DMVs

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DMVs are specialized system views in Microsoft SQL Server that provide real-time insight into server health, performance, and internal operations for monitoring and troubleshooting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SQL Server feature
system view
accessedBy Transact-SQL SELECT statements NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs DMVs NERFINISHED
category database-scoped dynamic management views
server-scoped dynamic management views
developedBy Microsoft
documentation Microsoft Docs for SQL Server DMVs NERFINISHED
example sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats NERFINISHED
sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
sys.dm_exec_query_plan
sys.dm_exec_query_stats
sys.dm_exec_requests
sys.dm_exec_sessions
sys.dm_exec_sql_text NERFINISHED
sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors
sys.dm_os_memory_clerks
sys.dm_os_performance_counters
sys.dm_os_tasks
sys.dm_os_threads
sys.dm_os_wait_stats
sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks
sys.dm_tran_locks
introducedInVersion SQL Server 2005 NERFINISHED
namingConvention sys.dm_ prefix
partOf Microsoft SQL Server NERFINISHED
provides real-time insight into internal operations
real-time insight into performance
real-time insight into server health
relatedTo Dynamic Management Functions NERFINISHED
requires VIEW DATABASE STATE permission for database-scoped DMVs
VIEW SERVER STATE permission for server-scoped DMVs
scope database level
server level
usedFor capacity planning
diagnosing blocking and deadlocks
identifying expensive queries
identifying missing indexes
monitoring CPU usage
monitoring I/O performance
monitoring SQL Server
monitoring index usage
monitoring memory usage
monitoring plan cache
monitoring query execution
monitoring wait statistics
performance tuning
tracking resource usage
troubleshooting SQL Server

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Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) alsoKnownAs DMVs
subject surface form: Dynamic Management Views