How to Find Blocking and Deadlock in SQL Server

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• What is deadlock in SQL Server?
• What is Blocking in SQL Server?
• What is difference between deadlock and blocking in SQL Server?
• How to create deliberate deadlock for learning purposes?
• What are the deadlock traces in SQL Server?
• How to turn on deadlock traces on and off in SQL Server?
• How and where to check deadlock information in SQL Server?

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--How to check blocking in SQL Server
Exec sp_who;
GO

--How to turn on and off traces and check Traces on SQL Server
DBCC TRACESTATUS();

--How to check If Deadlock traces are enabled or disabled
DBCC TRACESTATUS(1204,1222, -1)

--How to Turn Deadlock Traces on SQL Server
DBCC TRACEON(1204,1222, -1)

--How to Turn deadlock Traces Off
DBCC TRACEOFF(1204,1222, -1)

--create deliberate deadlock
-- Tran1
CREATE TABLE DemoDeadLock1 (SessionNumber INT)
INSERT DemoDeadLock1 SELECT 1

CREATE TABLE DemoDeadLock2 (SessionNumber INT)
INSERT DemoDeadLock2 SELECT 1

--Tran2 in new session
BEGIN TRAN
UPDATE  DemoDeadLock1 SET  SessionNumber= 1

--Tran3
BEGIN TRAN
UPDATE  DemoDeadLock2 SET SessionNumber = 1
UPDATE  DemoDeadLock1 SET SessionNumber = 1

--update Demodeadlock2 table in our Tran2 session
UPDATE DemoDeadLock2 SET SessionNumber = 1