CREATE EVENT SESSION [deadLocks] ON SERVER ADD EVENT sqlserver.database_xml_deadlock_report( ACTION(sqlserver.client_app_name,sqlserver.client_hostname,sqlserver.compile_plan_guid,sqlserver.database_name,sqlserver.nt_username,sqlserver.sql_text)), ADD EVENT sqlserver.xml_deadlock_report( ACTION(sqlserver.client_app_name,sqlserver.client_hostname,sqlserver.compile_plan_guid,sqlserver.database_name,sqlserver.nt_username,sqlserver.sql_text)) ADD TARGET package0.ring_buffer WITH (MAX_MEMORY=4096 KB,EVENT_RETENTION_MODE=ALLOW_SINGLE_EVENT_LOSS,MAX_DISPATCH_LATENCY=30 SECONDS,MAX_EVENT_SIZE=0 KB,MEMORY_PARTITION_MODE=NONE,TRACK_CAUSALITY=OFF,STARTUP_STATE=ON) GO ALTER EVENT SESSION [deadLocks] ON SERVER STATE = START;