Estimating space requirements for an index
You can use SSE to estimate space requirements for an index.
To estimate space requirements for an index
- From the command prompt, type SSE and press Enter.
- On the Space Estimation panel, enter IX in the Object Type field, and press Enter.
- Estimate space requirements for the index as follows:
Change any of the modifiable values (highlighted in the figure in Space-requirement-estimates-based-on-user-specified-values) as needed to correspond to your index.
Press Enter to update the Estimated fields:
- The Estimated box on the right side of the panel displays estimates for the index .
- The Estimated list in the bottom right corner shows estimates for the index .
- (Optional) If you want to see additional estimates based on different values, repeat Step 3.
- When finished, press END to exit.
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