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Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer

Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:29 am

NAME Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer



SYNOPSIS

Collects CPU data from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers. Works on SQL Server 2005 and above.





SYNTAX

Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-SqlCredential]

<Pscredential>] [[-CollectionMinutes] <Int>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

This command is based off of Glen Berry's diagnostic query for average CPU



The sys.dm_os_ring_buffers stores the average CPU utilization history



by the current instance of SQL Server, plus the summed average CPU utilization



by all other processes on your machine are captured in one minute increments



for the past 256 minutes.



Reference: https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/glenn/s ... d-day-16//





PARAMETERS

-CollectionMinutes [<Int>]

Allows you to specify a Collection Period in Minutes. Default is 60 minutes



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EnableException [<Switch>]

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.

This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables

advanced scripting.

Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own

try/catch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance. To use:

$cred = Get-Credential, this pass this $cred to the param.



Windows Authentication will be used if DestinationSqlCredential is not specified. To connect as a different

Windows user, run PowerShell as that user.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

Allows you to specify a comma separated list of servers to query.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: CPU

Author: Patrick Flynn (@sqllensman)



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer -SqlInstance sql2008, sqlserver2012



Gets CPU Statistics from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers for servers sql2008 and sqlserver2012 for last 60 minutes.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer -SqlInstance sql2008 -CollectionMinutes 240



Gets CPU Statistics from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers for server sql2008 for last 240 minutes

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>$output = Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer -SqlInstance sql2008 -CollectionMinutes 240 | Select-Object * |

ConvertTo-DbaDataTable



Gets CPU Statistics from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers for server sql2008 for last 240 minutes into a Data Table.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------



PS C:\\>'sql2008','sql2012' | Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer



Gets CPU Statistics from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers for servers sql2008 and sqlserver2012

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------



PS C:\\>$cred = Get-Credential sqladmin



PS C:\\> Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer -SqlInstance sql2008 -SqlCredential $cred



Connects using sqladmin credential and returns CPU Statistics from sys.dm_os_ring_buffers from sql2008



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaCpuRingBuffer