>So you agree with scheduled defrags, but only when necessary. Schedule always. Defrag when necessary. In other words, if the frag index doesn't require a defrag, don't do it. But, let the programme figure it out.
I see no problem with running a defrag every half-hour, as extreme as that may sound, if the index says DON'T. That's all that I meant. Nothing more, nothing less. The jobs are scheduled. The action depends. As I said, the first couple of times may be I/O intense,. The rest, probably not. There is a difference between scheduling a job, and the job actually doing something. If that wasn't clear, I'm sorry. As I've said, it's an insurance policy, especially when you're tight on space. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
