Sqlserver not using all the processor

  • On a multiprocessor having 8 CPUs,Sqlserver is using only one processor up to 90% without using other CPU in multi-threads simultaneous process. what can be reason?

  • Can you post result of sp_configure here?

  • Have you checked to make sure SQL Server has been set to use more than one processor? In Enterprise Manager, right click the Server and choose Properties. Then select the Processors tab. Check to see how many processors its being asked to use under Parallelism.

    Cheers,

    Angela

  • This is the result of Sp_configure:

    affinity mask-2147483648214748364700

    allow updates0100

    awe enabled0100

    c2 audit mode0100

    cost threshold for parallelism03276755

    Cross DB Ownership Chaining0100

    cursor threshold-12147483647-1-1

    default full-text language0214748364710331033

    default language0999900

    fill factor (%)010000

    index create memory (KB)704214748364700

    lightweight pooling0100

    locks5000214748364700

    max degree of parallelism03200

    max server memory (MB)4214748364721474836472147483647

    max text repl size (B)021474836476553665536

    max worker threads3232767255255

    media retention036500

    min memory per query (KB)512214748364710241024

    min server memory (MB)0214748364700

    nested triggers0111

    network packet size (B)5126553640964096

    open objects0214748364700

    priority boost0100

    query governor cost limit0214748364700

    query wait (s)-12147483647-1-1

    recovery interval (min)03276700

    remote access0111

    remote login timeout (s)021474836472020

    remote proc trans0100

    remote query timeout (s)02147483647600600

    scan for startup procs0111

    set working set size0100

    show advanced options0111

    two digit year cutoff1753999920492049

    user connections03276700

    user options03276700

  • quote:


    All the CPU's are selected for parallel execution.

    cheers

    sntiwary


  • what version of SQL Server are you using?

    Right-click server and select properties

  • quote:


    version is 8.00.760(SP3)


  • What multi-threads simultaneous process did you run? Can you be more specific in details?

  • One of our customers have exactly the same problem on a dual processor Win 2K server running SQL7.  The operating system seems to detect both processors but SQL would only ever use one and when SQL was flat out the processor usage was only showing as 50%.

    Did anybody ever find out what was causing this?

    Thanks

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