sys.dm_broker_connections

Returns a row for each Service Broker network connection.

Column name

Data type

Description

connection_id

uniqueidentifier

Identifier of the connection. NULLABLE.

transport_stream_id

uniqueidentifier

Identifier of the SQL Native Interface (SNI) connection used by this connection for TCP/IP communications. NULLABLE.

state

smallint

Current state of the connection. NULLABLE. Possible values:

1 = NEW

2 = CONNECTING

3 = CONNECTED

4 = LOGGED_IN

5 = CLOSED

state_desc

nvarchar(60)

Current state of the connection. NULLABLE. Possible values:

  • NEW
  • CONNECTING
  • CONNECTED
  • LOGGED_IN
  • CLOSED

connect_time

datetime

Date and time at which the connection was opened. NULLABLE.

login_time

datetime

Date and time at which login for the connection succeeded. NULLABLE.

authentication_method

nvarchar(128)

Name of the Windows Authentication method, such as NTLM or KERBEROS. The value comes from Windows. NULLABLE.

principal_name

nvarchar(128)

Name of the login that was validated for connection permissions. For Windows Authentication, this value is the remote user name. For certificate authentication, this value is the certificate owner. NULLABLE.

remote_user_name

nvarchar(128)

Name of the peer user from the other database that is used by Windows Authentication. NULLABLE.

last_activity_time

datetime

Date and time at which the connection was last used to send or receive information. NULLABLE.

is_accept

bit

Indicates whether the connection originated on the remote side. NULLABLE.

1 = The connection is a request accepted from the remote instance.

0 = The connection was started by the local instance.

login_state

smallint

State of the login process for this connection. NULLABLE. Possible values:

0 = Initial

1 = Negotiate

2 = SSPI

3 = PublicKeyLogin

4 = PublicKeyTentative

5 = LoggedIn,

6 = Arbitration

login_state_desc

nvarchar(60)

Current state of login from the remote computer. NULLABLE. Possible values:

  • Initial
  • Negotiate
  • SSPI
  • PublicKeyLogin
  • PublicKeyTentative
  • Arbitration
  • LoggedIn

peer_certificate_id

int

The local object ID of the certificate used by the remote instance for authentication. The owner of this certificate must have CONNECT permissions to the Service Broker endpoint. NULLABLE.

encryption_algorithm

smallint

Encryption algorithm used for this connection. NULLABLE. Possible values:

Value

Description

Corresponding DDL option

0NONE Disabled

1RC4 {Required | Required algorithm RC4}

2AES Required Algorithm AES

3NONE, RC4{Supported | Supported Algorithm RC4}

4NONE, AESSupported Algorithm RC4

5RC4, AES Required Algorithm RC4 AES

6AES, RC4 Required Algorithm AES RC4

7NONE, RC4, AES Supported Algorithm RC4 AES

8NONE, AES, RC4 Supported Algorithm AES RC4

encryption_algorithm_desc

nvarchar(60)

Textual representation of the encryption algorithm. NULLABLE. Possible Values:

Description

Corresponding DDL option

NONE Disabled

RC4 {Required | Required algorithm RC4}

AES Required Algorithm AES

NONE, RC4{Supported | Supported Algorithm RC4}

NONE, AESSupported Algorithm RC4

RC4, AES Required Algorithm RC4 AES

AES, RC4 Required Algorithm AES RC4

NONE, RC4, AES Supported Algorithm RC4 AES

NONE, AES, RC4 Supported Algorithm AES RC4

receives_posted

smallint

Number of asynchronous network receives which have not yet completed for this connection. NULLABLE.

is_receive_flow_controlled

bit

Whether network receives have been postponed due to flow control because the network is busy. NULLABLE.

1 = True

sends_posted

smallint

The number of asynchronous network sends that have not yet completed for this connection. NULLABLE.

is_send_flow_controlled

bit

Whether network sends have been postponed due to network flow control because the network is busy. NULLABLE.

1 = True

total_bytes_sent

bigint

Total number of bytes sent by this connection. NULLABLE.

total_bytes_received

bigint

Total number of bytes received by this connection. NULLABLE.

total_fragments_sent

bigint

Total number of Service Broker message fragments sent by this connection. NULLABLE.

total_fragments_received

bigint

Total number of Service Broker message fragments received by this connection. NULLABLE.

total_sends

bigint

Total number of network send requests issued by this connection. NULLABLE.

total_receives

bigint

Total number of network receive requests issued by this connection. NULLABLE.

peer_arbitration_id

uniqueidentifier

Internal identifier for the endpoint. NULLABLE.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Physical Joins

Joins for sys.dm_broker_connections

Relationship Cardinalities

From To Relationship

dm_broker_connections.connection_id

dm_exec_connections.connection_id

One-to-one

See Also

Reference

Dynamic Management Views and Functions
Service Broker Related Dynamic Management Views

Help and Information

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