connections-transact-sql.md

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@@CONNECTIONS (Transact-SQL)	@@CONNECTIONS (Transact-SQL)	markingmyname	maghan	09/18/2017	sql	t-sql	reference	@@CONNECTIONS @@CONNECTIONS_TSQL	@@CONNECTIONS function connections [SQL Server], number of connections [SQL Server], attempted number of connection attempts attempted connections	TSQL

@@CONNECTIONS (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]

This function returns the number of attempted connections - both successful and unsuccessful - since [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] was last started.

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Syntax

@@CONNECTIONS  

Return types

integer

Remarks

Connections are different from users. An application, for example, can open multiple connections to [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] without user observation of those connections.

Run sp_monitor for a report containing several [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] statistics, including count of connection attempts.

@@MAX_CONNECTIONS is the maximum allowed number of simultaneous connections to the server. @@CONNECTIONS increments with each login attempt; therefore, @@CONNECTIONS can exceed @@MAX_CONNECTIONS.

Examples

This example returns the count of login attempts as of the current date and time.

SELECT GETDATE() AS 'Today''s Date and Time',   
@@CONNECTIONS AS 'Login Attempts';  

[!INCLUDEssResult]

Today's Date and Time  Login Attempts  
---------------------- --------------  
12/5/2006 10:32:45 AM  211023         

See also

System Statistical Functions (Transact-SQL)
sp_monitor (Transact-SQL)