Checkpoint in master database after startup

When we stop and start our server we see a checkpoint process on master that
is in suspend status. The date on the process is the date and time the
server was started. Is this a normal process?Randy,
Yes, it is perfectly normal. For me it is usually between spids 15 and 17.
If you run sp_who2 (spidnumber) on it occasionally, you will see the CPU and
IO increments over time as checkpoint operations run.
I believe you are on 2005, because on 2000 it usually shows as 'sleeping'
and CHECKPOINT SLEEP.
RLF
"Randy" <Randy@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When we stop and start our server we see a checkpoint process on master
> that
> is in suspend status. The date on the process is the date and time the
> server was started. Is this a normal process?