From 9d5d00aa8f8297a75f49ac2ce7330367612c7c28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Yu <30873802+yualan@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:09:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Profiler readme with getting started instructions --- extensions/profiler/README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/extensions/profiler/README.md b/extensions/profiler/README.md index 5ad2d4ec1c..a326ccfdab 100644 --- a/extensions/profiler/README.md +++ b/extensions/profiler/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ Common SQL Profiler use-cases taken from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/to - Monitoring the performance of SQL Server to tune workloads. - Correlating performance counters to diagnose problems. +## Getting Started: +To launch SQL Server Profiler, you have to first make a connection to a server. + +Open Profiler by pressing **Alt+P** on Windows, and **Ctrl+Alt+P** on macOS. + +To Start/Stop Profiler, click the Start button or press **Alt+S** on Windows, or **Ctrl+Alt+S** on macOS. + +Otherwise, open the command palette and type 'Profiler.' + +For more info, [check out our documentation.](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-operations-studio/sql-server-profiler-extension?view=sql-server-2017) + ## SQL Server Profiler 0.1.1 Release The SQL Server Profiler for SQL Operations Studio *Preview* extension is now available. This is the initial preview release for a new lightweight XEvent-based profiler. The SQL Server Profiler extension tries to make it simple to quickly trace server activity for troubleshooting and monitoring.