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How do I find SQL Profiler in SQL Server 2008 r2?
Switch to SQL Profiler, on the File menu, click Run Trace. Run Microsoft Dynamics SL until you complete the event that you want to trace. Switch to SQL Profiler, on the File menu, click Stop Trace. Note You can view the trace results on screen.
How do you Analyse a trace file in SQL Server?
Find the target events.
- Open the trace file or table, and expand the node of the desired event class; for example, Deadlock Chain.
- Search through the trace data until you find the events for which you are looking (use the Find command on the Edit menu of SQL Server Profiler to help you find values in the trace).
How to create a SQL trace in SQL profiler?
1. Click Start, point to Programs, click Microsoft SQL Server 20xx (your version), click Performance Tools, and then click SQL Server Profiler. 2. On the File menu, click New Trace… to open the ‘Connect to Server’ dialog box. 3. In the Server name box, type the name of the SQL Server. 4. In the Authentication list, click SQL Authentication.
Can you run a trace against SQL Server?
In order to run a trace against SQL Server, you must be a member of sysadmin fixed server role or have the ALTER TRACE permission. The message should have explained that Azure SQL Database is not supported by SQL Server profiler. Where is the Profiler?
Do you have to be sysadmin to use SQL profiler?
When you try to connect to a Azure SQL Database from SQL server profiler, it incorrectly throws a misleading error message as follows: In order to run a trace against SQL Server, you must be a member of sysadmin fixed server role or have the ALTER TRACE permission.
Where are events saved in SQL Server Profiler?
Events are saved in a trace file that can later be analyzed or used to replay a specific series of steps when diagnosing a problem. SQL Trace and SQL Server Profiler are deprecated. The Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace namespace that contains the Microsoft SQL Server Trace and Replay objects are also deprecated.