Server performance

  • Hi All,

    I have issue with my application servers ( 3 servers) that looks very busy at around 9 PM almost everyday but when I check through database server at that time it’s alright ( I am using Database Performance Monitor to monitor the query performance ), nothing stand out .

    Any feedback are really appreciated

    Cheers

  • What is "looks very busy"? How can you measure this? What do you look at in performance monitor?

  • Thanks for the reply .

    So the number of very slow calls are spiking . I checked full backup but no conflict with it

    Any idea what to check ?

  • In general, the wait statistics before and after the slow time to see what's causing things to run slow during the slow time. If you know the specific queries that are running slow, monitor them (extended events or trace) to see if it's a unique set of values that are causing things to run slow. Capture individual query waits using dynamic management views is also possible.

    The key, get more metrics. You can't just guess. You have to measure and observe.

    "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
    - Theodore Roosevelt

    Author of:
    SQL Server Execution Plans
    SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

  • Thanks for the reply . Much appreciate it !

    I am gonna run SQL Profiler tonight (the lighter method so It won’t impact sql performance) for 30 minutes between 8:45 pm – 9:15 pm.

    Honestly I am not sure I will get something as expected because when I check Query performance using DPA ( Database Performance Analyzer) at 9 PM no stand out query was running …

    How do I check wait statistic before and after that time?

  • WhiteLotus (3/22/2016)


    Thanks for the reply . Much appreciate it !

    I am gonna run SQL Profiler tonight (the lighter method so It won’t impact sql performance) for 30 minutes between 8:45 pm – 9:15 pm.

    Honestly I am not sure I will get something as expected because when I check Query performance using DPA ( Database Performance Analyzer) at 9 PM no stand out query was running …

    How do I check wait statistic before and after that time?

    Wait statistics - tell me where it hurts by Paul Randal.

    There is a link @ the following URL to get time based analysis.

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

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