Developing SQL Databases — Question 63

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You are a database developer for a company. The company has a server that has multiple physical disks. The disks are not part of a RAID array. The server hosts three Microsoft SQL Server instances. There are many SQL jobs that run during off-peak hours.
You observe that many deadlocks appear to be happening during specific times of the day.
You need to monitor the SQL environment and capture the information about the processes that are causing the deadlocks. Captured information must be viewable as the queries are running.
What should you do?

Answer options

• A. A. Create a sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks query.
• B. Create a sys.dm_exec_sessions query.
• C. Create a PerformanceMonitor Data Collector Set.
• D. Create a sys.dm_os_memory_objects query.
• E. Create a sp_configure "˜max server memory' query.
• F. Create a SQL Profiler trace.
• G. Create a sys.dm_os_wait_stats query.
• H. Create an Extended Event.

Correct answer: F

Explanation

The correct answer is F, as SQL Profiler traces are designed to capture live SQL Server events, including deadlocks, which allows you to monitor and analyze them in real-time. The other options, while useful for different monitoring tasks, do not provide the same level of detailed, real-time analysis of deadlocks as SQL Profiler does.