If you find that validating large databases with a small cache takes a long time, you can use one of two options to reduce the amount of time it takes. Using the WITH EXPRESS CHECK option with the VALIDATE TABLE statement, or the -fx option with the Validation utility (dbvalid) can significantly increase the speed at which your tables validate.

See also

• Improving performance when validating databases
• VALIDATE statement
• Validation utility (dbvalid)