Query to Find time remaining to complete database backup or restore in SQL 2005

USE master
GO

SELECT
          Percent_Complete,
          Start_Time ,
          Command,
          b.Name AS DatabaseName, --Sometimes this will be "Main" as the database will not be accesiable.
          DATEADD(ms,estimated_completion_time,GETDATE()) AS RemainTime,
          (estimated_completion_time/1000/60) AS MinutesToFinish
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests a
          INNER JOIN sys.databases b
          ON a.database_id = b.database_id
WHERE
          Command like '%Restore%'
          OR Command like '%Backup%'
          AND Estimated_Completion_Time > 0

When was my table last scaned or updated?

USE DatabaseName
GO

SELECT
         t.name,
         i.last_user_lookup,
         i.last_user_scan,
         i.last_user_seek,
         i.last_user_update
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats i
         INNER JOIN sys.tables t
         ON i.object_id = t.object_id
WHERE
         database_id = db_id( 'DatabaseName' )

Find Domain Name Using T-SQL

DECLARE @Domain varchar(100), @key varchar(100)

SET @key = 'SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\'
EXEC master..xp_regread @rootkey='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', @key=@key,@value_name='Domain',@value=@Domain OUTPUT
SELECT 'Server Name: '+@@servername + ' Domain Name:'+convert(varchar(100),@Domain)

Alternative ways,
1. SELECT DEFAULT_DOMAIN()
2. EXEC Master.dbo.xp_LoginConfig 'Default Domain'

Which SQL Statements are Currently Executing on my Database?

SELECT [Spid] = session_Id
, ecid
, [Database] = DB_NAME(sp.dbid)
, [User] = nt_username
, [Status] = er.status
, [Wait] = wait_type
, [Individual Query] = SUBSTRING (qt.text, er.statement_start_offset/2,
(CASE WHEN er.statement_end_offset = -1
THEN LEN(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), qt.text)) * 2
ELSE er.statement_end_offset END - er.statement_start_offset)/2)
,[Parent Query] = qt.text
, Program = program_name
, Hostname
, nt_domain
, start_time
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests er
INNER JOIN sys.sysprocesses sp ON er.session_id = sp.spid
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(er.sql_handle) as qt
WHERE session_Id > 50 -- This is to ignore system SPID's.
AND session_Id NOT IN (@@SPID) -- This is to ignore this current Statement/Session.

Issue with renaming the objects using Management Studio 2005

Whenever we rename an object like stored procedure, function, view or trigger using the management studio in SQL server 2005, the syscomments table will not be updated. Hence when we try to get the text/code of the renamed object using the sp_helptext or OBJECT_DEFINITION () we will get the text/code of the object with the old name itself.

Try it yourself:

Use AdventureWorks
Go
CREATE PROC TestRename AS
Print ‘XYZ’
GO

Now, rename this SP using the management studio object list to “RenameTest”

Now Execute the below Query on AdventureWorks Database.

sp_helptext RenameTest

Now if you observer the result pane, the result will be the same statement with the procedure name still not changed even after renaming the SP using the management studio. The result will be as shown below.

CREATE PROC TestRename AS
Print 'XYZ'