Determinig Fill Factor

  • What would be the best way to determine a apprioprate fill factor for you indexes?

    Thanks,
    Art
    Database Analyst
    Tastefully Simple, Inc.

    alorenzini@tastefullysimple.com
    " Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints!

  • It is really a case-by-case question. Here is a link for your reference. May it help.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa933139(SQL.80).aspx

  • general rule: more updates (in a timeframe), means creating/rebuilding with a lower fillfactor. Thus, for read-only data, set filfactor to 100. (fillfactor is the amount of free space in a page)

    For example: If you see that an index is a candidate for a rebuild every day, lower the fillfactor.

    Wilfred
    The best things in life are the simple things

  • Great info. The article really help.

    Thanks,
    Art
    Database Analyst
    Tastefully Simple, Inc.

    alorenzini@tastefullysimple.com
    " Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints!

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