Block Contention - Solutions

Solutions

  • To reduce contention for table blocks due to delete, select or update statements, reduce the number of rows per block. This can be done by using a smaller block size.
  • To reduce contention for table blocks due to insert statements, increase the number of freelists, or buffer frames.
  • To reduce contention for index blocks the best strategy is to implement a Reverse index.

In most situations the goal is to spread queries over a greater number of blocks, to avoid concentrating on any single one.

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