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Index Fragmentation / Rebuild

The document discusses index fragmentation in Oracle databases and provides steps to analyze and rebuild indexes. It recommends rebuilding indexes if the deleted leaf row percentage is over 20%, the index height is 4, or the number of leaf rows is lower than the number of leaf blocks. Rebuilding completely removes fragmentation while coalescing only partially removes it. The example shows analyzing an index, determining it is over 40% fragmented, rebuilding it online to remove all fragmentation.

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Index Fragmentation / Rebuild

The document discusses index fragmentation in Oracle databases and provides steps to analyze and rebuild indexes. It recommends rebuilding indexes if the deleted leaf row percentage is over 20%, the index height is 4, or the number of leaf rows is lower than the number of leaf blocks. Rebuilding completely removes fragmentation while coalescing only partially removes it. The example shows analyzing an index, determining it is over 40% fragmented, rebuilding it online to remove all fragmentation.

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Index Fragmentation / Rebuild

First analyze index


SQL>analyze index INDEX_NAME validate structure;Then query INDEX_STATS view1. If
del_lf_rows/lf_rows is > .2 then index should be rebuild.2. If height is 4 then index should be
rebuild.3. If lf_rows is lower than lf_blks then index should be rebuild.
SQL> column status format a10SQL> select trunc((del_lf_rows/lf_rows)*100,2)'%' "status"
from index_stats;status----------21.83%How to remove index fragmentation?There are two
way to remove fragmentation.1. index coalesce2. index rebuildWhat is difference between
coalesce and rebuild please go through below link for more
detailshttp://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10739/indexes.htm#g100
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SQL> alter index IDX_OBJ_ID coalesce;
SQL> alter index IDX_OBJ_ID rebuild;
SQL> alter index IDX_OBJ_ID rebuild online;
Note: If any DML statement is running on base table then we have to use ONLINE keyword
with index rebuilding.
SQL> analyze index idx_obj_id validate structure;
Index analyzed
.SQL> select trunc((del_lf_rows/lf_rows)*100,2)'%' "status" from index_stats;
Status
40.85%
SQL> alter index IDX_OBJ_ID rebuild online;
Index altered.
SQL> analyze index idx_obj_id validate structure;
Index analyzed.
SQL> select trunc((del_lf_rows/lf_rows)*100,2)'%' "status" from index_stats;
Status
0%
Note: Index rebuild when index is fragmented or it is needed, otherwise index rebuilding is
myth for improve performance.

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