Data Partitioning – SQL Server

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Agenda•Data Partitioning in SQL Server•Architecture•Demo

Data Partitioning

•Also known as Horizontal Partitioning▫Large table/index can be split into multiple

manageable portions•Advantages

▫Improves Query Performance▫Better Data Manageability and Cost Effective▫Deleting and Moving data is faster from

partitions▫Narrow downs the index maintenance window▫OLTP/DSS – Operational/Non-Operational data

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Index /Heap

Table/Indexed View

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Index/Heap

Data pages Data pages

Logical Representation

Data Partitioning Architecture

Partition Concepts•PARTITION FUNCTION

▫Used to specify partition boundary values▫Two types (represents boundary data

directions) LEFT -myself and my left range values RIGHT -myself and my right range values

•PARTITION SCHEME▫Logical & Partitions physically aligned▫Span over single or multiple file groups▫Can specify each partition can go to a

individual file group or all partitions can go into a single file group

CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION MyPartitionFuncationName_pfn(int)AS RANGE RIGHT FOR VALUES(10,50)

CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION MyPartitionFuncationName_pfn(int)AS RANGE LEFT FOR VALUES(10,50)

Creating Partition Function

<=10 >10 & <=50

>50

<10 >=10 & <50

>=50

CREATE PARTITION SCHEME MyPartitionScheme_psAS PARTITION MyPartitionFuncationName_pfnALL TO ([FG]) --- specifying single file group--TO ([FGA], [FGB]) --- specifying multiple file groups

Partition Physical Architecture

Database File Group A

File Group B

File Group C

File Group D

Partition scheme

DatabaseFile GroupPartition

scheme

Partition Concepts (2)•SPLIT/MERGE

▫SPLIT Introduces new boundary Partition will be added to respective side (L/R)

▫MERGE Deletes boundary Partition will be merged to the respective side

(L/R)•SWITCH IN/OUT

▫Moving partition from partitioned table to other partitioned table called “in”

▫Moving partition from partitioned table to non partitioned table called “out”

<=10 >10 & <=50

>50

<=10 >25 & <=50

>50>10 & <=25

SPLIT – LEFT Boundary

ALTER PARTITION SCHEME MyPartitionScheme_ps NEXT USED [FG]; -- specifying file group for new boundaryALTER PARTITION FUNCTION MyPartitionFunctionName_pfn()SPLIT RANGE(25)

<=10 >25 & <=50

>50>10 & <=25

<=10 >25 & <=50

>50<=25

MERGE – LEFT Boundary

ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION MyPartitionFunctionName_pfn()MERGE RANGE(10)

Partitioned Table

Partition 2

Non Partitioned

tablePartition 1

Partition 1

Partitioned Table

Partition 1

Non Partitioned tablePartition

1

SWITCH IN/OUT says “Hey, its your partition by updating metadata.”

SWITCH OUT

ALTER TABLE PartitionedTableNameSWITCH PARTITION 2 TO NonPartitionedTableName-- <Partition number> TO DestinationPartitionedTableName<destination Partition number>

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Additional Information

•Would not support for composite key•SQL Server 2008 SP2 or Later versions

boosted creation of partitions up to 15000