Torn pages

  • Hi to all

    What exactly happens if we find any torn page in database ?

  • Find a torn page or cause a torn page?

    When SQL finds a torn page it will throw a severity 24 error and log the page into the suspect pages table in MSDB. That's all that's certain to happen. Depending on what the page is other things can happen afterwards.

    Why are you asking? Just academic?

    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
  • No, actually one of interviewer asked me this question. And how can we resolve this torn page issue can we resolve this by using existing backup or do we need some live operations ?

  • Have a look through this: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Corruption/65804/

    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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