Collect all information for all databases from a single script using sys.databases

Sys.databases can be a goldmine for collecting all information for databases. Below script will collect all vital information for all databases hosted on a SQL Server in a very user friendly format.

SELECT database_id,

CONVERT(VARCHAR(25), DB.name) AS dbName,

CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), DATABASEPROPERTYEX(name, 'status')) AS [Status],

state_desc,

(SELECT COUNT(1) FROM sys.master_files WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = DB.name AND type_desc = 'rows') AS DataFiles,

(SELECT SUM((size*8)/1024) FROM sys.master_files WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = DB.name AND type_desc = 'rows') AS [Data MB],

(SELECT COUNT(1) FROM sys.master_files WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = DB.name AND type_desc = 'log') AS LogFiles,

(SELECT SUM((size*8)/1024) FROM sys.master_files WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = DB.name AND type_desc = 'log') AS [Log MB],

user_access_desc AS [User access],

recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery model],

CASE compatibility_level

WHEN 60 THEN '60 (SQL Server 6.0)'

WHEN 65 THEN '65 (SQL Server 6.5)'

WHEN 70 THEN '70 (SQL Server 7.0)'

WHEN 80 THEN '80 (SQL Server 2000)'

WHEN 90 THEN '90 (SQL Server 2005)'

WHEN 100 THEN '100 (SQL Server 2008)'

WHEN 110 THEN '110 (SQL Server DENALI)'

END AS [compatibility level],

CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), create_date, 103) + ' ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), create_date, 108) AS [Creation date],

ISNULL((SELECT TOP 1

CASE TYPE WHEN 'D' THEN 'Full' WHEN 'I' THEN 'Differential' WHEN 'L' THEN 'Transaction log' END + ' – ' +

LTRIM(ISNULL(STR(ABS(DATEDIFF(DAY, GETDATE(),Backup_finish_date))) + ' days ago', 'NEVER')) + ' – ' +

CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), backup_start_date, 103) + ' ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), backup_start_date, 108) + ' – ' +

CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), backup_finish_date, 103) + ' ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), backup_finish_date, 108) +

' (' + CAST(DATEDIFF(second, BK.backup_start_date,

BK.backup_finish_date) AS VARCHAR(4)) + ' '

+ 'seconds)'

FROM msdb..backupset BK WHERE BK.database_name = DB.name ORDER BY backup_set_id DESC),'-') AS [Last backup],

CASE WHEN is_fulltext_enabled = 1 THEN 'Fulltext enabled' ELSE '' END AS [fulltext],

CASE WHEN is_auto_close_on = 1 THEN 'autoclose' ELSE '' END AS [autoclose],

page_verify_option_desc AS [page verify option],

CASE WHEN is_read_only = 1 THEN 'read only' ELSE '' END AS [read only],

CASE WHEN is_auto_shrink_on = 1 THEN 'autoshrink' ELSE '' END AS [autoshrink],

CASE WHEN is_auto_create_stats_on = 1 THEN 'auto create statistics' ELSE '' END AS [auto create statistics],

CASE WHEN is_auto_update_stats_on = 1 THEN 'auto update statistics' ELSE '' END AS [auto update statistics],

CASE WHEN is_in_standby = 1 THEN 'standby' ELSE '' END AS [standby],

CASE WHEN is_cleanly_shutdown = 1 THEN 'cleanly shutdown' ELSE '' END AS [cleanly shutdown]

FROM sys.databases DB

ORDER BY dbName, [Last backup] DESC, NAME

This is a very handy script to review and update you inventory.

Note: This script is originally from http://blog.sqlauthority.com and all credits and rights on this script belongs to original author as published at http://blog.sqlauthority.com