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What does SP _ WHO2 do in SQL Server?
One of the first lines of defense in determining the causes of database slowdowns is to use sp_who2. sp_who2 shows all the sessions that are currently established in the database. These are denoted as SPID ‘s, or Server process Id’s.
What do the results of SP _ WHO2 show?
sp_who2 also takes a optional parameter of a SPID. If a spid is passed, then the results of sp_who2 only show the row or rows of the executing SPID. There are four main things to look for when when diagnosing slowdowns. Multiple entries for the same SPID representing parallelism.
Is it possible to run SP _ WHO2 with exec?
Running sp_who2 is easy, all that is required is to type sp_who2 and execute it, however it’s a good idea to call it with EXEC. The first 50 results are system SPIDs. Generally these do not effect slowdowns of the system.
Where can I find SP _ WHO2 in Excel?
Second because all sp_who2 can do, and much more, can be obtained from sys.dm_exec_requests and other DMVs, and show can be filtered, ordered, joined and all the other goodies that come with queriable rowsets. A really easy way to do it is to create an ODBC link in EXCEL and run SP_WHO2 from there.
What does deprecated mean in SQL Server 2016?
Deprecated Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2016. This topic describes the deprecated SQL Server Database Engine features that are still available in SQL Server 2016 (13.x). Deprecated features should not be used in new applications. When a feature is marked deprecated, it means: The feature is in maintenance mode only.
What can I use as a replacement for SP _ WHO2?
As a replacement for sp_who2 you could just query various DMVs using the following example: The big advantage of using DMVs is that you learn a lot about the internal workings for SQL Server. What is sp_who2?
Which is the first version of SQL Server to use WHO2?
The first version of SQL Server to use sp_who2 is SQL 6.5. I could find no reference to it from an earlier version of SQL server (6.0), though sp_who did exist dating back to the Sybase days. To verify this, I did go and reinstall SQL 6.5, found the proc and have compared it to recent versions.