Validate Structure

A recent question on the database OTN forum and a previous request by Charles Hooper that I cover some basic indexing concepts for newbie’s who might be confused by “dubious” information out there in internet land has prompted me to discuss the BLKS_GETS_PER_ACCESS metric, available in INDEX_STATS after an analyze validate structure operation.   The OTN [...]

I always take notice when Oracle introduces a new “FAST” option, so it was with some excitement when I first noticed in Oracle 11g Rel 1 there was a new FAST option when running the ANALYZE TABLE CASCADE VALIDATE STRUCTURE command.   This was described in the manuals as introducing a hashing scheme that was significantly [...]