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Microsoft SQL Server uses indexes to effectively manage the database and improve its performance. It helps database manager to easily locate the specified table and extract it. However, in some situations the indexes may get damaged due to high fragmentation and database may become inaccessible. To overcome such issues, SQL Server provides you a tool, called DBCC DBREINDEX, to rebuild the database inde ...more
Are you getting out-of-range or invalid data errors while accessing Microsoft SQL Server database? When you create a table in MS SQL Server, you need to specify the data types, size, and type of values that you can store in particular table. In case you store invalid data in any table, you may face this problem. The problem can also occur if database table is damaged and SQL Server application is unable to read it. This behavior causes data inaccessibility and data loss. At this stage, you are r ...more
In SQL Server databases, an Index Allocation Map (IAM) page is a page type that stores the details about the extents, which is a collection of eight pages. These IAM pages are used to navigate through the heap, thereby making the searching process much faster. Well, at times these IAM pages do not exhibit the desired working due to database corruption. Database corruption can occur due to various reasons such as power outages, human errors, damaged hardware components, virus infections, etc. You ...more
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 it gets aborted with an error. Database inconsistency leaves your MDF (Master Database File) in an unusable and inaccessible state, which can lead to serious data loss. In such cases, a valid and updated backup come for your rescue. You can easily restore all your valuable data from current backup a ...more