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Server configuration: ADR Preallocation Factor |
Explains the SQL Server instance configuration setting for ADR preallocation factor. |
MikeRayMSFT |
mikeray |
randolphwest, dfurman |
02/03/2025 |
sql |
configuration |
conceptual |
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
[!INCLUDE sssql19-starting-md], this configuration setting is used by accelerated database recovery.
Accelerated database recovery (ADR) uses row versions for transaction management and database recovery purposes. These versions are generated as part of various data manipulation language (DML) operations. Versions are stored in an internal table called the persistent version store (PVS).
Performance can degrade if pages are allocated for persistent version store (PVS) as part of foreground user DML operations. A background thread preallocates pages, and keeps them readily available for DML transactions. Performance is optimal when the background thread preallocates enough pages that the percentage of foreground PVS allocations is close to 0. The error log contains entries with the tag PreallocatePVS if the percentage gets high enough to affect performance.
The number of pages the background thread preallocates is based on various workload heuristics. Commonly, the background thread allocates chunks of 512 pages. The ADR preallocation factor is a multiple of the chunk. By default, the factor is 4, which means that 2048 pages are preallocated at once when required.
While the background thread takes workload patterns into consideration, this factor can be increased if necessary to improve performance.
Caution
If PVS preallocation factor is increased too much, it can contend with other allocations in the system and might actually reduce overall performance. Before you modify this setting, obtain a baseline of the system performance for tracking and comparison purposes.
::: moniker range="= sql-server-linux-ver15 || = sql-server-ver15"
For [!INCLUDE sssql19-md] CU 12 and previous versions, this value might be set to 0. We recommend that you reset the value to 4, which is the designed default, using the example in this article.
::: moniker-end
The following example sets the preallocation factor to 4.
EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
GO
EXEC sp_configure 'ADR Preallocation Factor', 4;
RECONFIGURE;
GO