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Index Locking




The circumstances where it is necessary to index lock include:
  • Adding a new level to the root page

  • Shrinking the root page

  • Splitting or shrinking the immediate child of the root page, causing an update on the root page


Circumstances where it is not necessary to Index lock include where:
  • Small tables with index levels no higher than 3 are being used.

  • Possible modifications to the root page of an index are envisioned.