You may experience a slow response from SQL Server Enterprise Manager when many databases exist in an instance of SQL Server| Article ID | : | 889696 | | Last Review | : | November 2, 2007 | | Revision | : | 1.2 |
SYMPTOMSWhen many
databases exist in a default instance
or
in a named instance of Microsoft
SQL Server, you may experience
a slow response from SQL Server Enterprise Manager,
specifically when you drill into the Databases folder. If the Databases folder
contains more than a thousand databases, you could experience delays that are more
than five minutes. Back to the top
CAUSESQL Server Enterprise Manager calls the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure to determine the accessibility of each database.
The sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure then runs against every database in SQL
Server to determine the user’s permission level in that database. For x number of databases, the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored
procedure will run x + 1 times. These multiple calls can take several minutes to
finish. A busy system can make the calls take longer to finish. Back to the top
RESOLUTIONThis article includes a modified version of the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure.
The
modified version of
the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure can resolve the
problem by running the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure in only those databases where
the user has permissions, instead
of running
the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure in all the
databases. The more databases that
the user has access to, the less performance gain the
user achieves by using the
modified
version of the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure. The
following information applies to the modified version of the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure: | • | The user can only see the
databases that
they have access to in
SQL Server Enterprise Manager. A user has access to a
database when
one of the following conditions is true:| • | The user has been granted access to a
database by using
the sp_grantdbaccess
stored procedure. | | • | The database contains a guest account. |
| | • | The
response time for SQL Server Enterprise Manager might not increase for users
who have access to many databases. |
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MORE INFORMATIONTo use the modified sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure code, follow
these steps:
| 1. | Copy the following code:
/*******************************************************************************/
/* exec sp_MSdbuseraccess 'perm', 'dbname' -- selecting priv bit from specified database */
/* exec sp_MSdbuseraccess 'db', 'dbname' -- select databases, must change the database if dbname is specified */
/* exec sp_MSdbuseraccess 'init', 'dbname' -- noop */
/*******************************************************************************/
print N''
print N'Dropping sp_MSdbuseraccess'
print N''
go
if exists (select * from master.dbo.sysobjects where (OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1 or OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsExtendedProc') = 1) and name = N'sp_MSdbuseraccess')
drop procedure sp_MSdbuseraccess
go
print N''
print N'Creating sp_MSdbuseraccess'
print N''
go
create proc sp_MSdbuseraccess
@mode nvarchar(10) = N'perm', @qual nvarchar(128) = N'%'
as
set deadlock_priority low
create table #TmpDbUserProfile (
dbid int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
accessperms int NOT NULL
)
create table #TmpOut (
name nvarchar(132) NOT NULL,
version smallint,
crdate datetime,
owner nvarchar(132),
dbid smallint NOT NULL,
status int,
category int,
status2 int,
fulltext int,
)
set nocount on
declare @accessbit int
if (lower(@mode) like N'perm%') begin
/* verify */
declare @id int, @stat int, @inval int
select @id = dbid, @stat = status from master.dbo.sysdatabases where name = @qual
if (@id is null) begin
RAISERROR (15001, -1, -1, @qual)
return 1
end
/* Can we access this database? */
declare @single int
select @single = DATABASEPROPERTY( @qual, N'issingleuser' )
/* if ((@single <> 0) or ((@stat & SQLDMODBStat_Inaccessible) <> 0)) begin */
if ((@single <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isdetached') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isshutdown') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'issuspect') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isoffline') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isinload') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isinrecovery') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@qual, N'isnotrecovered') <> 0)) begin
select @inval = 0x80000000
select @inval
return 0
end
select @accessbit = has_dbaccess(@qual)
if ( @accessbit <> 1) begin
select @inval = 0x40000000
select @inval
return 0
end
/** We can access this database, and we must locate the specified database to get the priv bit **/
declare @dbTempname nvarchar(258)
declare @tempindex int
SELECT @dbTempname = REPLACE(@qual, N']', N']]')
exec (N'[' + @dbTempname + N']' + N'..sp_MSdbuserpriv ')
return 0
end
/* If 'db', we want to know what kind of access we have to the specified databases */
/* If we are not in the master database, we are selecting a single database, and we want to correct role bit to save round trip */
if (lower(@mode) like N'db%') begin
/* Make sure that you are in either the master database or the current database, so that you do not affect other databases. */
declare @dbrole int
select @dbrole = 0x0000
if (db_id() <> 1)
select @qual = db_name()
/* If dbname contains a single quotation mark ('), double the single quotation mark for the cursor because the cursor statement is inside two single quotation marks (''). */
declare @qual2 nvarchar(517)
SELECT @qual2 = REPLACE(@qual, N'''', N'''''')
/* The preprocessor will not replace information within quotation marks, and we have to use the str function. */
declare @invalidlogin nvarchar(12)
select @invalidlogin = ltrim(str(convert(int, 0x40000000), 11))
declare @inaccessible nvarchar(12)
select @inaccessible = ltrim(str(convert(int, 0x80000000), 11))
/* We cannot 'use' a database that has a version that is less than the minimum version. */
/* The SQL Server 6.0 version minimum is 406; the SQL Server 6.5 version minimum is 408. The SQL Server 7.0 version is 408; however, it might change later. */
declare @mindbver smallint
if (@@microsoftversion >= 0x07000000)
select @mindbver = 408
else
select @mindbver = 406
/* Select all matching databases -- we want an entry even for the inaccessible databases. */
declare @dbid smallint, @dbidstr nvarchar(12), @dbstat int, @dbname nvarchar(258), @dbver smallint
declare @dbbits int, @dbbitstr nvarchar(12)
/* !!! If the database name contains a left bracket ([), the LIKE operator cannot find the name because the LIKE operator treats a left bracket as a wildcard character. */
/* !!! If the @qual2 variable is a percent sign (%), the equal (=) operator does not work. */
declare @temp int
select @tempindex = charindex(N'[', @qual2)
if (@tempindex <> 0)
exec(N'declare hCdbs cursor global for select name, dbid, status, version from master.dbo.sysdatabases where name = N''' + @qual2 + N'''')
else
exec(N'declare hCdbs cursor global for select name, dbid, status, version from master.dbo.sysdatabases where name like N''' + @qual2 + N'''')
open hCdbs
/* Loop for each database; if the database can be accessed, recursively call ourselves to add the database. */
fetch hCdbs into @dbname, @dbid, @dbstat, @dbver
while (@@fetch_status >= 0) begin
/* The preprocessor will not replace information within quotation marks, and we have to use the str function. */
select @dbidstr = ltrim(str(convert(int, @dbid)))
/* If the database is a single user database and there is an entry for it in sysprocesses that is not us, we cannot use it. */
declare @single_lockedout int
select @single_lockedout = DATABASEPROPERTY( @dbname, N'issingleuser' )
if (@single_lockedout <> 0)
select @single_lockedout = 0 where not exists
(select * from master.dbo.sysprocesses p where dbid = @dbid and p.spid <> @@spid)
/* First, see if the database can be accessed (not in load, not in recovery, not offline, not in single-use with another user besides us, and so on.) */
/* if ((@single_lockedout <> 0) or ((@dbstat & SQLDMODBStat_Inaccessible) <> 0) or (@dbver < @mindbver)) begin */
if ((@single_lockedout <> 0) or
(@dbver < @mindbver) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isdetached') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isshutdown') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'issuspect') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isoffline') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isinload') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isinrecovery') <> 0) or
(DATABASEPROPERTY(@dbname, N'isnotrecovered') <> 0) ) begin
/* Inaccessible, but we can set dbo if we are an sa or if the suser_id function is the database owner sid. */
exec (N'insert #TmpDbUserProfile values (' + @dbidstr + N', ' + @inaccessible + N')')
end
else begin
/* Determine whether the current user has access to the database. */
select @accessbit = has_dbaccess(@dbname)
if ( @accessbit <> 1) begin
exec (N'insert #TmpDbUserProfile values (' + @dbidstr + N', ' + @invalidlogin + N')')
end
else begin
/* The current user does have access to this database, and we are not trying to obtain priv at this point. */
select @dbbits = 0x03ff
select @dbbitstr = ltrim(convert(nvarchar(12), @dbbits))
exec (N'insert #TmpDbUserProfile values (' + @dbidstr + N', ' + @dbbitstr + N')')
end
end
fetch hCdbs into @dbname, @dbid, @dbstat, @dbver
end /* while FETCH_SUCCESS */
close hCdbs
deallocate hCdbs
/* Select sysdatabases information in the temp table first to avoid a deadlock in the restore process. */
if (@tempindex <> 0)
insert #TmpOut
select o.name, o.version, o.crdate, suser_sname(o.sid), o.dbid, o.status, o.category, o.status2, DatabaseProperty(o.name, N'isfulltextenabled')
from master.dbo.sysdatabases o where o.name = @qual
else
insert #TmpOut
select o.name, o.version, o.crdate, suser_sname(o.sid), o.dbid, o.status, o.category, o.status2, DatabaseProperty(o.name, N'isfulltextenabled')
from master.dbo.sysdatabases o where o.name like @qual
/* 1. If on all databases, dbrole is dummy, we must obtain it later. */
/* 2. Do not double the single quotation mark (') characters in the database name. */
/* 3. To speed up the connection, the accessperms column only indicates whether the user can access the database. The column does not contain */
/* permission information. We will retrieve the permission information by using the sp_MSdbuserpriv stored procedure when we need that information. */
/* !!! If the name contains a left bracket ('[), the LIKE operator cannot find it because the LIKE operator treats a left bracket as a wildcard character. */
/* !!! If the @qual2 variable is a percent sign (%), the equal (=) operator does not work. */
if (@tempindex <> 0)
select o.name, o.version, o.crdate, o.owner, o.dbid, lSize = 0, NonDbo = 0, Status = o.status, spaceavail = 0,
LogOnSepDev = 1, o.category, t.accessperms, @dbrole, o.fulltext, o.status2,
collation = convert(sysname, databasepropertyex(o.name, N'collation'))
from #TmpOut o left outer join #TmpDbUserProfile t on t.dbid = o.dbid
where o.name = @qual and (t.accessperms & 0x40000000 = 0) order by o.name
else
select o.name, o.version, o.crdate, o.owner, o.dbid, lSize = 0, NonDbo = 0, Status = o.status, spaceavail = 0,
LogOnSepDev = 1, o.category, t.accessperms, @dbrole, o.fulltext, o.status2,
collation = convert(sysname, databasepropertyex(o.name, N'collation'))
from #TmpOut o left outer join #TmpDbUserProfile t on t.dbid = o.dbid
where o.name like @qual and (t.accessperms & 0x40000000 = 0) order by o.name
DROP TABLE #TmpDbUserProfile
DROP TABLE #TmpOut
return 0
end
go
/* End sp_MSdbuseraccess */
exec sp_MS_marksystemobject sp_MSdbuseraccess
go
grant execute on sp_MSdbuseraccess to public
go | | 2. | Open SQL Query Analyzer, and then paste the code into a blank Query Analyzer window. | | 3. | Use the EXECUTE
command to run the
modified sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure against the
SQL
Server databases. | Note This
code will mark the modified sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure as a system object by
using the
sp_MS_marksystemobject
stored procedure. If you implement
this code and then decide to return to the default behavior, follow these steps:
| 1. | Locate the original CREATE PROCEDURE script for the sp_MSdbusreaccess stored procedure.
Note The script is typically
located in the Sqldmo.sql
file in
the Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Install folder. | | 2. | Open the Sqldmo.sql
file in SQL
Query Analyzer. | | 3. | Locate the following batch in
the script, and then run the batch to drop the current version of the sp_MSdbuseraccess stored procedure: if exists
(select * from master.dbo.sysobjects where (OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure')
= 1 or OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsExtendedProc') = 1) and name =
N'sp_MSdbuseraccess') drop procedure sp_MSdbuseraccess go | | 4. | Search for the string that starts with "create proc
sp_MSdbuseraccess." | | 5. | Run the batch that starts
with "create
proc sp_MSdbuseraccess’" in
SQL Query
Analyzer to re-create the original procedure. |
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APPLIES TO| • | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition | | • | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition | | • | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition | | • | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
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