SQLDIAG Configuration

  • SQLDiag runs fine on the servers i work with. The problem is the files generated (.OUT) are larger and growing larger on each run. The problem is that it cannot be opened in a normal text editor (Notepad) or Internet Explorer. Is there a way to edit the SQLDiag xml documents to reduce the size of the output file ?

  • What are you running sqlsdiag for? It gathers information from the run, and if you run it multiple times without rebooting/restarting, I suppose they could be larger files, but I wouldn't expect that.

    What is larger? Sizewise?

  • For now, I'm just testing for future use. So i run it once from the command line when i need to. The issue is really the size of the .out file. On my pc its fine for now because its around 5mb, that can be opened, but on our servers the file is 9 Gigs and higher, this makes it impossible to open in Notepad and Internet Explorer. Now i know that the SQLDiag.xml file does the requests for info so if i could get a clear direction on the what to edit or set to false, i can get the file down to a manageable and usable size where i can request less information from SQLDiag. Any ideas?

  • Try this link:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/215340

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  • I wonder if SQL Nexus to load 9GB trace file

    http://www.codeplex.com/sqlnexus

    What is SQL Nexus?

    SQL Nexus is a tool that helps you identify the root cause of SQL Server performance issues. It loads and analyzes performance data collected by SQLDiag and PSSDiag. It can dramatically reduce the amount of time you spend manually analyzing data.

    SQLServerNewbieMCITP: Database Administrator SQL Server 2005

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