Reorganize Index Task (Maintenance Plan)
Use the ReorganizeIndex Task dialog to move index pages into a more efficient search order. This task uses the ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE
statement with SQL Server 2005 databases, and DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
with SQL Server 2000 databases.
Options
- Connection
Select the server connection to use when performing this task.
- New
Create a new server connection to use when performing this task. The New Connection dialog box is described below.
Databases
Specify the databases affected by this task.All databases
Generate a maintenance plan that runs maintenance tasks against all SQL Server databases except tempdb.All system databases
Generate a maintenance plan that runs maintenance tasks against each of the SQL Server system databases except tempdb. No maintenance tasks are run against user-created databases.All user databases
Generate a maintenance plan that runs maintenance tasks against all user-created databases. No maintenance tasks are run against the SQL Server system databases.These specific databases
Generate a maintenance plan that runs maintenance tasks against only those databases that are selected. At least one database in the list must be selected if this option is chosen.Note
Maintenance plans only run against databases set to compatibility level 80 or higher. Databases set to compatibility level 70 or lower are not displayed.
- Object
Limit the Selection grid to display tables, views, or both.
- Selection
Specify the tables or indexes affected by this task. Not available when Tables and Views is selected in the Object box.
- Compact large objects
Deallocate space for tables and views when possible. This option usesALTER INDEX LOB_COMPACTION = ON
. This is only available for SQL Server 2005 databases.
View T-SQL
View the Transact-SQL statements performed against the server for this task, based on the selected options.Note
When the number of objects affected is large, this display can take a considerable amount of time.
New Connection Dialog Box
- Connection name
Enter a name for the new connection.
- Select or enter a server name
Select a server to connect to when performing this task.
- Refresh
Refresh the list of available servers.
- Enter information to log on to the server
Specify how to authenticate against the server.
- Use Windows integrated security
Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine with Microsoft Windows Authentication.
- Use a specific user name and password
Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine using SQL Server Authentication. This option is not available.
- User name
Provide a SQL Server login to use when authenticating. This option is not available.
- Password
Provide a password to use when authenticating. This option is not available.
See Also
Other Resources
ALTER INDEX (Transact-SQL)
DBCC INDEXDEFRAG (Transact-SQL)
Help and Information
Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance
Change History
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17 July 2006 |
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