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STARTUP_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER
Category: Idle
SQL Server versions: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
This is an idle wait and so it can be safely ignored.
What is STARTUP_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER?
This wait has never occurred recently
STARTUP_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.