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Tools for Working

with Server-Side

Traces

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Today’s Agenda• Customizing a trace script• Starting and stopping a trace• Loading and viewing the trace

file• Aggregating the data for

analysis• Third party tools for analysing

trace data

SQL Bits 9 - Liverpool 1 October 2011

SQL Bits 9 - Liverpool 1 October 2011

So, what is a server side trace, and why do

we care?

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SQL Profiler UI

©Toho Co. Ltd.

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Server Side Trace

©Toho Co. Ltd.

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Who Emerges Victorious?

©Toho Co. Ltd.

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http://bit.ly/ProfilerPerformanceImpact

Linchi Shea: Performance Impact: Profiler Tracing vs. Server Side SQL Tracing

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Demos

1 October 2011

Examine trace script Start Trace View running traces Stop Trace Set up auto traces Load trace data Examine trace data

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Clear Trace http://bit.ly/DownloadClearTrace

1 October 2011

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RML Utilities http://bit.ly/RMLUtilites

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Further Reading

Chapter 10: Tracing SQL Server with SQL Trace and ProfilerChapter 12: Introducing RML Utilities for Stress Testing and Trace Analysis

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