about system databases.

  • when system databases like model and msdb are in suspect mode,will sql server will be up and running or live?

    thanks in advance.

  • If SQL cannot open and recover master and model successfully, SQL's startup process will fail. If MSDB can't be opened and recovered, SQL Agent will not be able to run.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Gail, what i mean is,when sql server is running fine,then suddenly model and msdb went into suspect mode during this time will sql server work fine or not?

    here :

    when msdb is in suspect mode what will happen?

    when model goes to suspect mode what will happen?

  • Well they can't just 'go suspect'

    Suspect mode requires that SQL encounters corruption during a transaction rollback or during crash recovery. Typically, because the system databases (other than MSDB) aren't changed much, there aren't many rollbacks and corruption would much more likely be encountered during crash recovery on startup.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • what if system databases go suspect mode due to corruption during transaction rollback or during crash recovery.that time will the sql server will be alive?

    Suspect mode requires that SQL encounters corruption during a transaction rollback or during crash recovery. Typically, because the system databases (other than MSDB) aren't changed much, there aren't many rollbacks and corruption would much more likely be encountered during crash recovery on startup.

  • As I said earlier...

    GilaMonster (7/15/2013)


    If SQL cannot open and recover master and model successfully, SQL's startup process will fail. If MSDB can't be opened and recovered, SQL Agent will not be able to run.

    Open and recover = open database, run crash recovery.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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