KBI 311427 Enhancement: New Rule Category In Process Runaway Query Rule In Argent for SQL Server

Version

Argent Advanced Technology 3.1A-1601-T14 and later

Date

Friday, 24 June 2016

Summary

Argent for SQL Server has been enhanced with a new Rule category ‘In Process Runaway Query Rules’ for monitoring runaway queries among currently executing queries

It also provides an option to filter system queries

Technical Background

The ‘In Process Runaway Query Rule’ checks for runaway queries among currently executing queries

It will provide alert corresponding to all running queries whose execution time exceeds the specified threshold value

It also provides an option ‘Exclude System Queries’ to filter system queries

If this option is selected, system queries are excluded from monitoring

Please see the screenshot of the Rule:

This Rule provides information such as SQL query text, Query start time, duration, database name etc along with the Alert message

The screenshot below shows a sample Alert message:

Resolution

Upgrade to Argent Advanced Technology 1601-T14 or later