T-SQL: Why “It Depends”
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TheSQLGuru (3/23/2010)
Tom, why do you think that autoshrink will make the database more likely to fit into RAM?Because some time back someone told me that in cases where a page split had occurred but enough stuff had subsequently been deleted from the two pages that had split that they could be recombined into a single page then autoshrink would do so, and I believed them. I didn't attempt to verify it, because I thought the person concerned was likely to know what he was talking about. From the comments I've seen last night and today I guess I was probably wrong not to try to verify it, and just take it as valid.
Tom
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I am still trying to catch the DBCC commands in a trace - I get the shrink events and a blank DBCC event, but not the thing I am looking for: whether it runs DBCC FilesCompact (I think that is the correct internal function name) or not.
Interestingly, my test database shrank from 2GB to 3MB, and it shrank the log too, since it is in SIMPLE recovery.
When I catch the detail, I will post it here.
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Paul White NZ (3/25/2010)
I am still trying to catch the DBCC commands in a trace - I get the shrink events and a blank DBCC event, but not the thing I am looking for: whether it runs DBCC FilesCompact (I think that is the correct internal function name) or not.Interestingly, my test database shrank from 2GB to 3MB, and it shrank the log too, since it is in SIMPLE recovery.
When I catch the detail, I will post it here.
It does perform a fileCompact. I have captured it before with a different query - not a trace.
Let me find the query and post it.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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CirquedeSQLeil (3/25/2010)
It does perform a fileCompact. I have captured it before with a different query - not a trace.Let me find the query and post it.
Aha! Awesome!!! That would be great - if I can catch it doing that, I will know for sure that auto-shrink compacts pages. Cool.
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The script where I was first able to trap this info was designed for SQL 2000, thus needs some updating. I have seen it capture this the FilesCompact in both 2000 and 2005. This happens after the spacereclaim.
I have modified the query I found to correct an arithmetic overflow error that occurred in the original script.
Original Script Author Info:
/* SP_ACTIVITY */
/* Author: Mitch van Huuksloot*/
/* Date: April 30, 2001*/
set nocount on
select 'Activity on' = convert(char(19), getdate(), 20), Server = @@SERVERNAME
/* temp tables to hold more-or-less consistent sysprocesses/syslockinfo snapshots */
create table #info
(
spid bigint,
cmd char(16),
status char(10),
blocked bigint,
waittype binary(2),
waittime bigint,
lastwaittype char(20),
waitresource char(25),
dbname char(30),
loginname char(25),
hostname char(15),
cpu bigint,
physical_io bigint,
[memusage] bigint,
login_time char(19),
last_batch char(19),
open_tran bigint,
net_address char(12),
net_library char(12),
)
create table #locks
(
spid int,
resource char(32),
dbname char(30),
indid int,
indname char(30),
objid integer,
objectname char(30),
typeid int,
type char(3),
mode char(12),
status char(10),
refcnt int,
ownertype char(12),
transid bigint
)
/* capture sysprocesses */
insert into #info
selectp.spid,
convert(char(16), p.cmd),
convert(char(10), p.status),
p.blocked,
p.waittype,
p.waittime,
convert(char(20), p.lastwaittype),
convert(char(25), p.waitresource),
convert(char(30), d.name),
convert(char(25), p.loginame),
convert(char(15), p.hostname),
p.cpu,
p.physical_io,
p.memusage,
convert(char(19), p.login_time, 20),
convert(char(19), p.last_batch, 20),
p.open_tran,
convert(char(12), p.net_address),
convert(char(12), p.net_library)
from master.dbo.sysprocesses p (nolock), master.dbo.sysdatabases d (nolock)
where p.dbid = d.dbid
/* capture syslockinfo */
insert into #locks
select
L.req_spid,
convert(char(32), L.rsc_text),
convert(char(30), d.name),
L.rsc_indid,
SPACE(30),
L.rsc_objid,
SPACE(30),
L.rsc_type,
convert(char(3), v.name),
convert(char(12), v2.name),
convert(CHAR(10), v3.name),
L.req_refcnt smallint,
case L.req_ownertype when 1 then 'Transaction' when 2 then 'Cursor' when 3 then 'Session' when 4 then 'ExSession' else cast(L.req_ownertype as char(12)) end,
req_transactionID
from master..syslockinfo L (nolock), master..sysdatabases d (nolock),
master..spt_values v (nolock), master..spt_values v2 (nolock), master..spt_values v3 (nolock)
where L.rsc_dbid = d.dbid and
l.rsc_type=v.number and v.type='LR' and
(l.req_mode+1)=v2.number and v2.type='L' and
l.req_status=v3.number and v3.type='LS'
/* Show active processes from sysprocesses capture */
print ''
print 'Active SQL Server Processes'
print ''
select * from #info order by spid
/* Dump out block chain, if there is one */
declare @blkd int
select @blkd=count(spid) from #info where blocked = 0 and spid in (select distinct blocked from #info where blocked != 0)
if @blkd > 0
begin
print ''
select 'SPIDs at the head of blocking chains'=spid from #info where blocked = 0 and spid in (select distinct blocked from #info where blocked != 0)
print ''
end
/* Dump inputbuffers for each blocking process */
declare @spid smallint, @spidch char(5), @msg varchar(100)
declare c1 cursor for select distinct blocked from #info where blocked > 0 FOR READ ONLY
open c1
fetch c1 into @spid
while @@fetch_status >= 0
begin
select @spidch = convert(char(5), @spid)
print ''
select @msg = 'Blocking SPID ' + @spidch + ' input buffer capture'
print ''
print @msg
select @msg = 'dbcc inputbuffer(' + @spidch + ')'
execute(@msg)
fetch c1 into @spid
end
deallocate c1
/* Dump inputbuffers for each blocked process */
declare c1 cursor for select spid from #info where blocked > 0 FOR READ ONLY
open c1
fetch c1 into @spid
while @@fetch_status >= 0
begin
select @spidch = convert(char(5), @spid)
print ''
select @msg = 'Blocked SPID ' + @spidch + ' input buffer capture'
print ''
print @msg
select @msg = 'dbcc inputbuffer(' + @spidch + ')'
execute(@msg)
fetch c1 into @spid
end
deallocate c1
drop table #info-- we are finished with the sysprocesses capture
/* Update locks table with tablename, objectname, indexname from the appropriate database */
declare @dbname varchar(30),
@objid int,
@indid int,
@idch varchar(20),
@indch varchar(20),
@objname varchar(30),
@indexname varchar(30),
@stmt varchar(500)
declare c2 cursor for select distinct dbname, objid, indid from #locks where typeid between 4 and 9 for read only
open c2
fetch c2 into @dbname, @objid, @indid
while @@fetch_status >= 0
begin
select @idch=cast(@objid as varchar(20))
select @indch=cast(@indid as varchar(20))
if @indid <> 0
select @stmt = 'update #locks set objectname = cast(o.name as char(30)), indname=cast(i.name as char(30)) from #locks l, ' +
@dbname + '..sysobjects o (nolock), ' + @dbname + '..sysindexes i (nolock) where l.dbname = ' + '''' + @dbname + '''' +
' and l.objid = ' + @idch + ' and l.indid = ' + @indch + ' and o.id = ' + @idch + ' and i.id = ' + @idch + ' and i.indid = ' + @indch
else
select @stmt = 'update #locks set objectname = cast(o.name as char(30)) from #locks l, ' +
@dbname + '..sysobjects o (nolock) where l.dbname = ' + '''' + @dbname + '''' +
' and l.objid = ' + @idch + ' and l.indid = ' + @indch + ' and o.id = ' + @idch
execute(@stmt)
fetch c2 into @dbname, @objid, @indid
end
deallocate c2
/* Show lock information from syslocks capture */
print ''
print 'Locks'
print ''
select spid, type, mode, status, [database]=dbname, [index]=indname, [object]=objectname, resource, ownertype, "trans #"=transid, refcnt
from #locks order by spid, dbname, object, indname, resource, type, mode, status
drop table #locks-- drop syslockinfo capture
GO
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
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Learn Extended Events -
For giggles, I just checked sp_who2 which also shows the DBCCFilesCompact.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events -
Based on this article from the CSS SQL Server Engineers team I think you are on the wrong path.
Compact is not defragment. It goes back to the Paul Randall explanation - move pages to open space and trucate the remainder.
Regards;
Greg
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BlackHawk-17 (3/25/2010)
Based on this article from the CSS SQL Server Engineers team I think you are on the wrong path.Compact is not defragment. It goes back to the Paul Randall explanation - move pages to open space and trucate the remainder.
Regards;
Greg
Thanks for the reference. That is good info.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events -
Excellent article.
It's likeThe Einstein Theory of relativity. In a place with big numbers rows behave different, Newton's theory does not correspond exactly.
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