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Summary
This update adds a new extended event: query_memory_grant_usage. This extended event contains the following columns (event fields) and is intended to help detect inaccurate or insufficient memory grant performance.
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Column |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Sql_handle |
Varbinary(64) |
Hash map of the SQL text of the request. Is nullable. |
|
Plan_handle |
Varbinary(64) |
Hash map of the plan for SQL execution. Is nullable. |
|
Query_hash |
Binary(8) |
Binary hash value calculated on the query and used to identify queries that have similar logic. You can use the query hash to determine the aggregate resource usage for queries that differ only by literal values. |
|
Query_plan_hash |
Binary(8) |
Binary hash value calculated on the query execution plan and used to identify similar query execution plans. You can use the query plan hash to find the cumulative cost of queries that have similar execution plans. |
|
Ideal_memory_kb |
UInt(64) |
Ideal memory grant size in KB. |
|
Granted_memory_kb |
UInt(64) |
Granted memory in KB. |
|
Used_memory_kb |
UInt(64) |
Used memory in KB. |
|
Usage_percent |
UInt(32) |
Used/granted memory for easy filtering. |
|
Dop |
UInt(32) |
Degree of parallelism. |
|
Granted_percent |
UInt(32) |
Granted/ideal memory for easy filtering. |
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following service packs for SQL Server:
Service packs are cumulative. Each new service pack contains all the fixes that are in previous service packs, together with any new fixes. Our recommendation is to apply the latest service pack and the latest cumulative update for that service pack. You do not have to install a previous service pack before you install the latest service pack. Use Table 1 in the following article for finding more information about the latest service pack and latest cumulative update.
How to determine the version, edition and update level of SQL Server and its components
More Information
You can define a memory limit as a filter for this new extended event so that the extended event fires only when the memory grant of a query exceeds the limit.
References
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