Use the SPDSIASY= macro
variable to specify whether to create indexes in parallel when creating
multiple indexes on an SPD Server table.
Corresponding
Table Option : ASYNCINDEX=
Arguments
creates the indexes
in parallel.
creates one index at
a time.
You use the macro variable
SPDSIASY= to choose between parallel and sequential index creation
on SPD Server tables with more than one index. One advantage of creating
multiple indexes in parallel is speed. The speed enhancements that
can be achieved with parallel indexes are not free. Parallel indexes
require significantly more disk space for working storage. The default
SPD Server setting for the SPDSIASY= macro variable is set to NO,
in order to avoid exhausting the available work storage space.
However, if you have
adequate disk space to support parallel sorts,
it is strongly
recommended that you override the default SPDSIASY=NO
setting and assign SPDSIASY=YES. You can substantially increase performance
-- indexes that take hours to build complete much faster.
How many indexes should
you create in parallel? The answer depends on several factors, such
as the number of CPUs in the SMP configuration and available storage
space needed for index key sorting.
When managing disk space
on your SPD Server, remember that grouping
index create
statements can minimize the number of table scans that SPD Server
performs, but it also affects disk space consumption. There is an
inverse relationship between the table scan frequency and disk space
requirements. A minimal number of table scans requires more auxiliary
disk space; a maximum number of table scans requires less auxiliary
disk space.
Your perform batch processing
from midnight to 6:00 a.m. All of your processing must be completed
before start of the next work day. One frequently repeated batch job
creates large indexes on a table, and usually takes several hours
to complete. Configure SPD Server to create indexes in parallel to
reduce the processing time.
%let SPDSIASY=YES;
proc datasets lib=spds;
modify a;
index create x;
index create y;
modify a;
index create comp=(x y) comp2=(y x);
quit;
In the example above,
the X and Y indexes will be created in parallel. After creating X
and Y indexes, SPD Server creates the COMP and COMP2 indexes in parallel.
In this example, two table scans are required: one table scan for
the X and Y indexes, and a second table scan for the COMP and COMP2
indexes.