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SQL Server 2008 deadlock detection script

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-- deadlock8.sql
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It is easy to understand whether or not there is a deadlock problem.
Depending on the SQL Server version, one of the two following queries can
be used to get a count of deadlocks, the first being for SQL Server 7,
and the other being for 2000 and higher:

select

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-- deadlock8.sql
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for 2000 and higher:

select
   cntr_value
from
   master.dbo.sysperfinfo
See code depot for full script
where
   object_name = 'SQLServer:Locks'
and
  counter_name = 'Number of Deadlocks/sec'
and
instance_name = '_Total'

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