Re: Better name/syntax for "online" index creation

Greg Stark asked:
> I know Oracle calls this "online" index builds. In fact it
> works similarly
> with a single keyword "online" tacked on near the end of the
> create index
> statement.
>
> Anyone know what MSSQL or DB2 call it?
>

I have to live with MSSQL at work, and I didn't remember anything like
this, so I looked up the syntax for CREATE INDEX
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlre
f/ts_tsqlcon_6lyk.asp), and I can't find anything that gives the user
control over this. The closest is this note in the remarks:
Backup and CREATE INDEX operations do not block each other. If a
backup is in progress, index is created in a fully logged mode, which
may require extra log space.

It sounds to me like they fall back to 'online' index creation if a
backup is in progress, but give the user no control over it. I also
looked in the settings and didn't see anything relevant.

Regards,
Paul Bort