Dynamic management views and functions return server state information that can be used to monitor the health of a server instance, diagnose problems, and tune performance.
There are two types of dynamic management views and functions:
- Server-scoped dynamic management views and functions. These require VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.
- Database-scoped dynamic management views and functions. These require VIEW DATABASE STATE permission on the database.
To view users who currently have VIEW SERVER STATE, execute the following query:
SELECT who.name AS [Principal Name], who.type_desc AS [Principal Type], who.is_disabled AS [Principal Is Disabled], what.state_desc AS [Permission State], what.permission_name AS [Permission Name] FROM sys.server_permissions what INNER JOIN sys.server_principals who ON who.principal_id = what.grantee_principal_id WHERE what.permission_name = 'View server state' AND who.name NOT LIKE '##MS%##' AND who.type_desc <> 'SERVER_ROLE' ORDER BY who.name
To grant permission:
GRANT VIEW SERVER STATE TO [UserId]
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