Comments on: A Better sp_who2 using DMVs (sp_who3) http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3 Tips and Articles on SQL Server Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Derek Dieter http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3/comment-page-1#comment-827 Derek Dieter Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:03:24 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=275#comment-827 Hi Peter, This is because this script only shows active connections. Personally I prefer this because when troubleshooting, I can immediately see how busy the server is just by the sheer number of results. sp_who2 will show all connections and I need to figure out which ones are asleep. To change this to show sleeping connections, simply join the sessions table first, then left join on the dm_exec_requests Derek Hi Peter,

This is because this script only shows active connections. Personally I prefer this because when troubleshooting, I can immediately see how busy the server is just by the sheer number of results. sp_who2 will show all connections and I need to figure out which ones are asleep. To change this to show sleeping connections, simply join the sessions table first, then left join on the dm_exec_requests

Derek

]]> By: Sean http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3/comment-page-1#comment-714 Sean Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:35:41 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=275#comment-714 This script/sp rocks! Thanks! This script/sp rocks!

Thanks!

]]> By: Peter http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3/comment-page-1#comment-687 Peter Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:29:21 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=275#comment-687 Nice work but it only seems to find connections to the master,tempdb databases... EXEC SP_WHO2 gives me about 100 result and your query only 20... Nice work but it only seems to find connections to the master,tempdb databases…

EXEC SP_WHO2 gives me about 100 result and your query only 20…

]]> By: Steve http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3/comment-page-1#comment-674 Steve Fri, 27 May 2011 13:41:16 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=275#comment-674 I see now the who3 CPUTime figure is coming from the first who2 row of 7 parallel processes for my query, which is done (or not changing) in who2. I see now the who3 CPUTime figure is coming from the first who2 row of 7 parallel processes for my query, which is done (or not changing) in who2.

]]> By: Steve http://sqlserverplanet.com/dmv-queries/a-better-sp_who2-using-dmvs-sp_who3/comment-page-1#comment-673 Steve Fri, 27 May 2011 13:02:03 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=275#comment-673 Nice. I have a long running Select (over 50 minutes). I'm running sp_who3 with sp_who2 in the same window. who2 DiskIO column is increasing each time I rerun, but who3 IOReads and IOWrites are static at the same values as the first time I ran it in this SSMS window. I would have expected who3 to change. I can see who3 changing ElapsedMS. CPUTime looks frozen too. Is this behaving as intended? Thanks for the tool! Nice. I have a long running Select (over 50 minutes). I’m running sp_who3 with sp_who2 in the same window. who2 DiskIO column is increasing each time I rerun, but who3 IOReads and IOWrites are static at the same values as the first time I ran it in this SSMS window. I would have expected who3 to change. I can see who3 changing ElapsedMS. CPUTime looks frozen too. Is this behaving as intended? Thanks for the tool!

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