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Monitoring Lock Activity in SQL Server

To monitor the performance of a system, you need to keep track of locking activity in SQL Server. The following are the most commonly used methods to do so:

Querying the sys.dm_tran_locks dynamic management view directly

Viewing locking activity with SQL Server Profiler

Monitoring locks with Performance Monitor

As you read through the rest of this chapter, you might want to examine or monitor the locking activity ...