Why are extended events filtering by database name?
Something else that has since come up: we want to filter out activity against a set of databases matching a specific name pattern since the DDL activity there is system-generated and does not need to be audited. We quickly learned that you have to be careful with how you use the database name in an Extended Events predicate.
Where to find extended events in SQL Server?
In my previous tip about SQL Server Extended Events, I discussed the trade-offs involved with choosing to store the database name instead of looking up the name via database_id later.
How to create event _ file target in SQL Server?
The event_file target writes event session output from buffer to a disk file: You specify the filename= parameter on the ADD TARGET clause. .xel must be the extension of the file. The file name you choose is used by the system as a prefix to which a date-time based long integer is appended, followed by the .xel extension.
When do extended events start in SQL Server?
Event sessions installed with SQL Server. SQL Server comes with a few extended events already created. All are configured to start whenever the SQL system is started. These event sessions gather data that might be helpful in case of a system error.
Are there any filter predicates in SQL 2016?
In SQL 2016 there are 5 filter predicates you can use to filter logins. For NT login/user you can use all 5 but SQL login/user you can use number 3,4 and 5 only. sqlserver.server_principal_name-Get the name of the Server Principal in whose context the event is being fired.
How are extended events sessions messing up filters?
It created a session which scripted out as this: I started up the session and started running some code to create the AutoStatsTest database, populate data in a table, and then run some SELECT queries. I left the auto_create_statistics property enabled on the database so that the SELECT queries should trigger automatic creation of stats.