table structure for faster result??

  • iam a running a jobsite with over 265000 members, it has a column in which entirecv is stored as varchar(max)

    now when i query the table the results get timeout, its not working many a times, simple queries are timedout, already increased timeout, but still it doesnt work

    can i have 2 clustered index?

    the columns which are used in queries frequently are indexed but non-clustered, anyway that they can be done as clustered for increasing speed?

    iam pasting below table structure and indexes, any help appreciated

    CREATE TABLE [dbo].[candidatesRegistration](

    [CANDIid] [varchar](60) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,

    [regdate] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_regdate]

    DEFAULT (getdate()),

    [Passw] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,

    [emailAddress] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,

    [firstname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_firstname] DEFAULT (''),

    [lastname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_lastname] DEFAULT (''),

    [dateofbirth] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_dateofbirth] DEFAULT (getdate()),

    [gender] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_gender] DEFAULT ('M'),

    [address1] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_address1] DEFAULT (''),

    [address2] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_address2] DEFAULT (''),

    [address3] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_address3] DEFAULT (''),

    [pincode] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_pincode] DEFAULT (''),

    [Telephone] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Telephone] DEFAULT (''),

    [mobile] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_mobile] DEFAULT (''),

    [cityid] [varchar](60) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_cityid] DEFAULT (''),

    [cityname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_cityname] DEFAULT (''),

    [stateid] [varchar](60) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_stateid] DEFAULT (''),

    [statename] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_statename] DEFAULT (''),

    [countryname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_countryname] DEFAULT (''),

    [countryid] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_countryid]

    DEFAULT ((1)),

    [education] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_education] DEFAULT (''),

    [TotalExp] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_TotalExp]

    DEFAULT ((1)),

    [CVlocation] [varchar](100) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_CVlocation] DEFAULT (''),

    [Enddate] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Enddate]

    DEFAULT (getdate()),

    [LastLogin] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_LastLogin] DEFAULT (getdate()),

    [imagename] [varchar](150) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_imagename] DEFAULT (''),

    [imageext] [varchar](10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_imageext] DEFAULT (''),

    [emailverified] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_emailverified] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [Activated] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Activated] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [Verified] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Verified] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [ebayid] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_ebayid] DEFAULT (''),

    [blocked] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_blocked] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [settleabroad] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_settleabroad] DEFAULT (''),

    [countrytosettle] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_countrytosettle] DEFAULT (''),

    [willingtopay] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_willingtopay] DEFAULT (''),

    [monstersign] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_monstersign] DEFAULT (''),

    [mth] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_mth] DEFAULT ((0)),

    [profiletype] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_profiletype]

    DEFAULT ((1)),

    [Friendshipzone] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Friendshipzone] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [Remail] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_Remail] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [Purpose] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Purpose] DEFAULT (''),

    [referdby] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_referdby] DEFAULT (''),

    [banned] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_banned] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [showgads] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_showgads] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [ipaddress] [varchar](100) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_ipaddress] DEFAULT (''),

    [industryid] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_industryid]

    DEFAULT ((1)),

    [industryname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_industryname] DEFAULT (''),

    [jobcategoryid] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_jobcategoryid] DEFAULT ((1)),

    [jobcategoryname] [varchar](250) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_jobcategoryname] DEFAULT (''),

    [designation] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_designation] DEFAULT (''),

    [companyname] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_companyname] DEFAULT (''),

    [keywords] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_keywords] DEFAULT (''),

    [university] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_university] DEFAULT (''),

    [certification] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_certification] DEFAULT (''),

    [certifications] [varchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_certifications] DEFAULT (''),

    [isbouncing] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_isbouncing] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [adminemails] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_adminemails] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [Jobalerts] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_Jobalerts] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [EmailfromEmployers] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_EmailfromEmployers] DEFAULT ('Y'),

    [emailsent] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_emailsent] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [hide] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_hide] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [filextension] [varchar](5) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_filextension] DEFAULT (''),

    [EntireCv] [varchar](max) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_EntireCv] DEFAULT (''),

    [isonlinenow] [varchar](1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_isonlinenow] DEFAULT ('N'),

    [photo] [varchar](150) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

    [DF_candidatesRegistration_photo] DEFAULT (''),

    [photopassw] [varchar](60) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL

    CONSTRAINT [DF_candidatesRegistration_photopassw] DEFAULT (''),

    CONSTRAINT [PK_candidatesRegistration] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED

    (

    [CANDIid] ASC

    )WITH (IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY],

    CONSTRAINT [IX_candidatesRegistration_1] UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED

    (

    [emailAddress] ASC

    )WITH (IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]

    ) ON [PRIMARY]

    ------------------------Table Structure----------------------------

    ----------------indexes-----------------------------------------

    /****** Object: Index [IX_candidatesRegistration] Script Date: 12/20/2009 06:11:25

    ******/

    CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_candidatesRegistration] ON [dbo].[candidatesRegistration]

    (

    [CANDIid] ASC,

    [cityid] ASC,

    [countryid] ASC,

    [stateid] ASC,

    [TotalExp] ASC,

    [emailAddress] ASC,

    [Passw] ASC,

    [industryid] ASC,

    [jobcategoryid] ASC

    )WITH (SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, DROP_EXISTING = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ONLINE = OFF)

    ON [PRIMARY]

    /****** Object: Index [IX_candidatesRegistration_1] Script Date: 12/20/2009

    06:17:58 ******/

    ALTER TABLE [dbo].[candidatesRegistration] ADD CONSTRAINT

    [IX_candidatesRegistration_1] UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED

    (

    [emailAddress] ASC

    )WITH (SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ONLINE = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]

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  • You cannot have two clustered indexes.

    Can you post the queries that you're having performance problems with and their execution plans as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    Looking at the indexes, they're a little weird.

    The first NC index you have is partially redundant with the clustered index.

    CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_candidatesRegistration] ON [dbo].[candidatesRegistration](

    [CANDIid] ASC,

    [cityid] ASC,

    [countryid] ASC,

    [stateid] ASC,

    [TotalExp] ASC,

    [emailAddress] ASC,

    [Passw] ASC,

    [industryid] ASC,

    [jobcategoryid] ASC

    )

    If there's a search by candID, SQL will very likely just do a clustered index seek because it's about the most optimal way of getting the row. It's guaranteed to return one row as it's the pk. That NC index above cannot be used for a seek unless the query filters by candID. Hence, that very wide nonclustered index is probably not getting used all that often.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • try an index defrag.

    Also when you do your simple queries do the following:

    check the db for locks (sp_who)

    include appropriate filters on argable fields

    return limited results

    select top 1 id from table where id = (value)

    you can also create additional nonclustered indexes (as long as they are not duplicates)

    hope this helps

  • Freeman

    You really meant the defrag index - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177571.aspx

    Because after seeing your post, I checked in the above link, but they warned us to not use DBCC INDEXDEFRAG.

    Kindly clarify.

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  • cthariharan (12/24/2009)


    Freeman

    You really meant the defrag index - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177571.aspx

    Because after seeing your post, I checked in the above link, but they warned us to not use DBCC INDEXDEFRAG.

    Kindly clarify.

    You can still use DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on sql 2008, though it will be removed for future versions so it would be best to use

    Alter Index instead to ensure your code will work on future releases of SQL server.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188388.aspx"> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188388.aspx

  • Thank you.

    So you want me to use Reorganize instead of DBCC INDEXDEFRAG. Am i right sir ?

    For better, quicker answers, click on the following...
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

    For better answers on performance questions, click on the following...
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

  • Hello

    you can create a non clustered on the column which is mainly used in where clause with fill factor of 90%

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