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DTC_TMDOWN_REQUEST

Category: Remote Provider
SQL Server versions: 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017

What is DTC_TMDOWN_REQUEST?

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Occurs in a MS DTC worker session when SQL Server receives notification that the MS DTC service is not available. First, the worker will wait for the MS DTC recovery process to start. Then, the worker waits to obtain the outcome of the distributed transaction that the worker is working on. This may continue until the connection with the MS DTC service has been reestablished. Information from Microsoft®

Never

This wait has never occurred recently

DTC_TMDOWN_REQUEST has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.

Prevalence of DTC_TMDOWN_REQUEST across the Spotlight Population