SQL Server 2016 introduces two distinct changes in the AlwaysOn transport, compression design.
- Improved compression algorithms
- Parallel compression of log block data
Compression can be performed faster, using less resource overhead and maintains compression ratios.
SQL Server 2016 also introduces parallel compression operations. The following chart outlines the performance and resource gains as tested using a TPCC stress load.
Throughput MB/s
Average CPU utilization (secondary)
MB sent on wire/sec
Today
82
17
35
2016
540
36
230
Since the primary’s compressed buffers are shared among multiple secondary transports all secondary’s must support the newer algorithms or the primary uses the SQL 2014 compression algorithms.
SQL Server 2016 always performances parallel decompression regardless of the compression algorithm chosen.
‘It Just Runs Faster’ – SQL Server 2016 combines new compression algorithms and parallelization to significantly improve AlwaysOn log transport capabilities.
Bob Dorr – Principal SQL Server Software Engineer
Zhengguo Sun
Nithin Mahesh
Fady Sedrak
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