sys.dm_db_session_space_usage

Returns the number of pages allocated and deallocated by each session for the database.

Note

In SQL Server 2005, this view is applicable only to thetempdb database.

Column name	Data type	Description
session_id	smallint	Session ID. session_id maps to session_id in sys.dm_exec_sessions.
database_id	smallint	Database ID.
user_objects_alloc_page_count	bigint	Number of pages reserved or allocated for user objects by this session.
user_objects_dealloc_page_count	bigint	Number of pages deallocated and no longer reserved for user objects by this session.
internal_objects_alloc_page_count	bigint	Number of pages reserved or allocated for internal objects by this session.
internal_objects_dealloc_page_count	bigint	Number of pages deallocated and no longer reserved for internal objects by this session.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Remarks

IAM pages are not included in any of the allocation or deallocation counts reported by this view.

Page counters are initialized to zero (0) at the start of a session. The counters track the total number of pages that have been allocated or deallocated for tasks that are already completed in the session. The counters are updated only when a task ends; they do not reflect running tasks.

A session can have multiple requests active at the same time. A request can start multiple threads, tasks, if it is a parallel query.

For more information about the sessions, requests, and tasks, see sys.dm_exec_sessions, sys.dm_exec_requests, and sys.dm_os_tasks.

User Objects

The following objects are included in the user object page counters:

• User-defined tables and indexes
• System tables and indexes
• Global temporary tables and indexes
• Local temporary tables and indexes
• Table variables
• Tables returned in the table-valued functions

Internal Objects

Internal objects are only in tempdb. The following objects are included in the internal object page counters:

• Work tables for cursor or spool operations and temporary large object (LOB) storage
• Work files for operations such as a hash join
• Sort runs

Physical Joins

Relationship Cardinalities

From	To	Relationship
dm_db_session_space_usage.session_id	dm_exec_sessions.session_id	One-to-one

Examples

For examples that use the sys.dm_db_session_space_usage view, see Troubleshooting Insufficient Disk Space in tempdb.

See Also

Reference

Dynamic Management Views and Functions
Database Related Dynamic Management Views
sys.dm_exec_sessions
sys.dm_exec_requests
sys.dm_os_tasks
sys.dm_db_task_space_usage
sys.dm_db_file_space_usage

Other Resources

Troubleshooting Insufficient Disk Space in tempdb

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance