Block-Level Compression and Hash Indexes - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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B035-1184
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Hash index rows can be compressed at the data block level or not, depending on whether they have been compressed or decompressed using the Ferret utility. For information about the Ferret utility, see Teradata Vantage™ - Database Utilities, B035-1102.

All limits on data block sizes apply to the noncompressed size of a hash index. Block compression does not raise any of these limits, nor does it enable more data to be stored in a single data block than can be stored in an noncompressed data block of the same size.