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Find the SQL Server Instance name using Task Manager

Yesterday one of the servers which hosts 5 instances of SQL Server 2005, the CPU constantly hitting 100% utilization. The Application team using the database on one of the 5 instances started complaining of poor performance. The DBA connected to … Continue reading

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sp_sqlagent_get_perf_counters consuming more CPU

While troubleshooting High CPU conditions on a SQL Server instance, many of us would have stumbled upon a session which was executing sp_sqlagent_get_perf_counters stored procedure. As the stored procedure name suggests this is executed approximately every 20 seconds to get … Continue reading

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