The document summarizes a webinar about database performance problems. It introduces SolarWinds monitoring tools like Web Performance Monitor, Server & Application Monitor, and Database Performance Analyzer that can help identify and address database performance issues. These tools allow monitoring database metrics and wait times to transition from reactive emergency response to proactive issue prevention. Specific SQL Server wait types and common performance problems are also overviewed.

1. Federal Webinar:
Database Performance Problems:
Emergency Remediation and Proactive Alerting
Ed Bender, Head Federal SE
ed.bender@solarwinds.com 410-286-3060
Thomas LaRock, Microsoft SQL Server MVP and Microsoft Certified Master
thomas.larock@solarwinds.com
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Agenda
» Introductions
» Emergency Response vs. Proactive Workflow
» SolarWinds® Monitoring Tools
 Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
 Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
 Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
» Demo
» Q&A

3. Emergency Response vs. Proactive Workflow
» Emergency response workflow
 Learn there is a performance problem:
• Users complain about performance problems
• Or, monitoring tools detect application performance issues
• Orion® Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
• Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
 React – install and use Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
• Detailed analysis of “wait times” for running SQL statements in the database
» Proactive workflow
 Monitor Database with DPA to find and fix performance issues before users complain
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4. SolarWinds Monitoring Tools
» Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
 Monitors end-user-experience of web applications
» Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
 Monitors Processes, Services, cpu, memory on servers
 Monitors Database metrics with AppInsight™ for Microsoft® SQL Server®Database Performance
Analyzer (DPA)
 Detailed database performance monitoring for MS-SQL, Oracle®, Sybase®, DB2®
 Uses response time to ensure you work on the correct problem
 Shows exactly why performance is suffering
 Helps prioritize problems
 Do not rely exclusively on Health Stats (CPU Utilization, Disk IO, Cache Hit Ratio)
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5. Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
» SolarWinds Orion module
» Includes browser-based record/playback technology
 Record using browser to login and use a web application
 Replay the browser session from one or more locations
 Monitor success and performance of playback from each location
» Tracks the changes in performance of web applications over time
 Gradual or major performance changes can be easily seen with graphs
» Alerts to changes in performance
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6. Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
» SolarWinds Orion Module. SAM features include:
 Monitors Processes, Services, CPU, Memory
 Disk IO Performance metrics for Processes and Services
» AppInsight for MS SQL
 Detailed view of Microsoft SQL Server statistics
» Monitors Application infrastructure to allow detection of changes in behavior over
time
» Alerts based on statistics exceeding thresholds
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7. Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
» Monitors wait times for SQL statements
» Allows administrators to understand what is happening inside the database engine
» Integrates with VMware® to correlate Virtualization infrastructure with database
performance data
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8. How Most People View a Database
QUERY DATA
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9. That View Leads To Blamestorming
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10. Focus on End User Response Time
How DPA Helps People View a Database
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SQL Server Sample Wait Types
» WRITELOG
 Waiting for a log flush to complete
» LCK_M_S, LCK_M_U, LCK_M_X…
 Waiting to acquire locks
» NETWORKIO, ASYNC_NETWORK_IO
 Waiting on the network
» PAGEIOLATCH_SH, PAGEIOLATCH_EX…
 Physical disk reads
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Performance Issues and Causes
» Inefficient Queries
 Poor Indexing or Lack Thereof *
 Poor Database Design *
 Inaccurate Optimizer Statistics *
» Blocking / Locking *
» Excessive Fragmentation *
» Execution Plans (nonreusable, compilations*)
» Improper Log Configuration *
* - directly solvable using response time methods
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Demos
Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)

14. Q&A
Contact Us
Call: 877-946-3751
Email: federalsales@solarwinds.com
Email our Government Reseller DLT: solarwinds@dlt.com
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15. More on SolarWinds
» Watch a short demo video: http://www.solarwinds.com/sedemo
» Download a free trial: http://www.solarwinds.com/downloads/
» Visit our Federal website: http://www.solarwinds.com/federal
» Call the SolarWinds Federal sales team: 877-946-3751
» Email federal sales: federalsales@solarwinds.com
» Email our Government Reseller DLT®: solarwinds@dlt.com
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