Which of these indexes should be deleted?

  • Hi

    I run a query on indxes . and this is 3 records of result :

    TBL_1 --------- IX_1 user_seeks = 78 ------- User_Scans = 477 ------User_Lookup = 0 --------- User_Updates = 7707 -- Cost = (seek/update ) = 98

    TBL_2 --------- IX_2 user_seeks = 6 ------- User_Scans = 2827 ------ User_Lookup = 0 --------- User_Updates = 314 -- Cost = (seek/update ) = 52

    TBL_3 --------- IX_3 user_seeks = 296 --- User_Scans = 70329 ------ User_Lookup = 204635-- User_Updates = 13166 -- Cost = (seek/update ) = 44

    TBL_4 --------- IX_4 user_seeks = 2443 --- User_Scans = 0 --- ------ User_Lookup = 0 --------- User_Updates =35000 -- Cost = (seek/update ) =14

    part a : (nonclustered)

    Ix_1 : Yes it should be deleted .

    Ix_2 : has 2877 scan ? deleted ?

    Ix_3 : huge lookup and update ? deleted?

    part b : (clustered)

    we have a record such as IX_3 on clustered index ? what do I do ?

    and some times I have a clustered index with 0 seek and n.... update . deleted ? or change ?

  • No way to answer that. Maybe none of them. All of them are getting used, so unless you're very, very, very certain that there will be no performance degradation as a result, leave them all

    IX_3 is a clustered index (only get lookups to a clustered index)

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • Then what is the best way to get Unused indexes?

  • sm_iransoftware (1/26/2015)


    Then what is the best way to get Unused indexes?

    A brief search suggested this[/url].

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • Which search? (select from dmv's or select from taht table)

  • sm_iransoftware (1/26/2015)


    Which search? (select from dmv's or select from taht table)

    I have no idea what you mean. Did you check the link?

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • OK Thank you

    I did not see link.

    I use it Now.

  • Phil Parkin (1/26/2015)


    sm_iransoftware (1/26/2015)


    Then what is the best way to get Unused indexes?

    A brief search suggested this[/url].

    And the last sentence of that article is really, really important.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • darn i missed the link too!, here it is expanded out instead of aliased:

    Phil Parkin (1/26/2015)


    sm_iransoftware (1/26/2015)


    Then what is the best way to get Unused indexes?

    A brief search suggested http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/256/discovering-unused-indexes/.

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  • DECLARE @dbid INT

    SELECT @dbid = DB_ID(DB_NAME())

    SELECT OBJECTNAME = OBJECT_NAME(I.OBJECT_ID),

    INDEXNAME = I.NAME,

    I.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.INDEXES I

    JOIN SYS.OBJECTS O

    ON I.OBJECT_ID = O.OBJECT_ID

    WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(O.OBJECT_ID,'IsUserTable') = 1

    AND I.INDEX_ID NOT IN (

    SELECT S.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.DM_DB_INDEX_USAGE_STATS S

    WHERE S.OBJECT_ID = I.OBJECT_ID

    AND I.INDEX_ID = S.INDEX_ID

    AND DATABASE_ID = @dbid)

    ORDER BY OBJECTNAME,

    I.INDEX_ID,

    INDEXNAME ASC

  • umarrizwan (1/28/2015)


    DECLARE @dbid INT

    SELECT @dbid = DB_ID(DB_NAME())

    SELECT OBJECTNAME = OBJECT_NAME(I.OBJECT_ID),

    INDEXNAME = I.NAME,

    I.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.INDEXES I

    JOIN SYS.OBJECTS O

    ON I.OBJECT_ID = O.OBJECT_ID

    WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(O.OBJECT_ID,'IsUserTable') = 1

    AND I.INDEX_ID NOT IN (

    SELECT S.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.DM_DB_INDEX_USAGE_STATS S

    WHERE S.OBJECT_ID = I.OBJECT_ID

    AND I.INDEX_ID = S.INDEX_ID

    AND DATABASE_ID = @dbid)

    ORDER BY OBJECTNAME,

    I.INDEX_ID,

    INDEXNAME ASC

    Some descriptive text would help.

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • umarrizwan (1/28/2015)


    DECLARE @dbid INT

    SELECT @dbid = DB_ID(DB_NAME())

    SELECT OBJECTNAME = OBJECT_NAME(I.OBJECT_ID),

    INDEXNAME = I.NAME,

    I.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.INDEXES I

    JOIN SYS.OBJECTS O

    ON I.OBJECT_ID = O.OBJECT_ID

    WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(O.OBJECT_ID,'IsUserTable') = 1

    AND I.INDEX_ID NOT IN (

    SELECT S.INDEX_ID

    FROM SYS.DM_DB_INDEX_USAGE_STATS S

    WHERE S.OBJECT_ID = I.OBJECT_ID

    AND I.INDEX_ID = S.INDEX_ID

    AND DATABASE_ID = @dbid)

    ORDER BY OBJECTNAME,

    I.INDEX_ID,

    INDEXNAME ASC

    That will return only indexes which have never been used at all (select insert, update, delete) since the last server restart.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • indexes which are never used by any plan and Gail is right that by last restart of server.

  • umarrizwan (1/29/2015)


    indexes which are never used by any plan and Gail is right that by last restart of server.

    By 'never used', you mean never queried and the underlying table never had a data modification.

    It's not usually what people mean by 'unused indexes', they're usually looking for indexes that seldom/never get read but get updated a lot

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • if the data of underlying table changed and when we update statistics then plan should use that index.

    Am I right?

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