Description:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-cluster-limitations-limits.html
says
Different limits related to tables and indexes.
For example, the maximum number of ordered indexes
per table is determined by MaxNoOfOrderedIndexes.
MaxNoOfOrderedIndexes sets the limit of total per
cluster indexes though, the maximum number of
(ordered) indexes per table seems to be fixed
to 16 (including the primary key) on CREATE TABLE
time.
Additional indexes may be added using the "online
add index" which has its own set of prolems though,
see bug #44980 ...
How to repeat:
Try to create a table with 16 or more indexes (including the primary key):
mysql> create table t2 (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`attr_1` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_2` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_3` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_4` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_5` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_6` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_7` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_8` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_9` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_10` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_11` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_12` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_13` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_14` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_15` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_16` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_17` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_18` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_19` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`attr_20` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
KEY `key_1` (`attr_1`),
KEY `key_2` (`attr_2`),
KEY `key_3` (`attr_3`),
KEY `key_4` (`attr_4`),
KEY `key_5` (`attr_5`),
KEY `key_6` (`attr_6`),
KEY `key_7` (`attr_7`),
KEY `key_8` (`attr_8`),
KEY `key_9` (`attr_9`),
KEY `key_10` (`attr_10`),
KEY `key_11` (`attr_11`),
KEY `key_12` (`attr_12`),
KEY `key_13` (`attr_13`),
KEY `key_14` (`attr_14`),
KEY `key_15` (`attr_15`),
KEY `attr_16` (`attr_16`)
) ENGINE=ndbcluster;
ERROR 1005 (HY000): Can't create table 'test.t2' (errno: 783)
Suggested fix:
Document the real per table limits ..