Category: SQL Server 2008 R2

sys.dm_os_schedulers is a useful DMV to find out the CPU pressure. It returns one row per scheduler in SQL Server where each scheduler is mapped to an individual processor.

We can use this DMV to monitor the condition of a scheduler or to identify runaway tasks. It will help us to identify if there is any CPU bottleneck in the SQL Server machine.

We have to check for “runnable_tasks_count” column value which indicates the count of workers that have tasks assigned to them that are just waiting for their share of time on the scheduler (logical CPU). The value of runnable_tasks_count should be as low as possible.

Permission
Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server

SELECT scheduler_id,
status,
cpu_id,
is_online,
current_tasks_count,
runnable_tasks_count,
current_workers_count,
active_workers_count,
work_queue_count,
pending_disk_io_count,
load_factor
FROM sys.dm_os_schedulers
GO

If you find the the avg(runnable_tasks_count) greater then 0 that means system is waiting for CPU time. If  Pending_disk_io_count is greater then 0, that means system is bound by IO you need to get disks to perform better.