Re: Slow inserts
Posted in 2005
Ben Thompson — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix
Ben Thompson wrote:
> To add more information, the BTREE scanner is going like mad when this
> occurs. I didn't know the "onstat" for this one but Informix Server
> Administrator can be very handy... So it looks like Art was right.
Just to add more information in case anyone is interested, it seems that
one way of solving it is to change the FILLFACTOR on the index to reduce
BTREE scanner activity. The trade off seems to be that selects may be
slower but inserts and deletes should speed up.
Ben.