Index space

Just quick question, what will happen if informix runs out of index space? Cause we are facing such problem soon. We are trying to clean the space. Thanks, Denny ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques .

You mean if the dbspace containing the index fills or the partition can't register another extent? If that happens and you try to insert a row or update a key column that would cause a new index page to be written - you'll get back an error code indicating that there's no more space to make the change and you'll have to rollback the transaction. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:47 Just quick question, what will happen if informix runs out of index space? Cause we are facing such problem soon. We are trying to clean the space. Thanks, Denny ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques . ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

Thanks for quick reply. Then we have to fix the problem ASAP. How about drop index and re-create index? Will it save some space? Thanks again. Denny -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of ART KAGEL, .... Sent: February 2, 2006 1:52 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: Index space [6306] You mean if the dbspace containing the index fills or the partition can't register another extent? If that happens and you try to insert a row or update a key column that would cause a new index page to be written - you'll get back an error code indicating that there's no more space to make the change and you'll have to rollback the transaction. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:47 Just quick question, what will happen if informix runs out of index space? Cause we are facing such problem soon. We are trying to clean the space. Thanks, Denny ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques . ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques .

It may, especially if there are lots of deleted nodes or the index has lots of partially full pages. If that's so, you can build the index with a FILLFACTOR or 100 and compress it, but it will begin to grow again, and quickly, if you're inserting to that table. Can you add a chunk to the dbspace or a new dbspace to which you can move the index or even fragment it over two or more dbspaces with enough free space? Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:58 Thanks for quick reply. Then we have to fix the problem ASAP. How about drop index and re-create index? Will it save some space? Thanks again. Denny -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of ART KAGEL, .... Sent: February 2, 2006 1:52 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: Index space [6306] You mean if the dbspace containing the index fills or the partition can't register another extent? If that happens and you try to insert a row or update a key column that would cause a new index page to be written - you'll get back an error code indicating that there's no more space to make the change and you'll have to rollback the transaction. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:47 Just quick question, what will happen if informix runs out of index space? Cause we are facing such problem soon. We are trying to clean the space. Thanks, Denny ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques . ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete this message and destroy any copies. Internet e- mail is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Messages could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender will not be liable for these risks. ******************************************* Ce message electronique pourrait contenir des informations privilegiees et confidentielles. Si vous n'en etes pas le recipiendaire prevu, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit d'examiner, de diffuser, de distribuer et de reproduire le present message. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, veuillez prevenir l'expediteur par courriel, puis effacer ce message et en detruire toute copie. Le courrier electronique n'est pas garanti securitaire ni exempt d'erreurs. Les messages pourraient etre interceptes, corrompus, egares, retardes ou contamines par des virus. L'exp'editeur n'est pas responsable de ces risques . ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

Thanks, we already have separated dbspace for tables and indexs. Yes, I think we better add more chunk. Denny -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of ART KAGEL, .... Sent: February 2, 2006 2:02 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: Index space [6308] It may, especially if there are lots of deleted nodes or the index has lots of partially full pages. If that's so, you can build the index with a FILLFACTOR or 100 and compress it, but it will begin to grow again, and quickly, if you're inserting to that table. Can you add a chunk to the dbspace or a new dbspace to which you can move the index or even fragment it over two or more dbspaces with enough free space? Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:58 Thanks for quick reply. Then we have to fix the problem ASAP. How about drop index and re-create index? Will it save some space? Thanks again. Denny -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of ART KAGEL, .... Sent: February 2, 2006 1:52 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: Index space [6306] You mean if the dbspace containing the index fills or the partition can't register another extent? If that happens and you try to insert a row or update a key column that would cause a new index page to be written - you'll get back an error code indicating that there's no more space to make the change and you'll have to rollback the transaction. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Denny Guo <ids@iiug.org> At: 2/ 2 13:47 Just quick question, what will happen if informix runs out of index space? Cause we are facing such problem soon. We are trying to clean the space. Thanks, Denny ******************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. 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