SQL Server, Broker Activation object
Applies to: 
SQL Server
The SQLServer:Broker Activation performance object contains performance counters that report information on stored procedure activation. The table below lists the counters that this object contains.
| SQL Server Broker Activation counters | Description |
|---|---|
| Stored Procedures Invoked/sec | This counter reports the total number of activation stored procedures invoked by all queue monitors in the instance per second. |
| Task Limit Reached | This counter reports the total number of times that a queue monitor would have started a new task, but did not because the maximum number of tasks for the queue is already running. |
| Task Limit Reached/sec | This counter reports the number of times per second that a queue monitor would have started a new task, but did not because the maximum number of tasks for the queue is already running. |
| Tasks Aborted/sec | This counter reports the number of activation stored procedure tasks that end with an error, or are aborted by a queue monitor for failing to receive messages. |
| Tasks Running | This counter reports the number of activation stored procedures that are currently running. |
| Tasks Started/sec | This counter reports the number of activation stored procedures started per second by all queue monitors in the instance. |
Example
You begin to explore the query performance counters in this object using this T-SQL query on the sys.dm_os_performance_counters dynamic management view:
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counters
WHERE object_name LIKE '%Broker Activation%';