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SOSHOST_SEMAPHORE

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

What is SOSHOST_SEMAPHORE?

1 Answer

 

Occurs when a hosted component, such as CLR, waits on a SQL Server semaphore synchronization object. Information from Microsoft®

Never

This wait has never occurred recently

SOSHOST_SEMAPHORE has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.

Prevalence of SOSHOST_SEMAPHORE across the Spotlight Population