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Database Corruption: Advanced Recovery Techniques

This document discusses database corruption, its causes, and techniques for recovering from corruption. It covers what to do when corruption is found, including having a plan and avoiding making things worse. Repair options include restoring from backups, replacing from redundant copies, checking the database, and manual correction. The document demonstrates corruption and recommends taking and testing backups, monitoring for corruption, using checksums, and practicing fixing corruption. It provides additional resources on the topic.

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Database Corruption: Advanced Recovery Techniques

This document discusses database corruption, its causes, and techniques for recovering from corruption. It covers what to do when corruption is found, including having a plan and avoiding making things worse. Repair options include restoring from backups, replacing from redundant copies, checking the database, and manual correction. The document demonstrates corruption and recommends taking and testing backups, monitoring for corruption, using checksums, and practicing fixing corruption. It provides additional resources on the topic.

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Database Corruption

Advanced Recovery Techniques

Patrick Flynn
The Link Group

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Patrick Flynn MCM – SQL Server 2008
SQL Server DBA MCSM – Data Platform
Link Group Australia Group Production DBA for 10+ years.

[email protected]

@sqllensman

Patrick Flynn

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What we will cover:

• What is Database Corruption.

• What to do when Corruption is


found.
• Sample Corruption Scenarios

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What is Database Corruption

• Loss of Durability Property of

Transactions.

• Physical Corruption

• Logical Corruption

• Cannot be prevented!.
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When Corruption is found:

• Rule 1
• Don’t Panic. Have a Plan
• Rule 2
• Don’t Make things Worse.
• Rule 3

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Repair Options

• Restore from Backup


• Full, Page-Level, Piecemeal
• Requires working, tested Backups!!
• Replace using Redundant Copies of Data
• Check DB using Repair Rebuild
• Manual Correction of Corruption
• DBCC CHECKDB (REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS)
• Should be Last Resort option

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TOOLS OF TRADE

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Structure of Page

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Page Structure at Byte Level

Data Record

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Tools of Choice

Hex Editors DBCC CHECKDB fn_dblog

DBCC PAGE
DBCC IND

sys.system_internals_partition_columns sys.fn_PhysLocFormatter

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Binary Translation of Data
• Use this layout to show software code
• The font is Consolas, a monospace font
• The slide doesn’t use bullets but levels can be indented using the
“Increase List Level” icon on the Home menu

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Aim is to avoid this Scenario

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CORRUPTION DEMOS

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In Summary

• Take Backups (and test them )


• Monitor for Corruption
• Checksum is your Friend
• Practice fixing corruption.
• Don’t Panic !
• For more information see Resources
pages

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Resources
• Steve Stedman Corruption Challenge
• http://stevestedman.com/category/corruption

• SQL Skills – Paul S Randal


• http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/category/checkdb-from-every-angle

• SQLSoldier - Robert Davis


• http://www.sqlsoldier.com/wp/tag/31daysofdisasterrecovery

• Minion Software – Backups and CheckDB


• http://minionware.net/backup
• http://minionware.net/checkdb
•

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Resources cont.
• ORCA MDF – Mark S Rasmussen
• http://improve.dk/category/SQL%20Server%20-%20OrcaMDF/

• Hex Editors
• http://xvi32.en.softonic.com/download
• https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/

• Pluralsight
• SQL Server: Detecting and Correcting Database Corruption
• SQL Server: Detecting and Recovering from Database Corruption

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A Big Thanks to Our Knowledge Partners

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