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Index Rebuild causing blocking issue

Hi,

The attached script is causing blocking issue on our prod servers. Please let me know how to avoid the blocking issue i.e., is there any modifications required in that attached script.

Thanks in advance.
Index-Rebild.txt

JestersGrind

ALTER INDEX IndexName ON TableName REBUILD WITH (ONLINE = ON)

Greg

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sg05121983

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Thnaks Mr. JestersGrind.

I will try your suggestion and let your know the results.

Any other suggestions on my script?

JestersGrind

The rest of the script looks fine.

Greg

DBAduck - Ben Miller

Just remember in your scripts you use the dm_db_index_physical_stats and that is a function that will go out and take some locks. Not always will there be extreme blocking, but it is not a lightweight operation. That will block things the way you are doing it, but it will always be the case and should be done at a time that there is less activity on the database.

8080_Diver

You might also want to try to do that during "off hours" . . . doing it during "business hours" is not a Best Practice.

Ramesh Babu Vavilla

JestersGrind:

ALTER INDEX IndexName ON TableName REBUILD WITH (ONLINE = ON)
online index rebuild runs only in the enterprise editon ?

JestersGrind

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That's a good point. Online index operations are available only in SQL Server Enterprise, Developer, and Evaluation editions in SQL 2008.

Greg

sg05121983

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8080_Diver

I take it the author has the Enterprise version of SQL Server. ;-)