Index Defrag Script, v4.1
It's been quite some time since my last index defrag script update. A big part of the reason for that is because I wanted to implement many of the suggestions I've received, but I just haven't had the time. I still have those changes planned, but I'm not sure quite when I'll get to it. Rather than continue to wait for a major release, I'm releasing a small update to my defrag that will take care of the most common complaints I receive.
Change Log:
- Bug fix for databases containing spaces or special characters
- Support for case-sensitive databases
- Re-executable CREATE script (for those who want to re-run the whole script)
- Comma-delimited list of databases is now supported for the @database parameter
Feature List:
- Defrag a single database, a list of databases, or all databases (@database)
- Time Limitations: stop defragging after the specified amount of time has elapsed (@timeLimit). Please note, it will not kill a defrag that is currently in process, even if it exceeds the threshold.
- Optional stop-and-resume functionality: pick up where your defrag last left off without having to rescan sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats. (@forceRescan)
- Defrag scheduling: choose which days to defrag certain indexes, or exclude certain indexes altogether, by using the dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion table.
- Defrag priority: choose whether to defrag indexes in ascending or descending order by range_scan_count (default), fragmentation, or page_count.
- Current partition exclusion: choose whether or not to exclude the right-most populated partition from the defrag process, common for sliding-window tables (@excludeMaxPartition)
- Commands-only mode: Choose to just log the current defrag status and print the defrag commands, rather than executing them, by using @executeSQL.
- ... and tons more! Please read the parameter list and notes section for details of all the options available.
FAQ:
I often receive the same questions about this script, so allow me to answer them here:
"I keep running the script, but my index is still fragmented. Why?"
This is most likely a very small index. Here's what Microsoft has to say:
"In general, fragmentation on small indexes is often not controllable. The pages of small indexes are stored on mixed extents. Mixed extents are shared by up to eight objects, so the fragmentation in a small index might not be reduced after reorganizing or rebuilding the index. For more information about mixed extents, see Understanding Pages and Extents."
"What database should I create it in?" or "Can I create this in the MASTER database?"
It's up to you where you create it. You could technically create it in the MASTER database, but I recommend creating a utility database for your DBA administrative tasks.
"Can I run this againt a SharePoint database?"
Yes, you can.
"What are the minimum requirements to run this script?" or "Will this run on SQL Server 2000 instances?"
You need to be on SQL Server 2005 SP2 or higher.
Special thanks to Richard Yanger for his assistance with beta testing.
You can download a text file of this script here: dba_indexDefrag_sp_v41
/*** Scroll down to the see important notes, disclaimers, and licensing information ***/ /* Let's create our parsing function... */ IF EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.objects WHERE name = 'dba_parseString_udf' ) DROP FUNCTION dbo.dba_parseString_udf; GO CREATE FUNCTION dbo.dba_parseString_udf ( @stringToParse VARCHAR(8000) , @delimiter CHAR(1) ) RETURNS @parsedString TABLE (stringValue VARCHAR(128)) AS /********************************************************************************* Name: dba_parseString_udf Author: Michelle Ufford, http://sqlfool.com Purpose: This function parses string input using a variable delimiter. Notes: Two common delimiter values are space (' ') and comma (',') Date Initials Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011-05-20 MFU Initial Release ********************************************************************************* Usage: SELECT * FROM dba_parseString_udf(<string>, <delimiter>); Test Cases: 1. multiple strings separated by space SELECT * FROM dbo.dba_parseString_udf(' aaa bbb ccc ', ' '); 2. multiple strings separated by comma SELECT * FROM dbo.dba_parseString_udf(',aaa,bbb,,,ccc,', ','); *********************************************************************************/ BEGIN /* Declare variables */ DECLARE @trimmedString VARCHAR(8000); /* We need to trim our string input in case the user entered extra spaces */ SET @trimmedString = LTRIM(RTRIM(@stringToParse)); /* Let's create a recursive CTE to break down our string for us */ WITH parseCTE (StartPos, EndPos) AS ( SELECT 1 AS StartPos , CHARINDEX(@delimiter, @trimmedString + @delimiter) AS EndPos UNION ALL SELECT EndPos + 1 AS StartPos , CHARINDEX(@delimiter, @trimmedString + @delimiter , EndPos + 1) AS EndPos FROM parseCTE WHERE CHARINDEX(@delimiter, @trimmedString + @delimiter, EndPos + 1) <> 0 ) /* Let's take the results and stick it in a table */ INSERT INTO @parsedString SELECT SUBSTRING(@trimmedString, StartPos, EndPos - StartPos) FROM parseCTE WHERE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(SUBSTRING(@trimmedString, StartPos, EndPos - StartPos)))) > 0 OPTION (MaxRecursion 8000); RETURN; END GO /* First, we need to take care of schema updates, in case you have a legacy version of the script installed */ DECLARE @indexDefragLog_rename VARCHAR(128) , @indexDefragExclusion_rename VARCHAR(128) , @indexDefragStatus_rename VARCHAR(128); SELECT @indexDefragLog_rename = 'dba_indexDefragLog_obsolete_' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 112) , @indexDefragExclusion_rename = 'dba_indexDefragExclusion_obsolete_' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 112); IF EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'PK_indexDefragLog' ) EXECUTE sp_rename dba_indexDefragLog, @indexDefragLog_rename; IF EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'PK_indexDefragExclusion' ) EXECUTE sp_rename dba_indexDefragExclusion, @indexDefragExclusion_rename; IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'PK_indexDefragLog_v40' ) BEGIN CREATE TABLE dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( indexDefrag_id INT IDENTITY(1, 1) NOT NULL , databaseID INT NOT NULL , databaseName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , objectID INT NOT NULL , objectName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , indexID INT NOT NULL , indexName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , partitionNumber SMALLINT NOT NULL , fragmentation FLOAT NOT NULL , page_count INT NOT NULL , dateTimeStart DATETIME NOT NULL , dateTimeEnd DATETIME NULL , durationSeconds INT NULL , sqlStatement VARCHAR(4000) NULL , errorMessage VARCHAR(1000) NULL CONSTRAINT PK_indexDefragLog_v40 PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (indexDefrag_id) ); PRINT 'dba_indexDefragLog Table Created'; END IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'PK_indexDefragExclusion_v40' ) BEGIN CREATE TABLE dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion ( databaseID INT NOT NULL , databaseName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , objectID INT NOT NULL , objectName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , indexID INT NOT NULL , indexName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , exclusionMask INT NOT NULL /* 1=Sunday, 2=Monday, 4=Tuesday, 8=Wednesday, 16=Thursday, 32=Friday, 64=Saturday */ CONSTRAINT PK_indexDefragExclusion_v40 PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (databaseID, objectID, indexID) ); PRINT 'dba_indexDefragExclusion Table Created'; END IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT [object_id] FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'PK_indexDefragStatus_v40' ) BEGIN CREATE TABLE dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus ( databaseID INT NOT NULL , databaseName NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL , objectID INT NOT NULL , indexID INT NOT NULL , partitionNumber SMALLINT NOT NULL , fragmentation FLOAT NOT NULL , page_count INT NOT NULL , range_scan_count BIGINT NOT NULL , schemaName NVARCHAR(128) NULL , objectName NVARCHAR(128) NULL , indexName NVARCHAR(128) NULL , scanDate DATETIME NOT NULL , defragDate DATETIME NULL , printStatus BIT DEFAULT (0) NOT NULL , exclusionMask INT DEFAULT (0) NOT NULL CONSTRAINT PK_indexDefragStatus_v40 PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (databaseID, objectID, indexID, partitionNumber) ); PRINT 'dba_indexDefragStatus Table Created'; END; IF OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID('dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp'), N'IsProcedure') = 1 BEGIN DROP PROCEDURE dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp; PRINT 'Procedure dba_indexDefrag_sp dropped'; END; Go CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp /* Declare Parameters */ @minFragmentation FLOAT = 10.0 /* in percent, will not defrag if fragmentation less than specified */ , @rebuildThreshold FLOAT = 30.0 /* in percent, greater than @rebuildThreshold will result in rebuild instead of reorg */ , @executeSQL BIT = 1 /* 1 = execute; 0 = print command only */ , @defragOrderColumn NVARCHAR(20) = 'range_scan_count' /* Valid options are: range_scan_count, fragmentation, page_count */ , @defragSortOrder NVARCHAR(4) = 'DESC' /* Valid options are: ASC, DESC */ , @timeLimit INT = 720 /* defaulted to 12 hours */ /* Optional time limitation; expressed in minutes */ , @database VARCHAR(128) = NULL /* Option to specify one or more database names, separated by commas; NULL will return all */ , @tableName VARCHAR(4000) = NULL -- databaseName.schema.tableName /* Option to specify a table name; null will return all */ , @forceRescan BIT = 0 /* Whether or not to force a rescan of indexes; 1 = force, 0 = use existing scan, if available */ , @scanMode VARCHAR(10) = N'LIMITED' /* Options are LIMITED, SAMPLED, and DETAILED */ , @minPageCount INT = 8 /* MS recommends > 1 extent (8 pages) */ , @maxPageCount INT = NULL /* NULL = no limit */ , @excludeMaxPartition BIT = 0 /* 1 = exclude right-most populated partition; 0 = do not exclude; see notes for caveats */ , @onlineRebuild BIT = 1 /* 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild; only in Enterprise */ , @sortInTempDB BIT = 1 /* 1 = perform sort operation in TempDB; 0 = perform sort operation in the index's database */ , @maxDopRestriction TINYINT = NULL /* Option to restrict the number of processors for the operation; only in Enterprise */ , @printCommands BIT = 0 /* 1 = print commands; 0 = do not print commands */ , @printFragmentation BIT = 0 /* 1 = print fragmentation prior to defrag; 0 = do not print */ , @defragDelay CHAR(8) = '00:00:05' /* time to wait between defrag commands */ , @debugMode BIT = 0 /* display some useful comments to help determine if/WHERE issues occur */ AS /********************************************************************************* Name: dba_indexDefrag_sp Author: Michelle Ufford, http://sqlfool.com Purpose: Defrags one or more indexes for one or more databases Notes: CAUTION: TRANSACTION LOG SIZE SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY WHEN DEFRAGMENTING. DO NOT RUN UNATTENDED ON LARGE DATABASES DURING BUSINESS HOURS. @minFragmentation defaulted to 10%, will not defrag if fragmentation is less than that @rebuildThreshold defaulted to 30% AS recommended by Microsoft in BOL; greater than 30% will result in rebuild instead @executeSQL 1 = execute the SQL generated by this proc; 0 = print command only @defragOrderColumn Defines how to prioritize the order of defrags. Only used if @executeSQL = 1. Valid options are: range_scan_count = count of range and table scans on the index; in general, this is what benefits the most FROM defragmentation fragmentation = amount of fragmentation in the index; the higher the number, the worse it is page_count = number of pages in the index; affects how long it takes to defrag an index @defragSortOrder The sort order of the ORDER BY clause. Valid options are ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending). @timeLimit Optional, limits how much time can be spent performing index defrags; expressed in minutes. NOTE: The time limit is checked BEFORE an index defrag is begun, thus a long index defrag can exceed the time limitation. @database Optional, specify specific database name to defrag; If not specified, all non-system databases will be defragged. @tableName Specify if you only want to defrag indexes for a specific table, format = databaseName.schema.tableName; if not specified, all tables will be defragged. @forceRescan Whether or not to force a rescan of indexes. If set to 0, a rescan will not occur until all indexes have been defragged. This can span multiple executions. 1 = force a rescan 0 = use previous scan, if there are indexes left to defrag @scanMode Specifies which scan mode to use to determine fragmentation levels. Options are: LIMITED - scans the parent level; quickest mode, recommended for most cases. SAMPLED - samples 1% of all data pages; if less than 10k pages, performs a DETAILED scan. DETAILED - scans all data pages. Use great care with this mode, AS it can cause performance issues. @minPageCount Specifies how many pages must exist in an index in order to be considered for a defrag. Defaulted to 8 pages, AS Microsoft recommends only defragging indexes with more than 1 extent (8 pages). NOTE: The @minPageCount will restrict the indexes that are stored in dba_indexDefragStatus table. @maxPageCount Specifies the maximum number of pages that can exist in an index and still be considered for a defrag. Useful for scheduling small indexes during business hours and large indexes for non-business hours. NOTE: The @maxPageCount will restrict the indexes that are defragged during the current operation; it will not prevent indexes FROM being stored in the dba_indexDefragStatus table. This way, a single scan can support multiple page count thresholds. @excludeMaxPartition If an index is partitioned, this option specifies whether to exclude the right-most populated partition. Typically, this is the partition that is currently being written to in a sliding-window scenario. Enabling this feature may reduce contention. This may not be applicable in other types of partitioning scenarios. Non-partitioned indexes are unaffected by this option. 1 = exclude right-most populated partition 0 = do not exclude @onlineRebuild 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild @sortInTempDB Specifies whether to defrag the index in TEMPDB or in the database the index belongs to. Enabling this option may result in faster defrags and prevent database file size inflation. 1 = perform sort operation in TempDB 0 = perform sort operation in the index's database @maxDopRestriction Option to specify a processor limit for index rebuilds @printCommands 1 = print commands to screen; 0 = do not print commands @printFragmentation 1 = print fragmentation to screen; 0 = do not print fragmentation @defragDelay Time to wait between defrag commands; gives the server a little time to catch up @debugMode 1 = display debug comments; helps with troubleshooting 0 = do not display debug comments Called by: SQL Agent Job or DBA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This code and information are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LICENSE: This index defrag script is free to download and use for personal, educational, and internal corporate purposes, provided that this header is preserved. Redistribution or sale of this index defrag script, in whole or in part, is prohibited without the author's express written consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Initials Version Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-18 MFU 1.0 Initial Release 2008-10-17 MFU 1.1 Added @defragDelay, CIX_temp_indexDefragList 2008-11-17 MFU 1.2 Added page_count to log table , added @printFragmentation option 2009-03-17 MFU 2.0 Provided support for centralized execution , consolidated Enterprise & Standard versions , added @debugMode, @maxDopRestriction , modified LOB and partition logic 2009-06-18 MFU 3.0 Fixed bug in LOB logic, added @scanMode option , added support for stat rebuilds (@rebuildStats) , support model and msdb defrag , added columns to the dba_indexDefragLog table , modified logging to show "in progress" defrags , added defrag exclusion list (scheduling) 2009-08-28 MFU 3.1 Fixed read_only bug for database lists 2010-04-20 MFU 4.0 Added time limit option , added static table with rescan logic , added parameters for page count & SORT_IN_TEMPDB , added try/catch logic and additional debug options , added options for defrag prioritization , fixed bug for indexes with allow_page_lock = off , added option to exclude right-most partition , removed @rebuildStats option , refer to http://sqlfool.com for full release notes 2011-04-28 MFU 4.1 Bug fixes for databases requiring [] , cleaned up the create table section , updated syntax for case-sensitive databases , comma-delimited list for @database now supported ********************************************************************************* Example of how to call this script: EXECUTE dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp @executeSQL = 1 , @printCommands = 1 , @debugMode = 1 , @printFragmentation = 1 , @forceRescan = 1 , @maxDopRestriction = 1 , @minPageCount = 8 , @maxPageCount = NULL , @minFragmentation = 1 , @rebuildThreshold = 30 , @defragDelay = '00:00:05' , @defragOrderColumn = 'page_count' , @defragSortOrder = 'DESC' , @excludeMaxPartition = 1 , @timeLimit = NULL , @database = 'sandbox,sandbox_caseSensitive'; *********************************************************************************/ SET NOCOUNT ON; SET XACT_ABORT ON; SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON; BEGIN BEGIN TRY /* Just a little validation... */ IF @minFragmentation IS NULL OR @minFragmentation NOT BETWEEN 0.00 AND 100.0 SET @minFragmentation = 10.0; IF @rebuildThreshold IS NULL OR @rebuildThreshold NOT BETWEEN 0.00 AND 100.0 SET @rebuildThreshold = 30.0; IF @defragDelay NOT LIKE '00:[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9]' SET @defragDelay = '00:00:05'; IF @defragOrderColumn IS NULL OR @defragOrderColumn NOT IN ('range_scan_count', 'fragmentation', 'page_count') SET @defragOrderColumn = 'range_scan_count'; IF @defragSortOrder IS NULL OR @defragSortOrder NOT IN ('ASC', 'DESC') SET @defragSortOrder = 'DESC'; IF @scanMode NOT IN ('LIMITED', 'SAMPLED', 'DETAILED') SET @scanMode = 'LIMITED'; IF @debugMode IS NULL SET @debugMode = 0; IF @forceRescan IS NULL SET @forceRescan = 0; IF @sortInTempDB IS NULL SET @sortInTempDB = 1; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('Undusting the cogs AND starting up...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Declare our variables */ DECLARE @objectID INT , @databaseID INT , @databaseName NVARCHAR(128) , @indexID INT , @partitionCount BIGINT , @schemaName NVARCHAR(128) , @objectName NVARCHAR(128) , @indexName NVARCHAR(128) , @partitionNumber SMALLINT , @fragmentation FLOAT , @pageCount INT , @sqlCommand NVARCHAR(4000) , @rebuildCommand NVARCHAR(200) , @datetimestart DATETIME , @dateTimeEnd DATETIME , @containsLOB BIT , @editionCheck BIT , @debugMessage NVARCHAR(4000) , @updateSQL NVARCHAR(4000) , @partitionSQL NVARCHAR(4000) , @partitionSQL_Param NVARCHAR(1000) , @LOB_SQL NVARCHAR(4000) , @LOB_SQL_Param NVARCHAR(1000) , @indexDefrag_id INT , @startdatetime DATETIME , @enddatetime DATETIME , @getIndexSQL NVARCHAR(4000) , @getIndexSQL_Param NVARCHAR(4000) , @allowPageLockSQL NVARCHAR(4000) , @allowPageLockSQL_Param NVARCHAR(4000) , @allowPageLocks INT , @excludeMaxPartitionSQL NVARCHAR(4000); /* Initialize our variables */ SELECT @startdatetime = GETDATE() , @enddatetime = DATEADD(minute, @timeLimit, GETDATE()); /* Create our temporary tables */ CREATE TABLE #databaseList ( databaseID INT , databaseName VARCHAR(128) , scanStatus BIT ); CREATE TABLE #processor ( [index] INT , Name VARCHAR(128) , Internal_Value INT , Character_Value INT ); CREATE TABLE #maxPartitionList ( databaseID INT , objectID INT , indexID INT , maxPartition INT ); IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('Beginning validation...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Make sure we're not exceeding the number of processors we have available */ INSERT INTO #processor EXECUTE xp_msver 'ProcessorCount'; IF @maxDopRestriction IS NOT NULL AND @maxDopRestriction > (SELECT Internal_Value FROM #processor) SELECT @maxDopRestriction = Internal_Value FROM #processor; /* Check our server version; 1804890536 = Enterprise, 610778273 = Enterprise Evaluation, -2117995310 = Developer */ IF (SELECT ServerProperty('EditionID')) IN (1804890536, 610778273, -2117995310) SET @editionCheck = 1 -- supports online rebuilds ELSE SET @editionCheck = 0; -- does not support online rebuilds /* Output the parameters we're working with */ IF @debugMode = 1 BEGIN SELECT @debugMessage = 'Your SELECTed parameters are... Defrag indexes WITH fragmentation greater than ' + CAST(@minFragmentation AS VARCHAR(10)) + '; REBUILD indexes WITH fragmentation greater than ' + CAST(@rebuildThreshold AS VARCHAR(10)) + '; You' + CASE WHEN @executeSQL = 1 THEN ' DO' ELSE ' DO NOT' END + ' want the commands to be executed automatically; You want to defrag indexes in ' + @defragSortOrder + ' order of the ' + UPPER(@defragOrderColumn) + ' value; You have' + CASE WHEN @timeLimit IS NULL THEN ' NOT specified a time limit;' ELSE ' specified a time limit of ' + CAST(@timeLimit AS VARCHAR(10)) END + ' minutes; ' + CASE WHEN @database IS NULL THEN 'ALL databases' ELSE 'The ' + @database + ' database(s)' END + ' will be defragged; ' + CASE WHEN @tableName IS NULL THEN 'ALL tables' ELSE 'The ' + @tableName + ' TABLE' END + ' will be defragged; We' + CASE WHEN EXISTS(SELECT Top 1 * FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE defragDate IS NULL) AND @forceRescan <> 1 THEN ' WILL NOT' ELSE ' WILL' END + ' be rescanning indexes; The scan will be performed in ' + @scanMode + ' mode; You want to limit defrags to indexes with' + CASE WHEN @maxPageCount IS NULL THEN ' more than ' + CAST(@minPageCount AS VARCHAR(10)) ELSE ' BETWEEN ' + CAST(@minPageCount AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND ' + CAST(@maxPageCount AS VARCHAR(10)) END + ' pages; Indexes will be defragged' + CASE WHEN @editionCheck = 0 OR @onlineRebuild = 0 THEN ' OFFLINE;' ELSE ' ONLINE;' END + ' Indexes will be sorted in' + CASE WHEN @sortInTempDB = 0 THEN ' the DATABASE' ELSE ' TEMPDB;' END + ' Defrag operations will utilize ' + CASE WHEN @editionCheck = 0 OR @maxDopRestriction IS NULL THEN 'system defaults for processors;' ELSE CAST(@maxDopRestriction AS VARCHAR(2)) + ' processors;' END + ' You' + CASE WHEN @printCommands = 1 THEN ' DO' ELSE ' DO NOT' END + ' want to PRINT the ALTER INDEX commands; You' + CASE WHEN @printFragmentation = 1 THEN ' DO' ELSE ' DO NOT' END + ' want to OUTPUT fragmentation levels; You want to wait ' + @defragDelay + ' (hh:mm:ss) BETWEEN defragging indexes; You want to run in' + CASE WHEN @debugMode = 1 THEN ' DEBUG' ELSE ' SILENT' END + ' mode.'; RAISERROR(@debugMessage, 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; END; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('Grabbing a list of our databases...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Retrieve the list of databases to investigate */ /* If @database is NULL, it means we want to defrag *all* databases */ IF @database IS NULL BEGIN INSERT INTO #databaseList SELECT database_id , name , 0 -- not scanned yet for fragmentation FROM sys.databases WHERE [name] NOT IN ('master', 'tempdb')-- exclude system databases AND [state] = 0 -- state must be ONLINE AND is_read_only = 0; -- cannot be read_only END; ELSE /* Otherwise, we're going to just defrag our list of databases */ BEGIN INSERT INTO #databaseList SELECT database_id , name , 0 -- not scanned yet for fragmentation FROM sys.databases AS d JOIN dbo.dba_parseString_udf(@database, ',') AS x ON d.name = x.stringValue WHERE [name] NOT IN ('master', 'tempdb')-- exclude system databases AND [state] = 0 -- state must be ONLINE AND is_read_only = 0; -- cannot be read_only END; /* Check to see IF we have indexes in need of defrag; otherwise, re-scan the database(s) */ IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT Top 1 * FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE defragDate IS NULL) OR @forceRescan = 1 BEGIN /* Truncate our list of indexes to prepare for a new scan */ TRUNCATE TABLE dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('Looping through our list of databases and checking for fragmentation...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Loop through our list of databases */ WHILE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #databaseList WHERE scanStatus = 0) > 0 BEGIN SELECT Top 1 @databaseID = databaseID FROM #databaseList WHERE scanStatus = 0; SELECT @debugMessage = ' working on ' + DB_NAME(@databaseID) + '...'; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(@debugMessage, 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Determine which indexes to defrag using our user-defined parameters */ INSERT INTO dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus ( databaseID , databaseName , objectID , indexID , partitionNumber , fragmentation , page_count , range_scan_count , scanDate ) SELECT ps.database_id AS 'databaseID' , QUOTENAME(DB_NAME(ps.database_id)) AS 'databaseName' , ps.[object_id] AS 'objectID' , ps.index_id AS 'indexID' , ps.partition_number AS 'partitionNumber' , SUM(ps.avg_fragmentation_in_percent) AS 'fragmentation' , SUM(ps.page_count) AS 'page_count' , os.range_scan_count , GETDATE() AS 'scanDate' FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats(@databaseID, OBJECT_ID(@tableName), NULL , NULL, @scanMode) AS ps JOIN sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats(@databaseID, OBJECT_ID(@tableName), NULL , NULL) AS os ON ps.database_id = os.database_id AND ps.[object_id] = os.[object_id] AND ps.index_id = os.index_id AND ps.partition_number = os.partition_number WHERE avg_fragmentation_in_percent >= @minFragmentation AND ps.index_id > 0 -- ignore heaps AND ps.page_count > @minPageCount AND ps.index_level = 0 -- leaf-level nodes only, supports @scanMode GROUP BY ps.database_id , QUOTENAME(DB_NAME(ps.database_id)) , ps.[object_id] , ps.index_id , ps.partition_number , os.range_scan_count OPTION (MAXDOP 2); /* Do we want to exclude right-most populated partition of our partitioned indexes? */ IF @excludeMaxPartition = 1 BEGIN SET @excludeMaxPartitionSQL = ' SELECT ' + CAST(@databaseID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AS [databaseID] , [object_id] , index_id , MAX(partition_number) AS [maxPartition] FROM [' + DB_NAME(@databaseID) + '].sys.partitions WHERE partition_number > 1 AND [rows] > 0 GROUP BY object_id , index_id;'; INSERT INTO #maxPartitionList EXECUTE sp_executesql @excludeMaxPartitionSQL; END; /* Keep track of which databases have already been scanned */ UPDATE #databaseList SET scanStatus = 1 WHERE databaseID = @databaseID; END /* We don't want to defrag the right-most populated partition, so delete any records for partitioned indexes where partition = MAX(partition) */ IF @excludeMaxPartition = 1 BEGIN DELETE ids FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus AS ids JOIN #maxPartitionList AS mpl ON ids.databaseID = mpl.databaseID AND ids.objectID = mpl.objectID AND ids.indexID = mpl.indexID AND ids.partitionNumber = mpl.maxPartition; END; /* Update our exclusion mask for any index that has a restriction ON the days it can be defragged */ UPDATE ids SET ids.exclusionMask = ide.exclusionMask FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus AS ids JOIN dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion AS ide ON ids.databaseID = ide.databaseID AND ids.objectID = ide.objectID AND ids.indexID = ide.indexID; END SELECT @debugMessage = 'Looping through our list... there are ' + CAST(COUNT(*) AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' indexes to defrag!' FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE defragDate IS NULL AND page_count BETWEEN @minPageCount AND ISNULL(@maxPageCount, page_count); IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(@debugMessage, 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Begin our loop for defragging */ WHILE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE ( (@executeSQL = 1 AND defragDate IS NULL) OR (@executeSQL = 0 AND defragDate IS NULL AND printStatus = 0) ) AND exclusionMask & POWER(2, DATEPART(weekday, GETDATE())-1) = 0 AND page_count BETWEEN @minPageCount AND ISNULL(@maxPageCount, page_count)) > 0 BEGIN /* Check to see IF we need to exit our loop because of our time limit */ IF ISNULL(@enddatetime, GETDATE()) < GETDATE() BEGIN RAISERROR('Our time limit has been exceeded!', 11, 42) WITH NOWAIT; END; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Picking an index to beat into shape...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Grab the index with the highest priority, based on the values submitted; Look at the exclusion mask to ensure it can be defragged today */ SET @getIndexSQL = N' SELECT TOP 1 @objectID_Out = objectID , @indexID_Out = indexID , @databaseID_Out = databaseID , @databaseName_Out = databaseName , @fragmentation_Out = fragmentation , @partitionNumber_Out = partitionNumber , @pageCount_Out = page_count FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE defragDate IS NULL ' + CASE WHEN @executeSQL = 0 THEN 'AND printStatus = 0' ELSE '' END + ' AND exclusionMask & Power(2, DatePart(weekday, GETDATE())-1) = 0 AND page_count BETWEEN @p_minPageCount AND ISNULL(@p_maxPageCount, page_count) ORDER BY + ' + @defragOrderColumn + ' ' + @defragSortOrder; SET @getIndexSQL_Param = N'@objectID_Out INT OUTPUT , @indexID_Out INT OUTPUT , @databaseID_Out INT OUTPUT , @databaseName_Out NVARCHAR(128) OUTPUT , @fragmentation_Out INT OUTPUT , @partitionNumber_Out INT OUTPUT , @pageCount_Out INT OUTPUT , @p_minPageCount INT , @p_maxPageCount INT'; EXECUTE sp_executesql @getIndexSQL , @getIndexSQL_Param , @p_minPageCount = @minPageCount , @p_maxPageCount = @maxPageCount , @objectID_Out = @objectID OUTPUT , @indexID_Out = @indexID OUTPUT , @databaseID_Out = @databaseID OUTPUT , @databaseName_Out = @databaseName OUTPUT , @fragmentation_Out = @fragmentation OUTPUT , @partitionNumber_Out = @partitionNumber OUTPUT , @pageCount_Out = @pageCount OUTPUT; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Looking up the specifics for our index...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Look up index information */ SELECT @updateSQL = N'UPDATE ids SET schemaName = QUOTENAME(s.name) , objectName = QUOTENAME(o.name) , indexName = QUOTENAME(i.name) FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus AS ids INNER JOIN ' + @databaseName + '.sys.objects AS o ON ids.objectID = o.[object_id] INNER JOIN ' + @databaseName + '.sys.indexes AS i ON o.[object_id] = i.[object_id] AND ids.indexID = i.index_id INNER JOIN ' + @databaseName + '.sys.schemas AS s ON o.schema_id = s.schema_id WHERE o.[object_id] = ' + CAST(@objectID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND i.index_id = ' + CAST(@indexID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND i.type > 0 AND ids.databaseID = ' + CAST(@databaseID AS VARCHAR(10)); EXECUTE sp_executesql @updateSQL; /* Grab our object names */ SELECT @objectName = objectName , @schemaName = schemaName , @indexName = indexName FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE objectID = @objectID AND indexID = @indexID AND databaseID = @databaseID; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Grabbing the partition COUNT...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Determine if the index is partitioned */ SELECT @partitionSQL = 'SELECT @partitionCount_OUT = COUNT(*) FROM ' + @databaseName + '.sys.partitions WHERE object_id = ' + CAST(@objectID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND index_id = ' + CAST(@indexID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ';' , @partitionSQL_Param = '@partitionCount_OUT INT OUTPUT'; EXECUTE sp_executesql @partitionSQL, @partitionSQL_Param, @partitionCount_OUT = @partitionCount OUTPUT; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Seeing IF there are any LOBs to be handled...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Determine if the table contains LOBs */ SELECT @LOB_SQL = ' SELECT @containsLOB_OUT = COUNT(*) FROM ' + @databaseName + '.sys.columns WITH (NoLock) WHERE [object_id] = ' + CAST(@objectID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND (system_type_id IN (34, 35, 99) OR max_length = -1);' /* system_type_id --> 34 = IMAGE, 35 = TEXT, 99 = NTEXT max_length = -1 --> VARBINARY(MAX), VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX), XML */ , @LOB_SQL_Param = '@containsLOB_OUT INT OUTPUT'; EXECUTE sp_executesql @LOB_SQL, @LOB_SQL_Param, @containsLOB_OUT = @containsLOB OUTPUT; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Checking for indexes that do NOT allow page locks...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Determine if page locks are allowed; for those indexes, we need to always REBUILD */ SELECT @allowPageLockSQL = 'SELECT @allowPageLocks_OUT = COUNT(*) FROM ' + @databaseName + '.sys.indexes WHERE object_id = ' + CAST(@objectID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND index_id = ' + CAST(@indexID AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' AND Allow_Page_Locks = 0;' , @allowPageLockSQL_Param = '@allowPageLocks_OUT INT OUTPUT'; EXECUTE sp_executesql @allowPageLockSQL, @allowPageLockSQL_Param, @allowPageLocks_OUT = @allowPageLocks OUTPUT; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Building our SQL statements...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* IF there's not a lot of fragmentation, or if we have a LOB, we should REORGANIZE */ IF (@fragmentation < @rebuildThreshold OR @containsLOB >= 1 OR @partitionCount > 1) AND @allowPageLocks = 0 BEGIN SET @sqlCommand = N'ALTER INDEX ' + @indexName + N' ON ' + @databaseName + N'.' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + N' REORGANIZE'; /* If our index is partitioned, we should always REORGANIZE */ IF @partitionCount > 1 SET @sqlCommand = @sqlCommand + N' PARTITION = ' + CAST(@partitionNumber AS NVARCHAR(10)); END /* If the index is heavily fragmented and doesn't contain any partitions or LOB's, or if the index does not allow page locks, REBUILD it */ ELSE IF (@fragmentation >= @rebuildThreshold OR @allowPageLocks <> 0) AND ISNULL(@containsLOB, 0) != 1 AND @partitionCount <= 1 BEGIN /* Set online REBUILD options; requires Enterprise Edition */ IF @onlineRebuild = 1 AND @editionCheck = 1 SET @rebuildCommand = N' REBUILD WITH (ONLINE = ON'; ELSE SET @rebuildCommand = N' REBUILD WITH (ONLINE = Off'; /* Set sort operation preferences */ IF @sortInTempDB = 1 SET @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N', SORT_IN_TEMPDB = ON'; ELSE SET @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N', SORT_IN_TEMPDB = Off'; /* Set processor restriction options; requires Enterprise Edition */ IF @maxDopRestriction IS NOT NULL AND @editionCheck = 1 SET @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N', MAXDOP = ' + CAST(@maxDopRestriction AS VARCHAR(2)) + N')'; ELSE SET @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N')'; SET @sqlCommand = N'ALTER INDEX ' + @indexName + N' ON ' + @databaseName + N'.' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + @rebuildCommand; END ELSE /* Print an error message if any indexes happen to not meet the criteria above */ IF @printCommands = 1 OR @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('We are unable to defrag this index.', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Are we executing the SQL? IF so, do it */ IF @executeSQL = 1 BEGIN SET @debugMessage = 'Executing: ' + @sqlCommand; /* Print the commands we're executing if specified to do so */ IF @printCommands = 1 OR @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(@debugMessage, 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; /* Grab the time for logging purposes */ SET @datetimestart = GETDATE(); /* Log our actions */ INSERT INTO dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( databaseID , databaseName , objectID , objectName , indexID , indexName , partitionNumber , fragmentation , page_count , DATETIMEStart , sqlStatement ) SELECT @databaseID , @databaseName , @objectID , @objectName , @indexID , @indexName , @partitionNumber , @fragmentation , @pageCount , @datetimestart , @sqlCommand; SET @indexDefrag_id = SCOPE_IDENTITY(); /* Wrap our execution attempt in a TRY/CATCH and log any errors that occur */ BEGIN TRY /* Execute our defrag! */ EXECUTE sp_executesql @sqlCommand; SET @dateTimeEnd = GETDATE(); /* Update our log with our completion time */ UPDATE dbo.dba_indexDefragLog SET dateTimeEnd = @dateTimeEnd , durationSeconds = DATEDIFF(second, @datetimestart, @dateTimeEnd) WHERE indexDefrag_id = @indexDefrag_id; END TRY BEGIN CATCH /* Update our log with our error message */ UPDATE dbo.dba_indexDefragLog SET dateTimeEnd = GETDATE() , durationSeconds = -1 , errorMessage = ERROR_MESSAGE() WHERE indexDefrag_id = @indexDefrag_id; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' An error has occurred executing this command! Please review the dba_indexDefragLog table for details.' , 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; END CATCH /* Just a little breather for the server */ WAITFOR DELAY @defragDelay; UPDATE dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus SET defragDate = GETDATE() , printStatus = 1 WHERE databaseID = @databaseID AND objectID = @objectID AND indexID = @indexID AND partitionNumber = @partitionNumber; END ELSE /* Looks like we're not executing, just printing the commands */ BEGIN IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Printing SQL statements...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; IF @printCommands = 1 OR @debugMode = 1 PRINT ISNULL(@sqlCommand, 'error!'); UPDATE dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus SET printStatus = 1 WHERE databaseID = @databaseID AND objectID = @objectID AND indexID = @indexID AND partitionNumber = @partitionNumber; END END /* Do we want to output our fragmentation results? */ IF @printFragmentation = 1 BEGIN IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR(' Displaying a summary of our action...', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; SELECT databaseID , databaseName , objectID , objectName , indexID , indexName , partitionNumber , fragmentation , page_count , range_scan_count FROM dbo.dba_indexDefragStatus WHERE defragDate >= @startdatetime ORDER BY defragDate; END; END TRY BEGIN CATCH SET @debugMessage = ERROR_MESSAGE() + ' (Line Number: ' + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS VARCHAR(10)) + ')'; PRINT @debugMessage; END CATCH; /* When everything is said and done, make sure to get rid of our temp table */ DROP TABLE #databaseList; DROP TABLE #processor; DROP TABLE #maxPartitionList; IF @debugMode = 1 RAISERROR('DONE! Thank you for taking care of your indexes! :)', 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; SET NOCOUNT OFF; RETURN 0; END
T-SQL Script for Estimating Compression Savings
A couple of weeks ago, I was working on a Microsoft PDW proof-of-concept (POC) and had to measure compression ratios. In order to do this, I fired up SSMS and wrote a little script. The script will iterate through all tables in a database and run the sp_estimate_data_compression_savings stored procedure. This will only work in SQL Server 2008+ versions running Enterprise edition.
If you're not familiar with this stored procedure, it basically will tell you what effect PAGE or ROW compression will have on your table/index/partition, etc. There are pro's and con's with compression. What I've tended to see is that compression has very positive results on space, IO, and query duration, with a negative impact on CPU and write speed. Like most things, it's a trade-off and the results will vary by environment, so I recommend you do some testing before you apply compression to all tables. I tend to use compression mostly for my historical tables and partitions and leave my recent data uncompressed. And, back to the script, I use this stored procedure to estimate the impact of compression and to determine whether to use PAGE or ROW compression. PAGE is a higher level of compression, which means it's also more expensive in terms of CPU, so if the difference between the two results is negligible, I'm more apt to just use ROW compression.
Now that my impromptu compression discussion is done, let's get to the actual script. One final word of caution, however. This is an IO intensive process, so you may want to run it after peak business hours.
SET NOCOUNT ON; DECLARE @printOnly BIT = 0 -- change to 1 if you don't want to execute, just print commands , @tableName VARCHAR(256) , @schemaName VARCHAR(100) , @sqlStatement NVARCHAR(1000) , @tableCount INT , @statusMsg VARCHAR(1000); IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM tempdb.sys.tables WHERE name LIKE '%#tables%') DROP TABLE #tables; CREATE TABLE #tables ( database_name sysname , schemaName sysname NULL , tableName sysname NULL , processed bit ); IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM tempdb.sys.tables WHERE name LIKE '%#compression%') DROP TABLE #compressionResults; IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM tempdb.sys.tables WHERE name LIKE '%#compression%') BEGIN CREATE TABLE #compressionResults ( objectName varchar(100) , schemaName varchar(50) , index_id int , partition_number int , size_current_compression bigint , size_requested_compression bigint , sample_current_compression bigint , sample_requested_compression bigint ); END; INSERT INTO #tables SELECT DB_NAME() , SCHEMA_NAME([schema_id]) , name , 0 -- unprocessed FROM sys.tables; SELECT @tableCount = COUNT(*) FROM #tables; WHILE EXISTS(SELECT * FROM #tables WHERE processed = 0) BEGIN SELECT TOP 1 @tableName = tableName , @schemaName = schemaName FROM #tables WHERE processed = 0; SELECT @statusMsg = 'Working on ' + CAST(((@tableCount - COUNT(*)) + 1) AS VARCHAR(10)) + ' of ' + CAST(@tableCount AS VARCHAR(10)) FROM #tables WHERE processed = 0; RAISERROR(@statusMsg, 0, 42) WITH NOWAIT; SET @sqlStatement = 'EXECUTE sp_estimate_data_compression_savings ''' + @schemaName + ''', ''' + @tableName + ''', NULL, NULL, ''PAGE'';' -- ROW, PAGE, or NONE IF @printOnly = 1 BEGIN SELECT @sqlStatement; END ELSE BEGIN INSERT INTO #compressionResults EXECUTE sp_executesql @sqlStatement; END; UPDATE #tables SET processed = 1 WHERE tableName = @tableName AND schemaName = @schemaName; END; SELECT * FROM #compressionResults;
Disposable Indexes
Today I had to run an ad hoc query on a 8.5 billion row table. The table had a dozen columns of a variety of data types and was clustered on a bigint identity. There were no other indexes on the table. My query involved a join to a smaller table with a date range restriction. Without an adequate index to use, SQL Server was going to be forced to scan this 8.5 billion row table. Now, I don't have much patience for waiting for long running queries. I want to run the ad hoc, e-mail the results, and forget about it. But short of adding a nonclustered index, which would take a very long time to build and probably require additional space requisitioned from the SAN team, what could I do? Enter disposable indexes. Now, you might be asking yourself, "What the frilly heck does she mean by a disposable index? Is that new in Denali?" No, dear reader. I am actually referring to filtered indexes, which is available in SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. I call them "disposable" because I create them to significantly speed up ad hoc queries, then I drop them when I'm done.
Here, allow me to demonstrate using the AdventureWorks2008R2 database. Although the tables are smaller, this query is very similar in structure to what I needed to run today.
Select Count(Distinct sod.SalesOrderID) As 'distinctCount' From AdventureWorks2008R2.Sales.SalesOrderDetail As sod Join AdventureWorks2008R2.Production.Product As p On sod.ProductID = p.ProductID Where sod.ModifiedDate Between '2008-01-01' And '2008-07-31' And p.MakeFlag = 0;
Now, let's take a look at the type of indexes we currently have available:
Select name, has_filter, filter_definition From sys.indexes Where object_id = object_id('Sales.SalesOrderDetail');
name has_filter filter_definition ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PK_SalesOrderDetail_SalesOrderID_SalesOrderDetailID 0 NULL AK_SalesOrderDetail_rowguid 0 NULL IX_SalesOrderDetail_ProductID 0 NULL (3 row(s) affected)
We need an index on ModifiedDate and ProductID, which it doesn't look like we have currently. Without this, we're going to end up scanning on the clustered index. That means SQL Server will have to evaluate each and every single row in the table to see if the row matches the criteria of our query. Not pretty, and certainly not fast. So instead, let's create a filtered index on date. But we can greatly speed up the time it takes to create our filtered index by doing a little investigating upfront and finding a range of clustering key values that will cover the query. Doing this allows SQL Server to seek on the clustered index, greatly reducing the amount of reads necessary to create our filtered index. So let's see this in action. First, let's find out the current max value of the table:
Select Max(SalesOrderDetailID) As 'maxID' From AdventureWorks2008R2.Sales.SalesOrderDetail;
maxID ----------- 121317
Now we get to do a little guessing. Let's go back and see what date we get if we look at half of the records:
Select SalesOrderDetailID, ModifiedDate From AdventureWorks2008R2.Sales.SalesOrderDetail Where SalesOrderDetailID = (121317/2);
SalesOrderDetailID ModifiedDate ------------------ ----------------------- 60658 2007-11-01 00:00:00.000
Okay, SalesOrderDetailID 60658 gets us back to 11/1/2007. That's a little too far. Let's see how a SalesOrderDetailID value of 75000 does...
Select SalesOrderDetailID, ModifiedDate From AdventureWorks2008R2.Sales.SalesOrderDetail Where SalesOrderDetailID = 75000;
SalesOrderDetailID ModifiedDate ------------------ ----------------------- 75000 2007-12-27 00:00:00.000
Okay, SalesOrderDetailID 75000 takes us back to 12/27/2007. That's close enough to 1/1/2008 for my purposes. Of course, depending on the size of the table, in real life it may make sense to try to get closer to the value you're looking for. But for now, this will do. And because we're looking for data through the "current date" (7/31/2008 in the AdventureWorks2008R2 database), we already know our outer limit is 121317.
Now let's take these ranges and create a filtered index that will cover our query:
Create Nonclustered Index IX_SalesOrderDetail_filtered On Sales.SalesOrderDetail(ModifiedDate, ProductID) Include (SalesOrderID) Where SalesOrderDetailID >= 75000 And SalesOrderDetailID < 121317;
By having this range identified, SQL Server can perform a seek on the clustered index to create the nonclustered index on just the subset of records that you need for your query. Remember that 8.5 billion row table I mentioned earlier? I was able to create a filtered index that covered my query in 10 seconds. Yes, that's right... 10 SECONDS.
The last thing we need to do is include our filtered index definition in our ad hoc query to ensure that the filtered index is used. It also doesn't hurt to explicitly tell SQL Server to use the filtered index if you're absolutely sure it's the best index for the job.
Select Count(Distinct sod.SalesOrderID) As 'distinctCount' From AdventureWorks2008R2.Sales.SalesOrderDetail As sod With (Index(IX_SalesOrderDetail_filtered)) Join AdventureWorks2008R2.Production.Product As p On sod.ProductID = p.ProductID Where sod.ModifiedDate Between '2008-01-01' And '2008-07-31' And p.MakeFlag = 0 And sod.SalesOrderDetailID >= 75000 And sod.SalesOrderDetailID < 121317;
That's all there is to it. Using this method, I was able to complete my ad hoc request in 40 seconds: 10 seconds to create the filtered index and 30 seconds to actually execute the ad hoc. Of course, it also took a couple of minutes to write the query, look at existing indexes, and search for the correct identity values. All in all, from the time I received the request to the time I send the e-mail was about 5 minutes. All because of disposable filtered indexes. How's that for some SQL #awesomesauce?
Check VLF Counts
Today I stumbled across a database with 87,302 VLF's. Yes, that's right... 87 THOUSAND. Most of our databases have a few dozen VLF's, but this was an old database that had grown to 1.5 TB and had the default autogrowth settings left in tact. How did we discover this? During a routine reboot of the server, this database took 30 minutes to recover, but there were no error messages or status messages in the log.
Now, this blog post is not about VLF's or why you should keep the number of VLF's to a small, manageable number -- although I hear under 50 is a good rule of thumb. No, the purpose of this blog post is to share a little script I wrote to check the number of VLF's each database uses:
Create Table #stage( FileID int , FileSize bigint , StartOffset bigint , FSeqNo bigint , [Status] bigint , Parity bigint , CreateLSN numeric(38) ); Create Table #results( Database_Name sysname , VLF_count int ); Exec sp_msforeachdb N'Use ?; Insert Into #stage Exec sp_executeSQL N''DBCC LogInfo(?)''; Insert Into #results Select DB_Name(), Count(*) From #stage; Truncate Table #stage;' Select * From #results Order By VLF_count Desc; Drop Table #stage; Drop Table #results;
This script is low-impact and is safe to run on large, production databases during business hours. However, just be aware that it's using some undocumented commands.
For more information on VLF's, check out these excellent articles:
Index Defrag Script, v3.0
UPDATE: This script has been significantly updated. Please view the latest version at http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/.
I've just completed the latest version of my index defrag script! Here's a brief list of the updates:
- Fixed a bug with the LOB logic. In the previous version, after a LOB was encountered, all subsequent indexes would be reorganized.
- Added support for stat rebuilds after the index defrag is complete (@rebuildStats)
- Added an exclusion list table (dba_indexDefragExclusion) to support index scheduling
- Modified logging to show which defrags are "in progress"; added columns to dba_indexDefragLog
- Added support for the defrag of the model and msdb databases
- Added @scanMode as a configurable parameter
So what can this index defrag script do? Well, for starters, you can:
- Schedule it to run with the default settings; it works "right out of the box" with no additional configuration necessary
- Run this one script from a centralized database for all databases on a server
- Run this script for a specific database or table
- Configure custom threshold limits and the point at which a rebuild should be performed (instead of a reorganize)
- Defrag individual partitions
- Log its actions and the duration of the defrag
- Run in "commands only" mode (@executeSQL = 0, @printCommands = 1)
- Customize performance parameters such as @maxDopRestriction and @defragDelay to minimize impact on the server
- Schedule specific indexes to only be defragged on weekends, or every other day
To use this last option, you need to add a record to the dba_indexDefragExclusion table. I think all of the columns are pretty self-explanatory except the [exclusionMask] column. The way this works is each day of the week is assigned a value:
1=Sunday, 2=Monday, 4=Tuesday, 8=Wednesday, 16=Thursday, 32=Friday, 64=Saturday
Take a SUM of the values for the days that you want excluded. So if you want an index to only be defragged on weekends, you would add up Monday through Friday (2+4+8+16+32) and use a value of 62 for the exclusionMask column. For a little more information on how this works, check out my blog post on Bitwise Operations.
Please note: if you don't insert any records into the dba_indexDefragExclusion table, by default all indexes will be defragged every run-time if they exceed the specified thresholds. This is normal behavior and may be perfectly fine in your environment. However, if the dba_indexDefragExclusion table does not exist, the script will fail.
I try to document each parameter within the code, so check the comments section in the script for a full list of parameters and what they do.
Special thanks to everyone who helped beta test this script!
Without further ado, the script:
/* Drop Table Scripts: Drop Table dbo.dba_indexDefragLog; Drop Table dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion; */ If Not Exists(Select [object_id] From sys.tables Where [name] In (N'dba_indexDefragLog', 'dba_indexDefragExclusion')) Begin Create Table dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( indexDefrag_id int identity(1,1) Not Null , databaseID int Not Null , databaseName nvarchar(128) Not Null , objectID int Not Null , objectName nvarchar(128) Not Null , indexID int Not Null , indexName nvarchar(128) Not Null , partitionNumber smallint Not Null , fragmentation float Not Null , page_count int Not Null , dateTimeStart datetime Not Null , dateTimeEnd datetime Null , durationSeconds int Null Constraint PK_indexDefragLog Primary Key Clustered (indexDefrag_id) ); Print 'dba_indexDefragLog Table Created'; Create Table dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion ( databaseID int Not Null , databaseName nvarchar(128) Not Null , objectID int Not Null , objectName nvarchar(128) Not Null , indexID int Not Null , indexName nvarchar(128) Not Null , exclusionMask int Not Null /* 1=Sunday, 2=Monday, 4=Tuesday, 8=Wednesday, 16=Thursday, 32=Friday, 64=Saturday */ Constraint PK_indexDefragExclusion Primary Key Clustered (databaseID, objectID, indexID) ); Print 'dba_indexDefragExclusion Table Created'; End Else RaisError('One or more tables already exist. Please drop or rename before proceeding.', 16, 0); If ObjectProperty(Object_ID('dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp'), N'IsProcedure') = 1 Begin Drop Procedure dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp; Print 'Procedure dba_indexDefrag_sp dropped'; End; Go Create Procedure dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp /* Declare Parameters */ @minFragmentation float = 5.0 /* in percent, will not defrag if fragmentation less than specified */ , @rebuildThreshold float = 30.0 /* in percent, greater than @rebuildThreshold will result in rebuild instead of reorg */ , @executeSQL bit = 1 /* 1 = execute; 0 = print command only */ , @database varchar(128) = Null /* Option to specify a database name; null will return all */ , @tableName varchar(4000) = Null -- databaseName.schema.tableName /* Option to specify a table name; null will return all */ , @scanMode varchar(10) = N'LIMITED' /* Options are LIMITED, SAMPLED, and DETAILED */ , @onlineRebuild bit = 1 /* 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild; only in Enterprise */ , @maxDopRestriction tinyint = Null /* Option to restrict the number of processors for the operation; only in Enterprise */ , @printCommands bit = 0 /* 1 = print commands; 0 = do not print commands */ , @printFragmentation bit = 0 /* 1 = print fragmentation prior to defrag; 0 = do not print */ , @defragDelay char(8) = '00:00:05' /* time to wait between defrag commands */ , @debugMode bit = 0 /* display some useful comments to help determine if/where issues occur */ , @rebuildStats bit = 1 /* option to rebuild stats after completed index defrags */ As /********************************************************************************* Name: dba_indexDefrag_sp Author: Michelle Ufford, http://sqlfool.com Purpose: Defrags all indexes for the current database Notes: CAUTION: TRANSACTION LOG SIZE SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY WHEN DEFRAGMENTING. @minFragmentation defaulted to 10%, will not defrag if fragmentation is less than that @rebuildThreshold defaulted to 30% as recommended by Microsoft in BOL; greater than 30% will result in rebuild instead @executeSQL 1 = execute the SQL generated by this proc; 0 = print command only @database Optional, specify specific database name to defrag; If not specified, all non-system databases will be defragged. @tableName Specify if you only want to defrag indexes for a specific table, format = databaseName.schema.tableName; if not specified, all tables will be defragged. @scanMode Specifies which scan mode to use to determine fragmentation levels. Options are: LIMITED - scans the parent level; quickest mode, recommended for most cases. SAMPLED - samples 1% of all data pages; if less than 10k pages, performs a DETAILED scan. DETAILED - scans all data pages. Use great care with this mode, as it can cause performance issues. @onlineRebuild 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild @maxDopRestriction Option to specify a processor limit for index rebuilds @printCommands 1 = print commands to screen; 0 = do not print commands @printFragmentation 1 = print fragmentation to screen; 0 = do not print fragmentation @defragDelay Time to wait between defrag commands; gives the server a little time to catch up @debugMode 1 = display debug comments; helps with troubleshooting 0 = do not display debug comments @rebuildStats Affects only statistics that need to be rebuilt 1 = rebuild stats 0 = do not rebuild stats Called by: SQL Agent Job or DBA Date Initials Version Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-18 MFU 1.0 Initial Release 2008-10-17 MFU 1.1 Added @defragDelay, CIX_temp_indexDefragList 2008-11-17 MFU 1.2 Added page_count to log table , added @printFragmentation option 2009-03-17 MFU 2.0 Provided support for centralized execution , consolidated Enterprise & Standard versions , added @debugMode, @maxDopRestriction , modified LOB and partition logic 2009-06-18 MFU 3.0 Fixed bug in LOB logic, added @scanMode option , added support for stat rebuilds (@rebuildStats) , support model and msdb defrag , added columns to the dba_indexDefragLog table , modified logging to show "in progress" defrags , added defrag exclusion list (scheduling) ********************************************************************************* Exec dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp @executeSQL = 0 , @printCommands = 1 , @debugMode = 1 , @printFragmentation = 1; *********************************************************************************/ Set NoCount On; Set XACT_Abort On; Set Ansi_Padding On; Set Ansi_Warnings On; Set ArithAbort On; Set Concat_Null_Yields_Null On; Set Numeric_RoundAbort Off; Set Quoted_Identifier On; Begin If @debugMode = 1 RaisError('Undusting the cogs and starting up...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Declare our variables */ Declare @objectID int , @databaseID int , @databaseName nvarchar(128) , @indexID int , @partitionCount bigint , @schemaName nvarchar(128) , @objectName nvarchar(128) , @indexName nvarchar(128) , @partitionNumber smallint , @fragmentation float , @pageCount int , @sqlCommand nvarchar(4000) , @rebuildCommand nvarchar(200) , @dateTimeStart datetime , @dateTimeEnd datetime , @containsLOB bit , @editionCheck bit , @debugMessage varchar(128) , @updateSQL nvarchar(4000) , @partitionSQL nvarchar(4000) , @partitionSQL_Param nvarchar(1000) , @LOB_SQL nvarchar(4000) , @LOB_SQL_Param nvarchar(1000) , @rebuildStatsID int , @rebuildStatsSQL nvarchar(1000) , @indexDefrag_id int; /* Create our temporary tables */ Create Table #indexDefragList ( databaseID int , databaseName nvarchar(128) , objectID int , indexID int , partitionNumber smallint , fragmentation float , page_count int , defragStatus bit , schemaName nvarchar(128) Null , objectName nvarchar(128) Null , indexName nvarchar(128) Null ); Create Table #databaseList ( databaseID int , databaseName varchar(128) , scanStatus bit , statsStatus bit ); Create Table #processor ( [index] int , Name varchar(128) , Internal_Value int , Character_Value int ); If @debugMode = 1 RaisError('Beginning validation...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Just a little validation... */ If @minFragmentation Not Between 0.00 And 100.0 Set @minFragmentation = 10.0; If @rebuildThreshold Not Between 0.00 And 100.0 Set @rebuildThreshold = 30.0; If @defragDelay Not Like '00:[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9]' Set @defragDelay = '00:00:05'; If @scanMode Not In ('LIMITED', 'SAMPLED', 'DETAILED') Set @scanMode = 'LIMITED'; /* Make sure we're not exceeding the number of processors we have available */ Insert Into #processor Execute xp_msver 'ProcessorCount'; If @maxDopRestriction Is Not Null And @maxDopRestriction > (Select Internal_Value From #processor) Select @maxDopRestriction = Internal_Value From #processor; /* Check our server version; 1804890536 = Enterprise, 610778273 = Enterprise Evaluation, -2117995310 = Developer */ If (Select ServerProperty('EditionID')) In (1804890536, 610778273, -2117995310) Set @editionCheck = 1 -- supports online rebuilds Else Set @editionCheck = 0; -- does not support online rebuilds If @debugMode = 1 RaisError('Grabbing a list of our databases...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Retrieve the list of databases to investigate */ Insert Into #databaseList Select database_id , name , 0 -- not scanned yet for fragmentation , 0 -- statistics not yet updated From sys.databases Where name = IsNull(@database, name) And [name] Not In ('master', 'tempdb')-- exclude system databases And [state] = 0; -- state must be ONLINE If @debugMode = 1 RaisError('Looping through our list of databases and checking for fragmentation...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Loop through our list of databases */ While (Select Count(*) From #databaseList Where scanStatus = 0) > 0 Begin Select Top 1 @databaseID = databaseID From #databaseList Where scanStatus = 0; Select @debugMessage = ' working on ' + DB_Name(@databaseID) + '...'; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(@debugMessage, 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Determine which indexes to defrag using our user-defined parameters */ Insert Into #indexDefragList Select database_id As databaseID , QuoteName(DB_Name(database_id)) As 'databaseName' , [object_id] As objectID , index_id As indexID , partition_number As partitionNumber , avg_fragmentation_in_percent As fragmentation , page_count , 0 As 'defragStatus' /* 0 = unprocessed, 1 = processed */ , Null As 'schemaName' , Null As 'objectName' , Null As 'indexName' From sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats (@databaseID, Object_Id(@tableName), Null , Null, @scanMode) Where avg_fragmentation_in_percent >= @minFragmentation And index_id > 0 -- ignore heaps And page_count > 8 -- ignore objects with less than 1 extent And index_level = 0 -- leaf-level nodes only, supports @scanMode Option (MaxDop 2); /* Keep track of which databases have already been scanned */ Update #databaseList Set scanStatus = 1 Where databaseID = @databaseID; End Create Clustered Index CIX_temp_indexDefragList On #indexDefragList(databaseID, objectID, indexID, partitionNumber); /* Delete any indexes from our to-do that are also in our exclusion list for today */ Delete idl From #indexDefragList As idl Join dbo.dba_indexDefragExclusion As ide On idl.databaseID = ide.databaseID And idl.objectID = ide.objectID And idl.indexID = ide.indexID Where exclusionMask & Power(2, DatePart(weekday, GetDate())-1) > 0; Select @debugMessage = 'Looping through our list... there''s ' + Cast(Count(*) As varchar(10)) + ' indexes to defrag!' From #indexDefragList; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(@debugMessage, 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Begin our loop for defragging */ While (Select Count(*) From #indexDefragList Where defragStatus = 0) > 0 Begin If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Picking an index to beat into shape...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Grab the most fragmented index first to defrag */ Select Top 1 @objectID = objectID , @indexID = indexID , @databaseID = databaseID , @databaseName = databaseName , @fragmentation = fragmentation , @partitionNumber = partitionNumber , @pageCount = page_count From #indexDefragList Where defragStatus = 0 Order By fragmentation Desc; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Looking up the specifics for our index...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Look up index information */ Select @updateSQL = N'Update idl Set schemaName = QuoteName(s.name) , objectName = QuoteName(o.name) , indexName = QuoteName(i.name) From #indexDefragList As idl Inner Join ' + @databaseName + '.sys.objects As o On idl.objectID = o.object_id Inner Join ' + @databaseName + '.sys.indexes As i On o.object_id = i.object_id Inner Join ' + @databaseName + '.sys.schemas As s On o.schema_id = s.schema_id Where o.object_id = ' + Cast(@objectID As varchar(10)) + ' And i.index_id = ' + Cast(@indexID As varchar(10)) + ' And i.type > 0 And idl.databaseID = ' + Cast(@databaseID As varchar(10)); Execute sp_executeSQL @updateSQL; /* Grab our object names */ Select @objectName = objectName , @schemaName = schemaName , @indexName = indexName From #indexDefragList Where objectID = @objectID And indexID = @indexID And databaseID = @databaseID; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Grabbing the partition count...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Determine if the index is partitioned */ Select @partitionSQL = 'Select @partitionCount_OUT = Count(*) From ' + @databaseName + '.sys.partitions Where object_id = ' + Cast(@objectID As varchar(10)) + ' And index_id = ' + Cast(@indexID As varchar(10)) + ';' , @partitionSQL_Param = '@partitionCount_OUT int OutPut'; Execute sp_executeSQL @partitionSQL, @partitionSQL_Param, @partitionCount_OUT = @partitionCount OutPut; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Seeing if there''s any LOBs to be handled...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Determine if the table contains LOBs */ Select @LOB_SQL = ' Select @containsLOB_OUT = Count(*) From ' + @databaseName + '.sys.columns With (NoLock) Where [object_id] = ' + Cast(@objectID As varchar(10)) + ' And (system_type_id In (34, 35, 99) Or max_length = -1);' /* system_type_id --> 34 = image, 35 = text, 99 = ntext max_length = -1 --> varbinary(max), varchar(max), nvarchar(max), xml */ , @LOB_SQL_Param = '@containsLOB_OUT int OutPut'; Execute sp_executeSQL @LOB_SQL, @LOB_SQL_Param, @containsLOB_OUT = @containsLOB OutPut; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Building our SQL statements...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* If there's not a lot of fragmentation, or if we have a LOB, we should reorganize */ If @fragmentation < @rebuildThreshold Or @containsLOB >= 1 Or @partitionCount > 1 Begin Set @sqlCommand = N'Alter Index ' + @indexName + N' On ' + @databaseName + N'.' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + N' ReOrganize'; /* If our index is partitioned, we should always reorganize */ If @partitionCount > 1 Set @sqlCommand = @sqlCommand + N' Partition = ' + Cast(@partitionNumber As nvarchar(10)); End; /* If the index is heavily fragmented and doesn't contain any partitions or LOB's, rebuild it */ If @fragmentation >= @rebuildThreshold And IsNull(@containsLOB, 0) != 1 And @partitionCount <= 1 Begin /* Set online rebuild options; requires Enterprise Edition */ If @onlineRebuild = 1 And @editionCheck = 1 Set @rebuildCommand = N' Rebuild With (Online = On'; Else Set @rebuildCommand = N' Rebuild With (Online = Off'; /* Set processor restriction options; requires Enterprise Edition */ If @maxDopRestriction Is Not Null And @editionCheck = 1 Set @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N', MaxDop = ' + Cast(@maxDopRestriction As varchar(2)) + N')'; Else Set @rebuildCommand = @rebuildCommand + N')'; Set @sqlCommand = N'Alter Index ' + @indexName + N' On ' + @databaseName + N'.' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + @rebuildCommand; End; /* Are we executing the SQL? If so, do it */ If @executeSQL = 1 Begin If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Executing SQL statements...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Grab the time for logging purposes */ Set @dateTimeStart = GetDate(); /* Log our actions */ Insert Into dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( databaseID , databaseName , objectID , objectName , indexID , indexName , partitionNumber , fragmentation , page_count , dateTimeStart ) Select @databaseID , @databaseName , @objectID , @objectName , @indexID , @indexName , @partitionNumber , @fragmentation , @pageCount , @dateTimeStart; Set @indexDefrag_id = Scope_Identity(); /* Execute our defrag! */ Execute sp_executeSQL @sqlCommand; Set @dateTimeEnd = GetDate(); /* Update our log with our completion time */ Update dbo.dba_indexDefragLog Set dateTimeEnd = @dateTimeEnd , durationSeconds = DateDiff(second, @dateTimeStart, @dateTimeEnd) Where indexDefrag_id = @indexDefrag_id; /* Just a little breather for the server */ WaitFor Delay @defragDelay; /* Print if specified to do so */ If @printCommands = 1 Print N'Executed: ' + @sqlCommand; End Else /* Looks like we're not executing, just printing the commands */ Begin If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Printing SQL statements...', 0, 42) With NoWait; If @printCommands = 1 Print IsNull(@sqlCommand, 'error!'); End If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Updating our index defrag status...', 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Update our index defrag list so we know we've finished with that index */ Update #indexDefragList Set defragStatus = 1 Where databaseID = @databaseID And objectID = @objectID And indexID = @indexID And partitionNumber = @partitionNumber; End /* Do we want to output our fragmentation results? */ If @printFragmentation = 1 Begin If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(' Displaying fragmentation results...', 0, 42) With NoWait; Select databaseID , databaseName , objectID , objectName , indexID , indexName , fragmentation , page_count From #indexDefragList; End; /* Do we want to rebuild stats? */ If @rebuildStats = 1 Begin While Exists(Select Top 1 * From #databaseList Where statsStatus = 0) Begin /* Build our SQL statement to update stats */ Select Top 1 @rebuildStatsSQL = 'Use [' + databaseName + ']; ' + 'Execute sp_updatestats;' , @rebuildStatsID = databaseID From #databaseList Where statsStatus = 0; Set @debugMessage = 'Rebuilding Statistics: ' + @rebuildStatsSQL; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError(@debugMessage, 0, 42) With NoWait; /* Execute our stats update! */ Execute sp_executesql @rebuildStatsSQL; /* Keep track of which databases have been updated */ Update #databaseList Set statsStatus = 1 Where databaseID = @rebuildStatsID; End; End; /* When everything is said and done, make sure to get rid of our temp table */ Drop Table #indexDefragList; Drop Table #databaseList; Drop Table #processor; If @debugMode = 1 RaisError('DONE! Thank you for taking care of your indexes! :)', 0, 42) With NoWait; Set NoCount Off; Return 0 End Go Set Quoted_Identifier Off Set ANSI_Nulls On Go
Index Clean-Up Scripts
I've been spending a lot of time lately looking at indexing in my production environments... dropping un-used ones, adding missing ones, and fine-tuning the ones I already have. I thought I'd share some of the scripts I've been using to accomplish this.
Here's the script I use to find any un-used indexes. This relies heavily on the sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats DMV (2005+). This query will also return the SQL statements needed to drop the indexes for convenience. This does NOT mean you should necessarily drop the index. This is only a guide and a starting point; only you know how your application is used and whether SQL Server's recommendations make sense.
Un-Used Indexes Script
Declare @dbid int , @dbName varchar(100); Select @dbid = DB_ID() , @dbName = DB_Name(); With partitionCTE (object_id, index_id, row_count, partition_count) As ( Select [object_id] , index_id , Sum([rows]) As 'row_count' , Count(partition_id) As 'partition_count' From sys.partitions Group By [object_id] , index_id ) Select Object_Name(i.[object_id]) as objectName , i.name , Case When i.is_unique = 1 Then 'UNIQUE ' Else '' End + i.type_desc As 'indexType' , ddius.user_seeks , ddius.user_scans , ddius.user_lookups , ddius.user_updates , cte.row_count , Case When partition_count > 1 Then 'yes' Else 'no' End As 'partitioned?' , Case When i.type = 2 And i.is_unique_constraint = 0 Then 'Drop Index ' + i.name + ' On ' + @dbName + '.dbo.' + Object_Name(ddius.[object_id]) + ';' When i.type = 2 And i.is_unique_constraint = 1 Then 'Alter Table ' + @dbName + '.dbo.' + Object_Name(ddius.[object_ID]) + ' Drop Constraint ' + i.name + ';' Else '' End As 'SQL_DropStatement' From sys.indexes As i Inner Join sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats ddius On i.object_id = ddius.object_id And i.index_id = ddius.index_id Inner Join partitionCTE As cte On i.object_id = cte.object_id And i.index_id = cte.index_id Where ddius.database_id = @dbid Order By (ddius.user_seeks + ddius.user_scans + ddius.user_lookups) Asc , user_updates Desc;
This next script relies on several DMV's (2005+) that identify missing indexes. While this is good information, the index recommendations do not always make sense and/or sometimes overlap. Also, these DMV's store data since the SQL Server was last restarted, so if it's been a while since your server was rebooted, this data may be out of date. This script also provides a SQL statement, in case you do decide to create the index, but it doesn't take into consideration advanced parameters (i.e. sort_in_tempDB, Online, MaxDop, etc.) and only provides a basic create statement. Nonetheless, it's another good starting point.
Missing Index Script
Select t.name As 'affected_table' , 'Create NonClustered Index IX_' + t.name + '_missing_' + Cast(ddmid.index_handle As varchar(10)) + ' On ' + ddmid.statement + ' (' + IsNull(ddmid.equality_columns,'') + Case When ddmid.equality_columns Is Not Null And ddmid.inequality_columns Is Not Null Then ',' Else '' End + IsNull(ddmid.inequality_columns, '') + ')' + IsNull(' Include (' + ddmid.included_columns + ');', ';' ) As sql_statement , ddmigs.user_seeks , ddmigs.user_scans , Cast((ddmigs.user_seeks + ddmigs.user_scans) * ddmigs.avg_user_impact As int) As 'est_impact' , ddmigs.last_user_seek From sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups As ddmig Inner Join sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats As ddmigs On ddmigs.group_handle = ddmig.index_group_handle Inner Join sys.dm_db_missing_index_details As ddmid On ddmig.index_handle = ddmid.index_handle Inner Join sys.tables As t On ddmid.object_id = t.object_id Where ddmid.database_id = DB_ID() And Cast((ddmigs.user_seeks + ddmigs.user_scans) * ddmigs.avg_user_impact As int) > 100 Order By Cast((ddmigs.user_seeks + ddmigs.user_scans) * ddmigs.avg_user_impact As int) Desc;
Index Defrag Script
UPDATE: This script has been significantly updated. Please view the latest version at http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/.
Previously I posted that it's important to keep your indexes in shape with weekly or (preferably) nightly defrags. Below is a script I use to execute nightly defrags in SQL 2005 Enterprise. I can't claim complete credit... I believe this is a script I originally found on Microsoft and heavily modified to meet my needs.
You may want to modify the script if you're doing much with XML or LOB's. Also keep in mind that this is hitting the sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats table to view fragmentation information, which can be resource intensive.
If you're not familiar with index defragmentation, check out "Alter Index" on Books Online.
If Not Exists(Select object_id From sys.tables Where [name] = N'dba_indexDefragLog') Begin Create Table dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( indexDefrag_id int identity(1,1) not null , objectID int not null , objectName nvarchar(130) not null , indexID int not null , indexName nvarchar(130) not null , partitionNumber smallint not null , fragmentation float not null , dateTimeStart datetime not null , durationSeconds int not null Constraint PK_indexDefragLog Primary Key Clustered (indexDefrag_id) ); Print 'dba_indexDefragLog Table Created'; End If ObjectProperty(Object_ID('dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp'), N'IsProcedure') Is Null Begin Execute ('Create Procedure dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp As Print ''Hello World!''') RaisError('Procedure dba_indexDefrag_sp created.', 10, 1); End; Go Set ANSI_Nulls On; Set Ansi_Padding On; Set Ansi_Warnings On; Set ArithAbort On; Set Concat_Null_Yields_Null On; Set NoCount On; Set Numeric_RoundAbort Off; Set Quoted_Identifier On; Go Alter Procedure dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp /* Declare Parameters */ @minFragmentation float = 10.0 /* in percent, will not defrag if fragmentation less than specified */ , @rebuildThreshold float = 30.0 /* in percent, greater than @rebuildThreshold will result in rebuild instead of reorg */ , @onlineRebuild bit = 1 /* 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild */ , @executeSQL bit = 1 /* 1 = execute; 0 = print command only */ , @tableName varchar(4000) = Null /* Option to specify a table name */ , @printCommands bit = 0 /* 1 = print commands; 0 = do not print commands */ , @defragDelay char(8) = '00:00:05' /* time to wait between defrag commands */ As /*********************************************************************** Name: dba_indexDefrag_sp Author: Michelle F. Ufford Purpose: Defrags all indexes for the current database Notes: CAUTION: Monitor transaction log when executing for the first time! @minFragmentation defaulted to 10%, will not defrag if fragmentation if less than specified @rebuildThreshold defaulted to 30% as recommended by Microsoft in BOL; > than 30% will result in rebuild instead @onlineRebuild 1 = online rebuild; 0 = offline rebuild @executeSQL 1 = execute the SQL generated by this proc; 0 = print command only @tableName Specify if you only want to defrag indexes for a specific table @printCommands 1 = print commands to screen; 0 = do not print commands @defragDelay time to wait between defrag commands; gives the server a little time to catch up Called by: SQL Agent Job or DBA Date Initials Description ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008-10-27 MFU Initial Release *********************************************************************** Exec dbo.dba_indexDefrag_sp @executeSQL = 0 , @printCommands = 1; ***********************************************************************/ Set NoCount On; Set XACT_Abort On; Begin /* Declare our variables */ Declare @objectID int , @indexID int , @partitionCount bigint , @schemaName nvarchar(130) , @objectName nvarchar(130) , @indexName nvarchar(130) , @partitionNumber smallint , @partitions smallint , @fragmentation float , @sqlCommand nvarchar(4000) , @rebuildCommand nvarchar(200) , @dateTimeStart datetime , @dateTimeEnd datetime , @containsLOB bit; /* Just a little validation... */ If @minFragmentation Not Between 0.00 And 100.0 Set @minFragmentation = 10.0; If @rebuildThreshold Not Between 0.00 And 100.0 Set @rebuildThreshold = 30.0; If @defragDelay Not Like '00:[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9]' Set @defragDelay = '00:00:05'; /* Determine which indexes to defrag using our user-defined parameters */ Select Object_ID AS objectID , index_id AS indexID , partition_number AS partitionNumber , avg_fragmentation_in_percent AS fragmentation , 0 As 'defragStatus' /* 0 = unprocessed, 1 = processed */ Into #indexDefragList From sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats (DB_ID(), Object_Id(@tableName), NULL , NULL, N'Limited') Where avg_fragmentation_in_percent > @minFragmentation And index_id > 0 Option (MaxDop 1); /* Create a clustered index to boost performance a little */ Create Clustered Index CIX_temp_indexDefragList On #indexDefragList(objectID, indexID, partitionNumber); /* Begin our loop for defragging */ While (Select Count(*) From #indexDefragList Where defragStatus = 0) > 0 Begin /* Grab the most fragmented index first to defrag */ Select Top 1 @objectID = objectID , @fragmentation = fragmentation , @indexID = indexID , @partitionNumber = partitionNumber From #indexDefragList Where defragStatus = 0 Order By fragmentation Desc; /* Look up index information */ Select @objectName = QuoteName(o.name) , @schemaName = QuoteName(s.name) From sys.objects As o Inner Join sys.schemas As s On s.schema_id = o.schema_id Where o.object_id = @objectID; Select @indexName = QuoteName(name) From sys.indexes Where object_id = @objectID And index_id = @indexID And type > 0; /* Determine if the index is partitioned */ Select @partitionCount = Count(*) From sys.partitions Where object_id = @objectID And index_id = @indexID; /* Look for LOBs */ Select Top 1 @containsLOB = column_id From sys.columns With (NoLock) Where [object_id] = @objectID And (system_type_id In (34, 35, 99) -- 34 = image, 35 = text, 99 = ntext Or max_length = -1); -- varbinary(max), varchar(max), nvarchar(max), xml /* See if we should rebuild or reorganize; handle thusly */ If @fragmentation < @rebuildThreshold And @partitionCount <= 1 Set @sqlCommand = N'Alter Index ' + @indexName + N' On ' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + N' ReOrganize'; If @fragmentation >= @rebuildThreshold And IsNull(@containsLOB, 0) = 0 -- Cannot rebuild if the table has one or more LOB And @partitionCount <= 1 Begin /* We should always rebuild online if possible (SQL 2005 Enterprise) */ If @onlineRebuild = 0 Set @rebuildCommand = N' Rebuild With (Online = Off, MaxDop = 1)'; Else Set @rebuildCommand = N' Rebuild With (Online = On, MaxDop = 1)'; Set @sqlCommand = N'Alter Index ' + @indexName + N' On ' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + @rebuildCommand; End; /* If our index is partitioned, we should always reorganize */ If @partitionCount > 1 Set @sqlCommand = N'Alter Index ' + @indexName + N' On ' + @schemaName + N'.' + @objectName + N' ReOrganize' + N' Partition = ' + Cast(@partitionNumber As nvarchar(10)); -- no MaxDop needed, single threaded operation /* Are we executing the SQL? If so, do it */ If @executeSQL = 1 Begin /* Grab the time for logging purposes */ Set @dateTimeStart = GetDate(); Execute (@sqlCommand); Set @dateTimeEnd = GetDate(); /* Log our actions */ Insert Into dbo.dba_indexDefragLog ( objectID , objectName , indexID , indexName , partitionNumber , fragmentation , dateTimeStart , durationSeconds ) Select @objectID , @objectName , @indexID , @indexName , @partitionNumber , @fragmentation , @dateTimeStart , DateDiff(second, @dateTimeStart, @dateTimeEnd); /* Just a little breather for the server */ WaitFor Delay @defragDelay; /* Print if specified to do so */ If @printCommands = 1 Print N'Executed: ' + @sqlCommand; End Else /* Looks like we're not executing, just print the commands */ Begin If @printCommands = 1 Print @sqlCommand; End /* Update our index defrag list when we've finished with that index */ Update #indexDefragList Set defragStatus = 1 Where objectID = @objectID And indexID = @indexID And partitionNumber = @partitionNumber; End /* When everything is done, make sure to get rid of our temp table */ Drop Table #indexDefragList; Set NoCount Off; Return 0 End Go Set Quoted_Identifier Off Set ANSI_Nulls On Go
20081117 UPDATE: Check out my Updated Index Defrag Script for SQL 2005 and 2008.
Tips for Large Data Stores
I'm currently working on projects that involve the collection of massive amounts of data (i.e. terabyte-class, billion-row tables). One of the challenges of collecting so much data is the ability to report on the data quickly. To this end, I plan to spend the next several blog posts discussing tips for designing and managing large relational data stores. These are primarily design practices that have performed well for me within the various environments in which I've worked.
Partitioning
• Partitioning is the segregation of a single logical table into separate, identical physical structures. Basically, every table is stored in at least one partition; "partitioned tables" are merely comprised of many partitions.
• Implemented correctly, partitioning can have dramatic improvement on read performance, index maintenance cost reduction, storage of large fact tables on separate disks, and data archiving.
• If you're not familiar with partitioning, check out Kimberly Tripp's excellent white paper, Partitioned Tables and Indexes in SQL Server 2005.
• I cannot rave enough about the impact partitioning has had within our environment. To take one of the most extreme examples of improvement, the execution time of one BI report decreased from 2.5+ hours to 20 minutes after we implemented partitioning. While not all stored procedures experienced such phenomenal improvement, improvement in the range of 30% - 60% was very common.
• While partitioning does have many benefits, there are some negatives. Namely, more expensive writes (I've noticed around 10%), increased duration of queries that span many partitions (i.e. queries on long time spans, such as a year), and increased maintenance needs.
• My rule of thumb is to partition any table with growth rates > 10mm records per week or with regular archiving needs.
• Much more to come on partitioning in the near future.
Indexing
• Any experienced DBA can tell you that effective index management is critical.
• Ensure your stored procedures are using index seeks instead of scans. If scans cannot be avoided, consider using partitioning with aligned indexes to limit the amount of pages scanned.
• Periodically look for un-used indexes and remove them to improve write performance.
• Look for missing indexes, create one or two, and evaluate. Try composite indexes and included columns as a way to limit the amount of indexes you need to create.
• Defrag your indexes! Nightly, if you can get away with it.
Stored Procedure Tuning
• When querying on large amounts of data, try breaking your queries up into individual components and storing in temporary tables, then performing the joins.
• When querying on large date ranges, try looping through the days and inserting the data into a temp table. This can be especially beneficial when querying partitioned tables.
• Create indexes on your temporary tables!
• Utilize index seeks whenever possible.
• If permitted to use dirty reads and your environment's isolation level is not defaulted to read uncommitted, use With (NoLock) hints.
• Temporary tables can be partitioned! This is usually not necessary but can sometimes be beneficial.
• Try replacing table variables with temporary tables. My rule of thumb is this: if I'm performing joins on the temporary data or if I have more than 100 records, use a temporary table. Table variables can decrease stored procedure recompiles but can sometimes have a negative impact on performance. When in doubt, test each method and evaluate which works better for your needs.
• *Always* include the partitioning key when querying partitioned tables.
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