Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 05/11/06 13:31

Tony Rogerson (tonyrogerson@sqlserverfaq.com) writes:
>> 2) Create the clustered index on the target table with a relatively low
>> fill factor, say 30%. (Of course, no NC indexes would be in place.)
>
> As the table is empty there is no point putting on the fillfactor because
> its not enforced for new pages.
>
> Only good for creating indexes on existing data.
>
> I agree though - clustered index should be in place before you start.

Eh, I guess that I will have to stick with my general lame excuse that
the hour was late.

However, it could maybe be idea to reindex every now and then with a low
fill-factor.



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