Module 12
Using In-Memory Tables
Module Overview
Memory-Optimized Tables
• Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
Lesson 1: Memory-Optimized Tables
What Are Memory-Optimized Tables?
Scenarios for Memory-Optimized Tables
Creating a Filegroup for Memory-Optimized Data
Creating Memory-Optimized Tables
Indexes in Memory-Optimized Tables
Converting Tables with Memory Optimization
Advisor
Querying Memory-Optimized Tables
• Demonstration: Using Memory-Optimized Tables
What Are Memory-Optimized Tables?
• Defined as C structs, compiled into DLLs, and
loaded into memory
• Can be persisted as FILESTREAM data, or
nondurable
• Do not apply any locking semantics
• Contain at least one index
• Can coexist with disk-based tables
• Can be queried by using Transact-SQL
• Support most data types and features
Scenarios for Memory-Optimized Tables
• Optimistic concurrency optimizes latch-bound
workloads
• Common scenarios:
• Multiple concurrent transactions modifying large
numbers of rows
• A table containing “hot” pages
• Applications should handle conflict errors:
• Write conflicts
• Repeatable read validation failures
• Serializable validation failures
• Commit dependency failures
Creating a Filegroup for Memory-Optimized
Data
• Databases with memory-optimized tables must
contain a filegroup for memory-optimized data
• Either:
• Use Transact-SQL, or
• Filegroups page of database properties in SSMS
Creating Memory-Optimized Tables
• Durability
• SCHEMA_AND_DATA
• SCHEMA_ONLY
• Primary Keys
• Must use for SCHEMA_AND_DATA durability
• Specify inline or after columns
• Must specify NONCLUSTERED
Indexes in Memory-Optimized Tables
• Nonclustered hash indexes
• Assign rows to buckets based on a hashing algorithm
• Optimized for equality seeks
• Nonclustered indexes
• Use a latch-free BW-tree structure
• Support equality seeks, inequality seeks, and sort order
• Decide which type of index to use
Converting Tables with Memory Optimization
Advisor
• Memory Optimization Checklist
• Memory Optimization Warnings
• Review Optimization Options
• Review Primary Key Conversion
• Review Index Conversion
• Verify Migration Actions
Querying Memory-Optimized Tables
• Interpreted Transact-SQL
• Enables memory-optimized tables in the same way as
disk-based tables
• Provides an interop layer
• Enables queries that combine memory-optimized and
disk-based tables
• Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
• Increased performance
• Stored procedure converted to C and compiled
• Access to memory-optimized tables only
Demonstration: Using Memory-Optimized
Tables
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Create a database with a filegroup for memory-
optimized data
• Use memory-optimized tables
Lesson 2: Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
What Are Natively Compiled Stored Procedures?
When to use Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
Creating Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
Execution Statistics
• Demonstration: Creating a Natively Compiled
Stored Procedure
What Are Natively Compiled Stored Procedures?
• Written in Transact-SQL and compiled to native
code at creation time
• Access memory-optimized tables
• Offer greater speed and efficiency
• Contain one atomic block—will succeed or fail as
a single unit
When to use Natively Compiled Stored
Procedures
• Use natively compiled stored procedures when:
• Performance is critical
• There are many rows to be processed
• The stored procedure is called frequently
• Logic that uses:
• Aggregation
• Nested-loop joins
• Multistatement select, insert, update, and deletes
• Complex expressions
• Procedural logic
• Avoid named parameters
Creating Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
• CREATE PROCEDURE statement
• NATIVE_COMPILATION option
• SCHEMABINDING option
• EXECUTE AS option
• BEGIN ATOMIC clause
Execution Statistics
• To enable the collection of statistics, use
sys.sp_xtp_control_proc_stats
• To monitor the performance of a natively
compiled stored procedure, use
sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats
Demonstration: Creating a Natively Compiled
Stored Procedure
In this demonstration, you will see how to:
• Create a natively compiled stored procedure
Lab: Using In-Memory Database Capabilities
Exercise 1: Using Memory-Optimized Tables
• Exercise 2: Using Natively Compiled Stored
Procedures
Logon Information
Virtual machine: 20762C-MIA-SQL
User name: ADVENTUREWORKS\Student
Password: Pa55w.rd
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Lab Scenario
You are planning to optimize some database
workloads by using the in-memory database
capabilities of SQL Server. You will create
memory-optimized tables and natively compiled
stored procedures to optimize OLTP workloads.
Lab Review
• In this lab, you should have created a natively
compiled stored procedure.
Module Review and Takeaways
• Review Question(s)
