sp_syscollector_run_collection_set (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Starts a collection set if the collector is already enabled, and the collection set is configured for non-cached collection mode.

Note

This procedure fails if it's run against a collection set that is configured for cached collection mode.

sp_syscollector_run_collection_set enables a user to take on-demand data snapshots.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_syscollector_run_collection_set
    [ [ @collection_set_id = ] collection_set_id ]
    [ , [ @name = ] N'name' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @collection_set_id = ] collection_set_id

The unique local identifier for the collection set. @collection_set_id is int, with a default of NULL, and must have a value if @name is NULL.

[ @name = ] N'name'

The name of the collection set. @name is sysname, with a default of NULL, and must have a value if @collection_set_id is NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Remarks

Either @collection_set_id or @name must have a value, both can't be NULL.

This procedure starts the collection and upload jobs for the specified collection set, and immediately starts the collection agent job if the collection set has its @collection_mode set to non-cached (1). For more information, see sp_syscollector_create_collection_set.

sp_sycollector_run_collection_set can also be used to run a collection set that doesn't have a schedule.

Permissions

Requires membership in the dc_operator (with EXECUTE permission) fixed database role to execute this procedure.

Examples

Start a collection set using its identifier.

USE msdb;
GO
EXEC sp_syscollector_run_collection_set
    @collection_set_id = 1;