Process ID 108 was killed by hostname RAM1234, host process ID 7404.
What each part means
Process ID 108
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This is SQL Server’s internal process ID (not the same as SPID).
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It usually maps to a worker or session inside SQL Server that was terminated.
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You normally don’t troubleshoot this ID directly; it’s mostly for internal tracking.
“was killed by hostname RAM1234”
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RAM1234 is the client machine name from which the kill originated.
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This is not the SQL Server host.
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It is typically:
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An application server
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A user workstation
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A job agent / automation server
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Or sometimes the SQL Server itself, if a local process did it
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👉 So yes — in most cases this is the server where the application is running or where someone was connected from.
Host process ID 7404
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This is the Windows OS process ID (PID) on RAM1234.
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It represents the client-side process that issued the
KILLor caused the disconnect. -
Examples of what PID 7404 could be:
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sqlcmd.exe -
powershell.exe -
An application service (Java, .NET, etc.)
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SSMS (
ssms.exe) -
A monitoring or deployment tool
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SQL Server logs the PID as reported by the client OS.
Common reasons you see this message
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Someone ran
KILL <spid>-
From SSMS or a script on RAM1234
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Application forcibly closed the connection
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App crash
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Connection pool cleanup
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Timeout logic
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Automated job / monitoring tool
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Health check scripts
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Maintenance automation
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DevOps pipelines
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Failover / restart scenario
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Client connections get killed during recovery or role change
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