Returns the number of disk reads (not cache reads) by Microsoft® SQL Server™ since last started.

Syntax

@@TOTAL_READ

Return Types

integer

Remarks

To display a report containing several SQL Server statistics, including read and write activity, run sp_monitor.

Examples

This example shows the total number of disk read and writes as of the current date and time.

SELECT @@TOTAL_READ AS 'Reads', @@TOTAL_WRITE AS 'Writes', GETDATE() AS 'As of'

Here is the result set:

Reads       Writes        As of
---------   -----------   ------------------------------
978         124           1998-04-21 22:14:22.37

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