Database files free space (SQL Server 2005)

Dear friends

I need to report the amount of free space in each datafile of a database.

I have tried sys.dm_db_file_space_usage , but the documentation says that it only works for the TempDB.

Please help.

Regards

Parviz

Take a look at the sp_spaceused text. You should be able to derive from there.

exec sp_helptext 'sp_spaceused'|||

Thanks for the fast reply, but please note that sp_spaceused returns the free space for the whole database files including the LOG file. I need the info fo each file in a database seperately.

If you have a look at summary reports for a database (SQL 2005 SSMS),you would see a table and a pie chart showng the status for each file.

Thanks again.

Parviz

|||Yup. sp_spacedused can be used to get the data file usage. You can then use 'dbcc sqlperf(logspace)' to get the log usage.|||

Here's some code, cribbed from a sqldbatips report designed to mimic the taskpad in SSMS. (http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/sqldbatips/archive/2006/11/21/custom-ssms-reports-in-sp2-enterprise-manager-taskpad-view.aspx). All I did was add some code to show the amount free. Seems to work well. Posting here because this was one of the top results in Google when I went looking for code myself.

create table #data(Fileid int NOT NULL,

[FileGroup] int NOT NULL,

TotalExtents int NOT NULL,

UsedExtents int NOT NULL,

[Name] sysname NOT NULL,

[FileName] varchar(300) NOT NULL)

create table #log(dbname sysname NOT NULL,

LogSize numeric(15,7) NOT NULL,

LogUsed numeric(9,5) NOT NULL,

Status int NOT NULL)

insert #data exec('DBCC showfilestats with no_infomsgs')

insert #log exec('dbcc sqlperf(logspace) with no_infomsgs')

select [type], [name], totalmb, usedmb, totalmb - usedmb as EmptySpace from

(

select 'DATA' as [Type],[Name],(TotalExtents*64)/1024.0 as [TotalMB],(UsedExtents*64)/1024.0 as [UsedMB]

from #data

union all

select 'LOG',db_name()+' LOG',LogSize,((LogUsed/100)*LogSize) from #log where dbname = db_name()

--order by [Type],[Name]

)a

order by [Type],[Name]

drop table #data

drop table #log

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This will work for you:

-- Individual File Size query

SELECT name AS 'File Name' , physical_name AS 'Physical Name', size/128 AS 'Total Size in MB',

size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(name, 'SpaceUsed') AS int)/128.0 AS 'Available Space In MB', *

FROM sys.database_files;

Database files free space (SQL Server 2005)

Dear friends

I need to report the amount of free space in each datafile of a database.

I have tried sys.dm_db_file_space_usage , but the documentation says that it only works for the TempDB.

Please help.

Regards

Parviz

Take a look at the sp_spaceused text. You should be able to derive from there.

exec sp_helptext 'sp_spaceused'|||

Thanks for the fast reply, but please note that sp_spaceused returns the free space for the whole database files including the LOG file. I need the info fo each file in a database seperately.

If you have a look at summary reports for a database (SQL 2005 SSMS),you would see a table and a pie chart showng the status for each file.

Thanks again.

Parviz

|||Yup. sp_spacedused can be used to get the data file usage. You can then use 'dbcc sqlperf(logspace)' to get the log usage.|||

Here's some code, cribbed from a sqldbatips report designed to mimic the taskpad in SSMS. (http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/sqldbatips/archive/2006/11/21/custom-ssms-reports-in-sp2-enterprise-manager-taskpad-view.aspx). All I did was add some code to show the amount free. Seems to work well. Posting here because this was one of the top results in Google when I went looking for code myself.

create table #data(Fileid int NOT NULL,

[FileGroup] int NOT NULL,

TotalExtents int NOT NULL,

UsedExtents int NOT NULL,

[Name] sysname NOT NULL,

[FileName] varchar(300) NOT NULL)

create table #log(dbname sysname NOT NULL,

LogSize numeric(15,7) NOT NULL,

LogUsed numeric(9,5) NOT NULL,

Status int NOT NULL)

insert #data exec('DBCC showfilestats with no_infomsgs')

insert #log exec('dbcc sqlperf(logspace) with no_infomsgs')

select [type], [name], totalmb, usedmb, totalmb - usedmb as EmptySpace from

(

select 'DATA' as [Type],[Name],(TotalExtents*64)/1024.0 as [TotalMB],(UsedExtents*64)/1024.0 as [UsedMB]

from #data

union all

select 'LOG',db_name()+' LOG',LogSize,((LogUsed/100)*LogSize) from #log where dbname = db_name()

--order by [Type],[Name]

)a

order by [Type],[Name]

drop table #data

drop table #log

|||

This will work for you:

-- Individual File Size query

SELECT name AS 'File Name' , physical_name AS 'Physical Name', size/128 AS 'Total Size in MB',

size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(name, 'SpaceUsed') AS int)/128.0 AS 'Available Space In MB', *

FROM sys.database_files;

Database File

Hello, I have a database with a very big datafile (6 gb), and I would Like to add more datafiles and why not 1 more db group... How do I distribute the data to the new datafiles ?

I'm doing this cause I'm having some serious performance problems...

Should I create those datafiles on separate disks or in the same one ?

Thank you so much for your help...

refer these

http://www.mssqlcity.com/FAQ/Devel/move_tables.htm

http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1112

Madhu

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Hi Julian,

I am afraid, there is no simple answer to this question.

It all depends on how your storage is configured.

There is one important point, if you have two different datafiles sitting on two different logical drives at the windows level, SQL Server will use two threads to perform the IO. So you might see a bit of a performance benefit in that.

E.g. You have two drives E and F and your current file is on drive E. I would add another data file on the F Drive in the same filegroup.

regards

Jag