This blog is part of the blog series named SQL Server Monitoring.
Purpose
To show the configured plan guides.
Sources
This feature queries the DMV sys.plan_guides which returns information for existing plan guides.
Report
The report has a table showing each configured plan guide.
Model
The model for the report uses the fact [Plan guides] and the dimension [Database].
Configuration
The feature accept the parameter @Databases and the syntax is the same that is used in the SQL Server Index and Statistics Management solution made by Ola Hallengren.
The default parameter for the feature is “@Databases = ‘USER_DATABASES, msdb'”
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM_DATABASES | All system databases (master, msdb, model, and tempdb) |
| USER_DATABASES | All user databases |
| ALL_DATABASES | All databases |
| Db1 | The database Db1 |
| Db1, Db2 | The databases Db1 and Db2 |
| USER_DATABASES, -Db1 | All user databases, except Db1 |
| %Db% | All databases that have “Db” in the name |
| %Db%, -Db1 | All databases that have “Db” in the name, except Db1 |
| ALL_DATABASES, -%Db% | All databases that do not have “Db” in the name |
Scheduling
The default schedule for the feature is every hour (3.600 seconds).
Retention
The default retention for the table dbo.fhsmPlanGuides is 90 days.
