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What happens if you turn off the clustered index?
You probably already know that you can disable the index. This can be handy with large loads, and loading + enabling indexes (you will have to completely rebuild them) is faster than loading with enabled indexes.
I know of few cases where this has helped, but sometimes it can be a handy trick. I should say that this is only true for unclusterized indexes.
And what happens if you disable a clustered index?
CREATE TABLE DisableMe (
Id INT,
Col1 varchar(50),
INDEX ci_DisableMe CLUSTERED (Id)
);
INSERT INTO DisableMe VALUES
(1,'One')
,(2,'Two')
,(3,'Three');
GO
SELECT FROM DisableMe;
GO
ALTER INDEX ci_DisableMe ON DisableMe DISABLE;
GO
SELECT FROM DisableMe;
GO
Msg 8655, Level 16, State 1, Line 20
The request processor was unable to provide a plan,
because the "ci_DisableMe" index in the table or view "DisableMe" is disabled.
That’s right, right? I mean, a clustered index is a table, so if you disable an index, there is no way to read it.
Also, just so you know, the action to disable a clustered index will disable all non-clusterized indexes, and they cannot be re-enabled until the CI (clustered index) is enabled/rebuilt.
Again, there is no data available to rebuild an unclusterized index. And the only way to re-enable a clustered index is to rebuild it (i.e. make the table available again).
ALTER INDEX ci_DisableMe ON DisableMe REBUILD;
GO
SELECT * FROM DisableMe;
GO
However, you have the option of completely removing the CI. You get a bunch, but at least you still have access to the data.
DROP INDEX DisableMe.ci_DisableMe;
GO
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