SQL Trace, the server-side component of SQL Server 2000’s tracing system, works with the Profiler client-side viewing utility. (The functionality and naming of SQL Trace and Profiler have ...

When SQL Server Management Studio is already open, the easiest way to open SQL Profiler is to click on the Tools dropdown menu. Then select "SQL Server Profiler" from the menu.

SQL Server Profiler has always been a great tool for tracing activity “under the hood” on a SQL Server and assessing its performance. One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our ...

Second, SQL Server 2000’s Profiler introduces template files, which replace both the Create Trace Wizard and the storage of trace definitions in the Registry.

The SQL Profiler has a neat Deadlock Graph feature which is very useful. Let’s take a look…. When SQL Server detects a deadlock, it has to do something about it.

When SQL Server Management Studio is already open, the easiest way to open SQL Profiler is to click on the Tools dropdown menu. Then select "SQL Server Profiler" from the menu.