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Process ID 108 was killed by hostname RAM1234, host process ID 7404.

  What each part means Process ID 108 This is SQL Server’s internal process ID (not the same as SPID). It usually maps to a worker or session inside SQL Server that was terminated. You normally don’t troubleshoot this ID directly; it’s mostly for internal tracking. “was killed by hostname RAM1234” RAM1234 is the client machine name from which the kill originated. This is not the SQL Server host . It is typically: An application server A user workstation A job agent / automation server Or sometimes the SQL Server itself , if a local process did it 👉 So yes — in most cases this is the server where the application is running or where someone was connected from. Host process ID 7404 This is the Windows OS process ID (PID) on RAM1234 . It represents the client-side process that issued the KILL or caused the disconnect. Examples of what PID 7404 could be: sqlcmd.exe powershell.exe An application service (Java, .NET, etc.) ...