Error Messages while restoring the MS SQL Server database
Restoration of data from an updated database backup allows you to overcome almost all SQL Server database corruption scenarios. It is therefore, always recommended to maintain a systematic database...
View ArticleSQL Server database corrupt post Unexpected Shutdown
Database corruption after unexpected system shutdown is a common scenario happened to almost all of us. The database becomes unmountable, further resulting in inaccessibility of records, after being...
View ArticleFixing “Database error...” post SQL Database Corruption
PFS (Page Free Space) pages in SQL Server database not only maintains free spaces, but a lot more than that. Every SQL database file is divided into various PFS intervals, each containing 8088 pages. A...
View ArticleFixing “Incorrect PFS free space information...” Error Message
An MS SQL Server database file is divided into various PFS (Page Free Space) intervals, approximately 64 MB in size. The byte-map of the PFS page consists of at least one byte per page for every page...
View ArticleMS SQL Database Unmountable Post Logical Corruption
Corruption in MS SQL database is categorized into two forms – Logical and Physical. While the physical database corruption scenarios include damage of system components, the logical corruption...
View ArticleDBCC CHECKDB unable to resolve SQL Database corruption
The logical and physical integrity of all SQL Server database tables is performed by DBCC CHECKDB command. The command performs and divides its operations in three different phases. The first phase...
View ArticleFixing “Page P_ID in database ID...” Error Message
A PFS (Page Free Space) page tracks the allocation status for every page and the amount of free space available on the page. The database engine uses the information stored in the PFS pages to allocate...
View ArticleFixing “Table Error ... index ID I_ID B-tree level mismatch...” Error
Corruption of MS SQL database can result into damage of metadata structure entries, which can further result into inaccessibility of records saved in the SQL database components. In most cases of...
View ArticleTips to resolve “Table error … offset 0xADDRESS is invalid” Error
A table in MS SQL database can be corrupted due to various reasons. One of the most common being the corruption in metadata structure, caused due to damage of SQL Server damage. Once the table gets...
View ArticleFixing “Table error: Cross object linkage...” Error Message
Pages in metadata structure of MS SQL Server database are either linked in a B-tree or heap tree format. These pages contain the records of different database components. In such situations, these...
View ArticleError 2512 Post DBCC CHECKDB Failure
Are you confronting a 'Severity Level 16' error message while trying to repair your database using DBCC CHECKDB command? If yes, then you are among many database users who are encountering severe...
View ArticleRectifying Error 5233 in SQL Server 2008 database
In SQL Server 2008, the Auditing feature has been introduced that allow you to track user and system activity for the enterprise customers. This feature provides the option to detect any unauthorized...
View ArticleMinimum Repair Option for the SQL Server Database Inconsistency Issues
In Microsoft SQL Server, if any transaction violates the integrity constraints during execution, database inconsistency occurs. The transaction leaves your MS SQL Server database in illegal state and...
View ArticleI/O Logical Check Failure Cause SQL Server Database Corruption
Like other databases and files, Microsoft SQL Server database may also come across various corruption issues. The corruption can take place due to various reasons, including the internal database or...
View ArticleHow to resolve Error 7984 to repair SQL Server 2008 database
The DBCC CHECKDB command in SQL Server databases is used to check and repair any inconsistency in the databases. There are many extensions for this command that you can apply in various kinds of...
View ArticleSQL Server Database Corruption on Network Storage
Microsoft usually recommends you to use a SAN (Storage Area Network) or locally attached hard drives to store your MS SQL Server database (MDF or Master Database File) because it optimizes the...
View ArticleTable Error Post Metadata Structure Corruption
MS SQL Server database is build up of various metadata structure components like, pages, extent, etc. Pages are the smallest unit of data storage that store actual data. A combination of 8 adjacent...
View ArticleFixing Error 8947 by recovering damaged MS SQL Server 2000 database
An IAM (Index Allocation Map) is a page in the database that stores one bit per extent in all the GAM (Global Index Map). A set bit is used to point out that the extent is allocated to that particular...
View ArticleSystem Table Corruption Causes Data Loss in SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a reliable and advanced database management system that provides you various database management and SQL database recovery algorithms. DBCC CHECKDB is one of the most advanced...
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