QL> set timing on;
SQL> create index inv_date_no on inv_transactions_log_bk(date_no);
Index created
Executed in 274.047 seconds
SQL> drop index INV_DATE_NO;
Index dropped
Executed in 0.047 seconds
SQL> create index inv_date_no on inv_transactions_log_bk(date_no) nologging;
Index created
Executed in 189.875 seconds
SQL> drop index INV_DATE_NO;
Index dropped
Executed in 0.047 seconds
SQL> create index inv_date_no on inv_transactions_log_bk(date_no) parallel 3 nologging;
Index created
Executed in 334.906 seconds
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create index ind_name on table_name(column) parallel degree;
PARALLEL_MAX_SERVERS specifies the maximum number of parallel execution processes and parallel recovery processes for an instance.
SQL> show parameter PARALLEL_MAX_SERVERS;
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
parallel_max_servers integer 5