@@IDLE

Transact-SQL Reference

Transact-SQL Reference

@@IDLE

Returns the time in milliseconds (based on the resolution of the system timer) that Microsoft® SQL Server™ has been idle since last started.

Syntax

@@IDLE

Return Types

integer

Remarks

To display a report containing several SQL Server statistics, run sp_monitor.

Examples

This example shows the number of milliseconds SQL Server was idle between the start time and the current time.

SELECT @@IDLE AS 'Idle ms', GETDATE() AS 'As of'

Here is the result set:

Idle Ms              As of
-----------------    ---------------------------
277593               1998-04-18  16:41:07.160

See Also

@@CPU_BUSY

sp_monitor

@@IO_BUSY

System Statistical Functions