Details
This update improves the tempdb spill diagnostics by making the following changes in SQL Server 2017 and Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2):
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Adds the following columns to the sys.dm_exec_query_stats, sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats, and sys.dm_exec_trigger_stats DMVs.
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Column |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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total_spills |
bigint |
Total number of pages spilled by execution of this plan since it was compiled. |
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last_spills |
bigint |
Number of pages spilled the last time the plan was executed |
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min_spills |
bigint |
Minimum number of pages that this plan has ever spilled during a single execution |
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max_spills |
bigint |
Maximum number of pages that this plan has ever spilled during a single execution |
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Adds the following counters to the sql_statement_completed, sp_statement_completed, and sql_batch_completed Extended Events.
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XEvent |
Column |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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sql_statement_completed |
spills |
bigint |
The number of pages that were written while spilling data by the statement |
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sp_statement_completed |
spills |
bigint |
The number of pages that were written while spilling data by the stored procedure |
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sql_batch_completed |
spills |
bigint |
The number of pages written while spilling data by the batch. |
Resolution
Cumulative Update Information for SQL Server:
This update is included in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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Service pack information for SQL Server 2016
This update is introduced in the following service pack for SQL Server:
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