Importance of Resource Database in SQL Server
Microsoft initially introduced Resource database in SQL Server 2005.
Resource database is a read-only system database which is hidden from
users. System objects such as sys.objects are physically stored in Resource
Database which logically appears in the sys schema of each database.
However, resource database will only store system objects and you cannot
store user data or metadata.
Resource database consists of two files namely mssqlsystemresource.mdf
and mssqlsystemresource.ldf. The ID of resource database is always 32767.
The ID value of resource database has remained same across all versions of
SQL Server 2005 and later.
Identity the Location of Resource Database in SQL Server Using TSQL Script
Using the below TSQL Script one can easily identify the physical location of
Resource Database in SQL Server. This script is tested on SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012.
Use master
GO
SELECT 'ResourceDB' AS 'Database Name'
, NAME AS [Database File]
, FILENAME AS [Database File Location]
FROM sys.sysaltfiles
WHERE DBID = 32767
GO
Current Version of Resource Database on my instance of SQL Server
Using the below script you can identify the current version of SQL Server.
This version number is same as the build number of SQL Server. To know
more about different SQL Server Build Numbers read the following article
titled “SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 Build List”.
/* Version Number of Resource Database */
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('ResourceVersion') AS 'Resource DB Version
Number';
GO
The build number 10.50.1600 means you are running the Release to
Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2008 R2.
Last Time when Resource Database was updated
Using the below script you can get to know when last time resource database
was updated.
/* When Last Time Resource Database was last updated */
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('ResourceLastUpdateDateTime') AS 'Resource
Database Last Updated on';
GO
