Tag: index allocation map
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The Index Allocation Map (IAM)
SQL Server tracks the pages that belong to an allocation unit through special index allocation map pages, also called IAM pages. Each IAM page covers a single GAM-interval of the database file. All IAM pages of a single allocation unit together build an IAM-chain. Read on to find out more.
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