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Getting The Database State For All The Databases In SQL Server
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You want to quickly know the status for all your databases. In SQL Server 2000 you can use the sp_helpdb proc.
The proc sp_helpdb returns a resultset with all your databases, look at the name and the status column
- SP_HELPDB
In SQL Server 2005 and up you can use the sys.databases catalog view
- SELECT name,state_desc,STATE
- FROM sys.databases
I have included the state column, this column holds a numeric value, the state_desc column holds the description for that numeric value. Below is a table showing you what those are
0 = ONLINE
1 = RESTORING
2 = RECOVERING
3 = RECOVERY_PENDING
4 = SUSPECT
5 = EMERGENCY
6 = OFFLINE
Contributed by: --SQLDenis 18:28, 4 September 2008 (GMT)
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