Hi there!
We do run this environment:
Microsoft Server 2008 R2
Microsoft SQL server /2008 R2 / driver 10.50.4000
Identity-Management 7.2, SP6 Patch 1
We`re discovered a (strange?) behavior in our SQL-database cache.
As we look to the top most executions per minute,the IdM stored procedure "mx_chk_sema_timeout" gets the highscore (is the number one procedure that hast most cpu, time, reads, and so on)... It is executed 161 (in average) per minute.
This is executed this often:
USE [db]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[mc_chk_sema_timeout] Script Date: 13.01.2015 13:37:24 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[mc_chk_sema_timeout]
@Ptimeout int,
@Status as int OUTPUT,
@Statustext as varchar(256) OUTPUT
AS
Declare @Lrowcount int
Declare @Lbuf varchar(256)
-- LOCK
EXEC sp_getapplock 'mc_chk_sema_timeout','Exclusive','session'
delete from mc_semaphore where (DATEADD(s, @Ptimeout, Sematime)<getdate());
select @Status = @@ERROR, @Lrowcount = @@ROWCOUNT
-- UNLOCK
EXEC sp_releaseapplock 'mc_chk_sema_timeout','session'
IF @Status = 0
BEGIN
set @Statustext = 'OK'
IF @Lrowcount > 0
BEGIN
set @Lbuf = convert(varchar,@Lrowcount) + ' stale semaphores released'
execute mc_write_syslog @Lbuf,'',1,'',0
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
set @Statustext = 'Unable to release staled semaphore';
END
GO
My questions:
1. Is this maybe a normal behavior (seen on DB time and execution) and we should not be worried?
If not, what can we do to lower the executions per minute?
I did some searchs:
The table mc_semaphore shows no special behavior. Looks good for me: Some (1-6 semaphore go in, 1-6 leave immediately). I had expected, that this table would maybe be overflowed. But it wasnt...
I also read this SCN entry of Per Krabsetsve (at the end of the entry): Dispatchers Deadlock Issue
He talks (in case of a about contacting the SAP-Support in order to get a different (altered?) procedure of "mc_chk_sema_timeout".
2. Maybe this would be a solution?
3. Are there any further suggestions/experiences you can give us?
Thank you for your replies!
Michael
