在sql Server 2008 R2上向大型生产表添加列的最佳方法是什么?根据微软的在线书籍:
The changes specified in ALTER TABLE are implemented immediately. If the changes require modifications of the rows in the table,ALTER TABLE updates the rows. ALTER TABLE acquires a schema modify lock on the table to make sure that no other connections reference even the Metadata for the table during the change,except online index operations that require a very short SCH-M lock at the end.
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190273.aspx)
在具有数百万行的大型表上,这可能需要一段时间.停电是唯一的选择吗?处理这种情况的最佳方法是什么?