Greg Stark asked: > I know Oracle calls this "online" index builds. In fact it > works similarly > with a single keyword "online" tacked on near the end of the > create index > statement. > > Anyone know what MSSQL or DB2 call it? >
I have to live with MSSQL at work, and I didn't remember anything like this, so I looked up the syntax for CREATE INDEX (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlre f/ts_tsqlcon_6lyk.asp), and I can't find anything that gives the user control over this. The closest is this note in the remarks: Backup and CREATE INDEX operations do not block each other. If a backup is in progress, index is created in a fully logged mode, which may require extra log space. It sounds to me like they fall back to 'online' index creation if a backup is in progress, but give the user no control over it. I also looked in the settings and didn't see anything relevant. Regards, Paul Bort ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
