SQL Server Lock Modes
Depending on the type of access requested, SQL Server uses different lock modes while locking resources:
• Shared (S)
• Update (U)
• Exclusive (X)
• Intent:
• Intent Shared (IS)
• Intent Exclusive (IX)
• Shared with Intent Exclusive (SIX)
• Schema:
• Schema Modification (Sch-M)
• Schema Stability (Sch-S)
• Bulk Update (BU)
• Key-Range
• Shared (S)
• Update (U)
• Exclusive (X)
• Intent:
• Intent Shared (IS)
• Intent Exclusive (IX)
• Shared with Intent Exclusive (SIX)
• Schema:
• Schema Modification (Sch-M)
• Schema Stability (Sch-S)
• Bulk Update (BU)
• Key-Range
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