Under SQL Server, is there an easy way to filter the output of sp_who2? Say I wanted to just show rows for a certain database, for example.
I am writing here for future use of my own. It uses sp_who2 and insert into table variable instead of temp table because Temp table cannot be used twice if you do not drop it. And shows blocked and blocker at the same line.
--blocked: waiting becaused blocked by blocker
--blocker: caused blocking
declare @sp_who2 table(
SPID int,
Status varchar(max),
Login varchar(max),
HostName varchar(max),
BlkBy varchar(max),
DBName varchar(max),
Command varchar(max),
CPUTime int,
DiskIO int,
LastBatch varchar(max),
ProgramName varchar(max),
SPID_2 int,
REQUESTID int
)
insert into @sp_who2 exec sp_who2
select w.SPID blocked_spid, w.BlkBy blocker_spid, tblocked.text blocked_text, tblocker.text blocker_text
from @sp_who2 w
inner join sys.sysprocesses pblocked on w.SPID = pblocked.spid
cross apply sys.dm_exec_sql_text(pblocked.sql_handle) tblocked
inner join sys.sysprocesses pblocker on case when w.BlkBy = ' .' then 0 else cast(w.BlkBy as int) end = pblocker.spid
cross apply sys.dm_exec_sql_text(pblocker.sql_handle) tblocker
where pblocked.Status = 'SUSPENDED'