The document discusses various techniques for optimizing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages, including: 1) Using fast parse for flat file sources and increasing packet size for OLE DB sources to improve loading performance by up to 8%. 2) Choosing between synchronous and asynchronous transformations based on whether the same buffers will be used. 3) Optimizing lookups to reduce memory usage by using partial caching and LEFT JOINs where possible. 4) Improving destination performance by setting commit size equal to buffer row count, disabling constraints checking, and using table locks for faster loading.

1. SSIS Optimization -Better Designs VarunRagul Mavoodu

2. Common Problems and Solutions Better designs Tips and Examples Agenda

3. Flat Files - Use Fast parse for faster Loading Average performance improvement would be around 8% per column. – Example OLE DB Source Optimize the Query – Apply more filter , remove unnecessary column , joins etc. Packet Size – By default server choose 4k change it to 32K. Source Optimization

4. Transformation’s in SSIS Sync  Same buffers are used for each operation. Async  New Buffers are created for each operation . Category Row Partial Blocking Full Blocking Sync/Async Sync Async Async Input = Output Yes Partially No Wait For all Input No No Yes New Buffer or thread No Yes Yes

5. Transformation's Split Row Transformation Partially Blocking Full Blocking Oledb Command Union All Aggregate SCD Term Look up Sort Row Count Data mining query Fuzzy lookup Import/Export Column Merge and Merge Join Fuzzy grouping Multi cast Row sampling Look up Term Extraction Derived Column Pivot\Unpivot Copy Column Data conversion Conditional Split

6. Look up Full and partial cache occupies memory during pre execute phase. Memory is never de allocated until package is complete. More the no full cache lookup , more the Ram it takes Solution : Override using LEFT JOIN wherever necessary Transformations – Look Up

7. Try to Join data at database. Merge use sorted data from source and change the properties. Use new features of 2008 like CDC which is very promising and can effectively replace Type 2 using SSIS. Try to Use Merge func of TSql . Transformations - Tips

8. OLEDB Insert Options The commit size should always be equal to Rows in Dataflow per buffer . Uncheck “Check Constraints” , if sure of Data Quality Apply table lock for faster access ( exception for type 2 ) Rows per batch should be decided based on No of rows per buffer Destination - Optimization

9. SQL Server Destination – Works well for small datasets Average improvement of 20% found on loading. Documented limitations on Error handling. Data Compression in 2008 – 30 % increase in Data loading when data is compressed but select was pretty much faster . During Data Loading process change the recovery to simple. Destination …..

10. Enable Trace flag 610 when doing bulk operation like index rebuild , bulk loading . If the target table has a clustered index an order insert will improve perf. Destination ….

11. Index Strategy for Data loading Based on the delta Single Clustered Index – Leave as such Single Non clustered and data > 100 % - Drop and reload Multiple Non Clustered and data ? 10 % - Drop and reload Always remember Sql Server Auto update Stats only on a 20% increase in data. Destiantion …

12. Dataflow Buffer Memory Tweaking Data flow buffer can give better performance Based on Trial and error method in production like load scenarios conclude the optimum size . Remove unnecessary columns. Blob Storage /Buffer Temp : point to Fast Drive , by default it will take the temp path in environment variable. Design Issues- Buffer Memory

13. Update and insert issues Locking and possible Lock Escalation. Delay in Loading. Solution :Create another temp table replace OLEDB command with OLEDB BULK INSERT Add a new execute SQL task for batch update Design Issues – Oledb Command(SCD)

14. Always use queries in Lookup do not default . Always use nolock wherever possible , it will improve large table scans. Try to use shared Look up when tables are reused . Use cast and convert at Sql rather than at SSIS. Sort at Source. Merge instead of SCD. Design Issues

15. Measuring performance Performance Counters Buffers Spooled – Should be low as 0 - The no of buffers that where written on the BLOB storage . It indicates the ram has been exhausted and where written on file system Disc I/O - Disk Per /Sec should be less than 10 for optimum performance Try to Dissect your SSIS to analyze performance Example : Using Row Count as target to test Source speed

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