Table Fragmentation

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Table Fragmentation

yuvipoy

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April 21, 2014 at 10:57 pm

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When i run the DBCC SHOWCONTIG() on my database it is displaying the attached list , is the tables got fragemented? if so how to resolve them?
most of my tables shows
- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 16.67% [1:6]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 71.43%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 80.00%
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- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 13.85% [19211:138717]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 88.27%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 21.82%
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- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 92.36% [1487:1610]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 2.50%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 98.41%

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Yogeshwar Phull Default port Points: 1434 More actions · Answer 1

I hope u r having SQL version > 2000. So forget about old ways of checking fragmentation and look for sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats for better results. Look for avg_fragmentation_in_percent and u need to worry about large sized tables only i.e. tables having large no. of records. This information is also there in the stated DMV.

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free_mascot One Orange Chip Points: 27169 More actions · Answer 2

You need to rebuild the indexes where the scan density is lower. Also do not bother if the table is small i.e. pages are less. Refer following link for further detail:

http://forums.databasejournal.com/showthread.php?9420-How-to-read-DBCC-SHOWCONTIG

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398872 More actions · Answer 3

I'm with Yogeshwar Phull. Don't use show_contig any more. The dynamic management objects are so much better for this type of information.

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yuvipoy SSChampion Points: 10469 More actions · Answer 4

Actually i just moved my SQL server 2000 to SQL server 2008 and did not run any data. just migrated the SQL server 2000 to 2008, so thats why i used DBCC SHOWCONTIG()

what is the suggestion based on the above.

andrew gothard SSChampion Points: 12314 More actions · Answer 5

I'm with all of them, and further than that I'd just install Michelle 'SQLFool' Ufford's maintenance script, configure any elements specific to your environment and largely forget about it.

http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/

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andrew gothard SSChampion Points: 12314 More actions · Answer 6

yuvipoy (4/22/2014)
Actually i just moved my SQL server 2000 to SQL server 2008.

In that case I'd run a full update statistics against all your databases if you've not already done so

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398872 More actions · Answer 7

andrew gothard (4/22/2014)

I'm with all of them, and further than that I'd just install Michelle 'SQLFool' Ufford's maintenance script, configure any elements specific to your environment and largely forget about it.

http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/%5B/quote%5D

I concur. Nice set of scripts, easy to understand and implement.

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yuvipoy (4/21/2014)
When i run the DBCC SHOWCONTIG() on my database it is displaying the attached list , is the tables got fragemented? if so how to resolve them?
most of my tables shows
- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 16.67% [1:6]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 71.43%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 80.00%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 13.85% [19211:138717]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 88.27%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 21.82%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 92.36% [1487:1610]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 2.50%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 98.41%

Depending on the number of pages, the first two show signs of fragmentation that could be cleaned up. But, I'd only do it if they were at least 100 pages in size. Other people suggest only doing this when greater than 1000 pages. Testing within your own environment will give you a better answer.

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