Search Postgresql Archives

Re: When does CLUSTER occur?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Igor Neyman wrote:

> As for MS SQL, here is how it implements clustering:
> The index on which the table is clustered actually becomes a
> "physical holder" (for the lack of better term) of the table,
> meaning the complete table tuples are stored in the leaf blocks
> of the index it is clustered on. There is no other place in the
> database where they are stored physically.

Right, in a SQL Server clustered table the data row is stored in
the leaf level of the clustered index, and in PostgreSQL we don't
store tuple visibility information within any index; so we would
have a fair amount of work to do before we could use a similar
approach.

-Kevin


-- 
Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Index of Archives]     [Postgresql Jobs]     [Postgresql Admin]     [Postgresql Performance]     [Linux Clusters]     [PHP Home]     [PHP on Windows]     [Kernel Newbies]     [PHP Classes]     [PHP Books]     [PHP Databases]     [Postgresql & PHP]     [Yosemite]
  Powered by Linux