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Drive space check SQL server steps and scripts

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Following is the script used for drive space related issues.

--SQL 2000
-- select name,(size/128.0) as size_mb,* from master.dbo.sysaltfiles order by size_mb desc

-- To check the drive free space
xp_fixeddrives

------------------------------- get all the db file info & filter the drive, mdf/ldf
select db_name(a.database_id) as DBname,a.name as DBfile ,
size/128.0 AS CurrentSizeMB,
--size/128.0 - ((size/128.0) - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(a.name, 'SpaceUsed') AS INT)/128.0) AS UsedSpaceMB,
--size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(a.name, 'SpaceUsed') AS INT)/128.0 AS FreeSpaceMB,
b.recovery_model_desc,a.type_desc ,
CASE WHEN is_percent_growth = 0
THEN LTRIM(STR(a.growth * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB, '
ELSE 'By ' + CAST(a.growth AS VARCHAR) + ' percent, 'END +
CASE WHEN max_size = -1 THEN 'unrestricted growth'
ELSE 'restricted growth to ' +LTRIM(STR(max_size * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB'
END AS Autogrow,a.physical_name
from sys.master_files a join sys.databases b
on a.database_id =b.database_id
--where a.physical_name like 'e%'
--and a.type_desc ='LOG'
order by a.size/128.0 desc

------------------------------- get the total, used and free space for particular DB
use Dbname
go
SELECT DB_NAME() AS DBNAME,
NAME AS FILENAME,
SIZE/128.0 AS CURRENTSIZE_MB,
SIZE/128.0 - ((SIZE/128.0) - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(NAME, 'SPACEUSED') AS INT)/128.0) AS USEDSPACE_MB,
SIZE/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(NAME, 'SPACEUSED') AS INT)/128.0 AS FREESPACEMB,
PHYSICAL_NAME,DATABASEPROPERTYEX (DB_NAME(),'RECOVERY') AS RECOVERY_MODEL,TYPE_DESC,
CASE WHEN IS_PERCENT_GROWTH = 0
THEN LTRIM(STR(GROWTH * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB, '
ELSE 'BY ' + CAST(GROWTH AS VARCHAR) + ' PERCENT, 'END +
CASE WHEN MAX_SIZE = -1 THEN 'UNRESTRICTED GROWTH'
ELSE 'RESTRICTED GROWTH TO ' +LTRIM(STR(MAX_SIZE * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB'
END AS AUTO_GROW
FROM SYS.MASTER_FILES
WHERE DATABASE_ID = DB_ID()
--AND type_desc ='LOG'
--AND PHYSICAL_NAME like 'i%'
------------------------------
-- check the wait for transaction log file growth
select log_reuse_wait_desc,* from sys.databases -- where name like '%%'

Dbcc shrinkfile (logical log filename)
-- Solution: Shrink log file, move any unwanted files/backups or ask windows to increase the space for drive.
------------------------------

-- olny for file groups
SELECT DB_NAME() AS DBNAME,
MF.NAME AS FILENAME, sf.name AS [File_Group_Name],
SIZE/128.0 AS CURRENTSIZE_MB,
SIZE/128.0 - ((SIZE/128.0) - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(mf.NAME, 'SPACEUSED') AS INT)/128.0) AS USEDSPACE_MB,
SIZE/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(mf.NAME, 'SPACEUSED') AS INT)/128.0 AS FREESPACEMB,
PHYSICAL_NAME,DATABASEPROPERTYEX (DB_NAME(),'RECOVERY') AS RECOVERY_MODEL,mf.TYPE_DESC,
CASE WHEN IS_PERCENT_GROWTH = 0
THEN LTRIM(STR(GROWTH * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB, '
ELSE 'BY ' + CAST(GROWTH AS VARCHAR) + ' PERCENT, 'END +
CASE WHEN MAX_SIZE = -1 THEN 'UNRESTRICTED GROWTH'
ELSE 'RESTRICTED GROWTH TO ' +LTRIM(STR(MAX_SIZE * 8.0 / 1024,10,1)) + ' MB'
END AS AUTO_GROW
FROM SYS.MASTER_FILES MF join sys.filegroups SF on MF.data_space_id =SF.data_space_id
WHERE DATABASE_ID = DB_ID()
order by CURRENTSIZE_MB desc

-------------------------------
--Error log checking, For any ticket generated
------------------------------

sp_readerrorlog 0,1,'is full'
sp_readerrorlog 0,1,'out of space'
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