REINDEX

Function

REINDEX rebuilds an index using the data stored in the index's table, replacing the old copy of the index.

There are several scenarios in which REINDEX can be used:

• An index has become corrupted, and no longer contains valid data.
• An index has become "bloated", that is, it contains many empty or nearly-empty pages.
• You have altered a storage parameter (such as fillfactor) for an index, and wish to ensure that the change has taken full effect.

  An index build with the CONCURRENTLY option failed, leaving an "invalid" index.

Precautions

Index reconstruction of the REINDEX DATABASE or SYSTEM type cannot be performed in transaction blocks.

• Do not perform the CREATE INDEX and REINDEX operations on large tables during peak hours.
• For more information about development and design specifications, see Development and Design Proposal.

Syntax

• Rebuild a general index.

  1	REINDEX { INDEX | TABLE | DATABASE | SYSTEM } name [ FORCE ];

• Rebuild an index partition.

  1 2	REINDEX { TABLE } name PARTITION partition_name [ FORCE ];

Parameter Description

• INDEX

  Recreates the specified index.

• TABLE

  Recreates all indexes of the specified table. If the table has a secondary TOAST table, that is reindexed as well.

• DATABASE

  Recreates all indexes within the current database.

• SYSTEM

  Recreates all indexes on system catalogs within the current database. Indexes on user tables are not processed.

• name

  Name of the specific index, table, or database to be reindexed. Index and table names can be schema-qualified.

  

  REINDEX DATABASE and SYSTEM can create indexes for only the current database. Therefore, name must be the same as the current database name.

• FORCE

  This is an obsolete option. It is ignored if specified.

• partition_name

  Specifies the name of the partition or index partition to be reindexed.

  Value range:

  • If it is REINDEX INDEX, specify the name of an index partition.
  • If it is REINDEX TABLE, specify the name of a partition.

Index reconstruction of the REINDEX DATABASE or SYSTEM type cannot be performed in transaction blocks.

Examples

Rebuild the partition index of partition P1 in the partitioned table customer_address:

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS customer_address;
CREATE TABLE customer_address
(
    ca_address_sk       INTEGER                  NOT NULL   ,
    ca_address_id       CHARACTER(16)            NOT NULL   ,
    ca_street_number    CHARACTER(10)                       ,
    ca_street_name      CHARACTER varying(60)               ,
    ca_street_type      CHARACTER(15)                       ,
    ca_suite_number     CHARACTER(10)                    
)
DISTRIBUTE BY HASH (ca_address_sk)
PARTITION BY RANGE(ca_address_sk)
(
        PARTITION P1 VALUES LESS THAN(2450815),
        PARTITION P2 VALUES LESS THAN(2451179),
        PARTITION P3 VALUES LESS THAN(2451544),
        PARTITION P4 VALUES LESS THAN(MAXVALUE)
);

CREATE INDEX customer_address_index on customer_address(CA_ADDRESS_SK) LOCAL;

REINDEX TABLE customer_address PARTITION P1;