored procedures that
-- may be easy to optimize with standard query tuning techniques



-- Top Cached SPs By Total Worker time. Worker time relates to CPU cost  (Query 50) (SP Worker Time)
SELECT TOP(25) p.name AS [SP Name], qs.total_worker_time AS [TotalWorkerTime], 
qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count AS [AvgWorkerTime], qs.execution_count, 
ISNULL(qs.execution_count/DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()), 0) AS [Calls/Minute],
qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count 
AS [avg_elapsed_time], qs.cached_time
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()) > 0
ORDER BY qs.total_worker_time DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you find the most expensive cached stored procedures from a CPU perspective
-- You should look at this if you see signs of CPU pressure


-- Top Cached SPs By Total Logical Reads. Logical reads relate to memory pressure  (Query 51) (SP Logical Reads)
SELECT TOP(25) p.name AS [SP Name], qs.total_logical_reads AS [TotalLogicalReads], 
qs.total_logical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [AvgLogicalReads],qs.execution_count, 
ISNULL(qs.execution_count/DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()), 0) AS [Calls/Minute], 
qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count 
AS [avg_elapsed_time], qs.cached_time
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()) > 0
ORDER BY qs.total_logical_reads DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you find the most expensive cached stored procedures from a memory perspective
-- You should look at this if you see signs of memory pressure


-- Top Cached SPs By Total Physical Reads. Physical reads relate to disk read I/O pressure  (Query 52) (SP Physical Reads)
SELECT TOP(25) p.name AS [SP Name],qs.total_physical_reads AS [TotalPhysicalReads], 
qs.total_physical_reads/qs.execution_count AS [AvgPhysicalReads], qs.execution_count, 
qs.total_logical_reads,qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count 
AS [avg_elapsed_time], qs.cached_time 
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND qs.total_physical_reads > 0
ORDER BY qs.total_physical_reads DESC, qs.total_logical_reads DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you find the most expensive cached stored procedures from a read I/O perspective
-- You should look at this if you see signs of I/O pressure or of memory pressure


       
-- Top Cached SPs By Total Logical Writes (Query 53) (SP Logical Writes)
-- Logical writes relate to both memory and disk I/O pressure 
SELECT TOP(25) p.name AS [SP Name], qs.total_logical_writes AS [TotalLogicalWrites], 
qs.total_logical_writes/qs.execution_count AS [AvgLogicalWrites], qs.execution_count,
ISNULL(qs.execution_count/DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()), 0) AS [Calls/Minute],
qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.total_elapsed_time/qs.execution_count AS [avg_elapsed_time], 
qs.cached_time
FROM sys.procedures AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats AS qs WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = qs.[object_id]
WHERE qs.database_id = DB_ID()
AND qs.total_logical_writes > 0
AND DATEDIFF(Minute, qs.cached_time, GETDATE()) > 0
ORDER BY qs.total_logical_writes DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you find the most expensive cached stored procedures from a write I/O perspective
-- You should look at this if you see signs of I/O pressure or of memory pressure


-- Lists the top statements by average input/output usage for the current database  (Query 54) (Top IO Statements)
SELECT TOP(50) OBJECT_NAME(qt.objectid, dbid) AS [SP Name],
(qs.total_logical_reads + qs.total_logical_writes) /qs.execution_count AS [Avg IO], qs.execution_count AS [Execution Count],
SUBSTRING(qt.[text],qs.statement_start_offset/2, 
	(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
WHERE qt.[dbid] = DB_ID()
ORDER BY [Avg IO] DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps you find the most expensive statements for I/O by SP



-- Possible Bad NC Indexes (writes > reads)  (Query 55) (Bad NC Indexes)
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(s.[object_id]) AS [Table Name], i.name AS [Index Name], i.index_id, 
i.is_disabled, i.is_hypothetical, i.has_filter, i.fill_factor,
user_updates AS [Total Writes], user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups AS [Total Reads],
user_updates - (user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups) AS [Difference]
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
ON s.[object_id] = i.[object_id]
AND i.index_id = s.index_id
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(s.[object_id],'IsUserTable') = 1
AND s.database_id = DB_ID()
AND user_updates > (user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups)
AND i.index_id > 1
ORDER BY [Difference] DESC, [Total Writes] DESC, [Total Reads] ASC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Look for indexes with high numbers of writes and zero or very low numbers of reads
-- Consider your complete workload, and how long your instance has been running
-- Investigate further before dropping an index!


-- Missing Indexes for current database by Index Advantage  (Query 56) (Missing Indexes)
SELECT DISTINCT CONVERT(decimal(18,2), user_seeks * avg_total_user_cost * (avg_user_impact * 0.01)) AS [index_advantage], 
migs.last_user_seek, mid.[statement] AS [Database.Schema.Table],
mid.equality_columns, mid.inequality_columns, mid.included_columns,
migs.unique_compiles, migs.user_seeks, migs.avg_total_user_cost, migs.avg_user_impact,
OBJECT_NAME(mid.[object_id]) AS [Table Name], p.rows AS [Table Rows]
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats AS migs WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups AS mig WITH (NOLOCK)
ON migs.group_handle = mig.index_group_handle
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details AS mid WITH (NOLOCK)
ON mig.index_handle = mid.index_handle
INNER JOIN sys.partitions AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
ON p.[object_id] = mid.[object_id]
WHERE mid.database_id = DB_ID()
AND p.index_id < 2 
ORDER BY index_advantage DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Look at index advantage, last user seek time, number of user seeks to help determine source and importance
-- SQL Server is overly eager to add included columns, so beware
-- Do not just blindly add indexes that show up from this query!!!


-- Find missing index warnings for cached plans in the current database  (Query 57) (Missing Index Warnings)
-- Note: This query could take some time on a busy instance
SELECT TOP(25) OBJECT_NAME(objectid) AS [ObjectName], 
               cp.objtype, cp.usecounts, cp.size_in_bytes, query_plan
FROM sys.dm_exec_cached_plans AS cp WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan(cp.plan_handle) AS qp
WHERE CAST(query_plan AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) LIKE N'%MissingIndex%'
AND dbid = DB_ID()
ORDER BY cp.usecounts DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps you connect missing indexes to specific stored procedures or queries
-- This can help you decide whether to add them or not


-- Breaks down buffers used by current database by object (table, index) in the buffer cache  (Query 58) (Buffer Usage)
-- Note: This query could take some time on a busy instance
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(p.[object_id]) AS [Object Name], p.index_id, 
CAST(COUNT(*)/128.0 AS DECIMAL(10, 2)) AS [Buffer size(MB)],  
COUNT(*) AS [BufferCount], p.[Rows] AS [Row Count],
p.data_compression_desc AS [Compression Type]
FROM sys.allocation_units AS a WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors AS b WITH (NOLOCK)
ON a.allocation_unit_id = b.allocation_unit_id
INNER JOIN sys.partitions AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
ON a.container_id = p.hobt_id
WHERE b.database_id = CONVERT(int, DB_ID())
AND p.[object_id] > 100
AND OBJECT_NAME(p.[object_id]) NOT LIKE N'plan_%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(p.[object_id]) NOT LIKE N'sys%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(p.[object_id]) NOT LIKE N'xml_index_nodes%'
GROUP BY p.[object_id], p.index_id, p.data_compression_desc, p.[Rows]
ORDER BY [BufferCount] DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Tells you what tables and indexes are using the most memory in the buffer cache
-- It can help identify possible candidates for data compression


-- Get Table names, row counts, and compression status for clustered index or heap  (Query 59) (Table Sizes)
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(object_id) AS [ObjectName], 
SUM(Rows) AS [RowCount], data_compression_desc AS [CompressionType]
FROM sys.partitions WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE index_id < 2 --ignore the partitions from the non-clustered index if any
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'sys%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'queue_%' 
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'filestream_tombstone%' 
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'fulltext%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'ifts_comp_fragment%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'filetable_updates%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'xml_index_nodes%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'sqlagent_job%'
AND OBJECT_NAME(object_id) NOT LIKE N'plan_persist%'
GROUP BY object_id, data_compression_desc
ORDER BY SUM(Rows) DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you an idea of table sizes, and possible data compression opportunities



-- Get some key table properties (Query 60) (Table Properties)
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(t.[object_id]) AS [ObjectName], p.[rows] AS [Table Rows], p.index_id, 
       p.data_compression_desc AS [Index Data Compression],
       t.create_date, t.lock_on_bulk_load, t.is_replicated, t.has_replication_filter, 
       t.is_tracked_by_cdc, t.lock_escalation_desc, t.is_filetable
FROM sys.tables AS t WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.partitions AS p WITH (NOLOCK)
ON t.[object_id] = p.[object_id]
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(t.[object_id]) NOT LIKE N'sys%'
ORDER BY OBJECT_NAME(t.[object_id]), p.index_id OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Gives you some good information about your tables



-- When were Statistics last updated on all indexes?  (Query 61) (Statistics Update)
SELECT SCHEMA_NAME(o.Schema_ID) + N'.' + o.NAME AS [Object Name], o.type_desc AS [Object Type],
      i.name AS [Index Name], STATS_DATE(i.[object_id], i.index_id) AS [Statistics Date], 
      s.auto_created, s.no_recompute, s.user_created, s.is_temporary,
	  st.row_count, st.used_page_count
FROM sys.objects AS o WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
ON o.[object_id] = i.[object_id]
INNER JOIN sys.stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
ON i.[object_id] = s.[object_id] 
AND i.index_id = s.stats_id
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats AS st WITH (NOLOCK)
ON o.[object_id] = st.[object_id]
AND i.[index_id] = st.[index_id]
WHERE o.[type] IN ('U', 'V')
AND st.row_count > 0
ORDER BY STATS_DATE(i.[object_id], i.index_id) DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------  

-- Helps discover possible problems with out-of-date statistics
-- Also gives you an idea which indexes are the most active

-- sys.stats (Transact-SQL)
-- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177623.aspx



-- Look at most frequently modified indexes and statistics (Query 62) (Volatile Indexes)
SELECT o.[name] AS [Object Name], o.[object_id], o.[type_desc], s.[name] AS [Statistics Name], 
       s.stats_id, s.no_recompute, s.auto_created, s.is_temporary,
	   sp.modification_counter, sp.[rows], sp.rows_sampled, sp.last_updated
FROM sys.objects AS o WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
ON s.object_id = o.object_id
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_db_stats_properties(s.object_id, s.stats_id) AS sp
WHERE o.[type_desc] NOT IN (N'SYSTEM_TABLE', N'INTERNAL_TABLE')
AND sp.modification_counter > 0
ORDER BY sp.modification_counter DESC, o.name OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This helps you understand your workload and make better decisions about 
-- things like data compression and adding new indexes to a table



-- Get fragmentation info for all indexes above a certain size in the current database  (Query 63) (Index Fragmentation)
-- Note: This query could take some time on a very large database
SELECT DB_NAME(ps.database_id) AS [Database Name], SCHEMA_NAME(o.[schema_id]) AS [Schema Name],
OBJECT_NAME(ps.OBJECT_ID) AS [Object Name], i.[name] AS [Index Name], ps.index_id, 
ps.index_type_desc, ps.avg_fragmentation_in_percent, 
ps.fragment_count, ps.page_count, i.fill_factor, i.has_filter, 
i.filter_definition, i.[allow_page_locks]
FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats(DB_ID(),NULL, NULL, NULL , N'LIMITED') AS ps
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
ON ps.[object_id] = i.[object_id] 
AND ps.index_id = i.index_id
INNER JOIN sys.objects AS o WITH (NOLOCK)
ON i.[object_id] = o.[object_id]
WHERE ps.database_id = DB_ID()
AND ps.page_count > 2500
ORDER BY ps.avg_fragmentation_in_percent DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Helps determine whether you have framentation in your relational indexes
-- and how effective your index maintenance strategy is


--- Index Read/Write stats (all tables in current DB) ordered by Reads  (Query 64) (Overall Index Usage - Reads)
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(i.[object_id]) AS [ObjectName], i.[name] AS [IndexName], i.index_id, 
       s.user_seeks, s.user_scans, s.user_lookups,
	   s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups AS [Total Reads], 
	   s.user_updates AS [Writes],  
	   i.[type_desc] AS [Index Type], i.fill_factor AS [Fill Factor], i.has_filter, i.filter_definition, 
	   s.last_user_scan, s.last_user_lookup, s.last_user_seek
FROM sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
ON i.[object_id] = s.[object_id]
AND i.index_id = s.index_id
AND s.database_id = DB_ID()
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(i.[object_id],'IsUserTable') = 1
ORDER BY s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE); -- Order by reads
------

-- Show which indexes in the current database are most active for Reads


--- Index Read/Write stats (all tables in current DB) ordered by Writes  (Query 65) (Overall Index Usage - Writes)
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(i.[object_id]) AS [ObjectName], i.[name] AS [IndexName], i.index_id,
	   s.user_updates AS [Writes], s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups AS [Total Reads], 
	   i.[type_desc] AS [Index Type], i.fill_factor AS [Fill Factor], i.has_filter, i.filter_definition,
	   s.last_system_update, s.last_user_update
FROM sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
ON i.[object_id] = s.[object_id]
AND i.index_id = s.index_id
AND s.database_id = DB_ID()
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(i.[object_id],'IsUserTable') = 1
ORDER BY s.user_updates DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);						 -- Order by writes
------

-- Show which indexes in the current database are most active for Writes


-- Get lock waits for current database (Query 66) (Lock Waits)
SELECT o.name AS [table_name], i.name AS [index_name], ios.index_id, ios.partition_number,
		SUM(ios.row_lock_wait_count) AS [total_row_lock_waits], 
		SUM(ios.row_lock_wait_in_ms) AS [total_row_lock_wait_in_ms],
		SUM(ios.page_lock_wait_count) AS [total_page_lock_waits],
		SUM(ios.page_lock_wait_in_ms) AS [total_page_lock_wait_in_ms],
		SUM(ios.page_lock_wait_in_ms)+ SUM(row_lock_wait_in_ms) AS [total_lock_wait_in_ms]
FROM sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats(DB_ID(), NULL, NULL, NULL) AS ios
INNER JOIN sys.objects AS o WITH (NOLOCK)
ON ios.[object_id] = o.[object_id]
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
ON ios.[object_id] = i.[object_id] 
AND ios.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE o.[object_id] > 100
GROUP BY o.name, i.name, ios.index_id, ios.partition_number
HAVING SUM(ios.page_lock_wait_in_ms)+ SUM(row_lock_wait_in_ms) > 0
ORDER BY total_lock_wait_in_ms DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- This query is helpful for troubleshooting blocking and deadlocking issues


-- Look at recent Full backups for the current database (Query 67) (Recent Full Backups)
SELECT TOP (30) bs.machine_name, bs.server_name, bs.database_name AS [Database Name], bs.recovery_model,
CONVERT (BIGINT, bs.backup_size / 1048576 ) AS [Uncompressed Backup Size (MB)],
CONVERT (BIGINT, bs.compressed_backup_size / 1048576 ) AS [Compressed Backup Size (MB)],
CONVERT (NUMERIC (20,2), (CONVERT (FLOAT, bs.backup_size) /
CONVERT (FLOAT, bs.compressed_backup_size))) AS [Compression Ratio], bs.has_backup_checksums, bs.is_copy_only,
DATEDIFF (SECOND, bs.backup_start_date, bs.backup_finish_date) AS [Backup Elapsed Time (sec)],
bs.backup_finish_date AS [Backup Finish Date], bmf.physical_device_name AS [Backup Location], bmf.physical_block_size
FROM msdb.dbo.backupset AS bs WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily AS bmf WITH (NOLOCK)
ON bs.media_set_id = bmf.media_set_id  
WHERE bs.database_name = DB_NAME(DB_ID())
AND bs.[type] = 'D' -- Change to L if you want Log backups
ORDER BY bs.backup_finish_date DESC OPTION (RECOMPILE);
------

-- Are your backup sizes and times changing over time?
-- Are you using backup compression?
-- Are you using backup checksums?
-- Are you doing copy_only backups?
-- Have you done any backup tuning with striped backups, or changing the parameters of the backup command?


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