Performance and record locking contention

1	A database I am looking after is experiencing performance problems. I think it could be contention for locks or/and hot rows. How best would I evaluate this theory? Thanks! performance asked 29 Jul '11, 11:18 ivankb 265●10●11●21 accept rate: 50% flat view

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4	I recommend looking at Dan's whitepaper on performance analysis, and the whitepaper Ivan and I wrote on capacity planning (particularly the section on convoys and lock contention). permanent link answered 29 Jul '11, 11:30 Glenn Paulley 10.8k●5●76●106 accept rate: 43% flat view

2	Check out Foxhound: "See blocked connections" permanent link answered 29 Jul '11, 16:03 Breck Carter 32.5k●539●724●1050 accept rate: 20% flat view

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