and in 9i, almost everything is done online, w/journaling and no locking. but thats another week in the future. ;)
joe Charlie Mengler wrote: > > >From 1st hand experience, folks need to be warned that > the last time I did this during normal working hours on an > index on a production table, the order entry department > could no longer commit new orders. They were "hung" > until the index rebuild completed. So use with caution. > > Deepak Thapliyal wrote: > > > Jacques > > > > i think oracle puts exclusive locks on the table on > > which you are trying to create an index. that reason > > should be good enough to use the "rebuild online" > > option instead of create/drop especially for systems > > that require to be available all the time > > > > Deepak > > > > --- Jacques Kilchoer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > What are the advantages/disadvantages to doing a > > > alter index rebuild > > > > (Oracle 8.0.X) versus dropping and recreating the > > > index. > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Charlie Mengler > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing) -- Joe Testa Performing Remote DBA Services, need some backup DBA support? For Sale: Oracle-dba.com domain, its not going cheap but feel free to ask :) IM: n8xcthome or joen8xct -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Joe Testa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
