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 Problem with connections timing out randomly

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mike123
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1462 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-25 : 23:43:40

I'm experiencing some wierd problems with so far unpredictable patterns. When my webserver tries to connect to my database server all connections are timing out. This just appears to happen without reason after running fine for hours.

Is there any troubleshooting I can do on the SQL server side? I'm trying to investigate whether its a possible network issue but we are having problems confirming that.

Any help is greatly appreciated. We are down right now ;(

Thx

Mike123

nr
SQLTeam MVY

12543 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 00:04:59
Could be something blocking on the server and preventing anything happenning.
Put this in master and run it when it happens

http://www.nigelrivett.net/sp_nrinfo.html

It's worthwhile running it anyway to see what is happenning on your server.


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mike123
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1462 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 00:15:04
Hi nr,

I did what you suggested. It brought back about 100 records, the great majority where all selecting the same SPROC. Which is a SPROC that is run only on the first page view of the web application.

About 80% are in "rollback" status as well.

Does this mean anything?

Thank you VERY MUCH, desperate for any leads right now.

mike123
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Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 00:50:54
Search Engine maybe (no cookies, so every page request will look like a new session)

Some little blighter with a port scanner trying all combinations of SA/ADMIN password? (turn on Failed Logins in Enterprise Manager and see if the logs fill up like billyo

Kristen
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mike123
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1462 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 01:07:34
I think I found it due to running the SPROC NR suggested....... some very poorly designed SPROC that has been runnign only every 6 hours for the past three years

3 years ago it was moving 5000 records into a temp table..... now its doing 250,000 and I believe thats what may have caused it...

thanks alot guys!
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Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 01:20:06
Not this one is it?

SELECT *
INTO #MyTempTable
FROM MyRealTable

DELETE FROM #MyTempTable WHERE MyPK <> @WhatIWant

SELECT * FROM #MyTempTable



Kristen
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mike123
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1462 Posts

Posted - 2004-10-26 : 03:06:02
lol thats hilarious
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