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Description:
TBD
(Books Online description: “A SQL Server thread is waiting to switch from non-preemptive mode (scheduled by SQL Server) to preemptive mode (scheduled by the operating system) in order to invoke Windows Server Failover Clustering APIs.”)
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Added in SQL Server version:
2012
Removed in SQL Server version:
N/A
Extended Events wait_type value:
The map_key value in sys.dm_xe_map_values is 757 in 2012 and 775 in 2014 RTM. After 2014 RTM, you must check the DMV to get the latest value as some map_key values have changed in later builds.
Other information:
This wait type is one that I usually filter out as a benign wait when doing wait statistics analysis.
Known occurrences in SQL Server (list number matches call stack list):
- TBD
Abbreviated call stacks (list number matches known occurrences list):
- TBD