Subject Re: [ib-support] stripped GDB file
Author Jason Chapman (JAC2)
Was forced-writes on or off?

Sounds like you did well to get the data out. If the data is so valuable
(i.e. any loss of data is not acceptable ever), then I would be replicating
the data to another DB on another circuit (oh and check the UPS'), it can be
a workstation probably.


HIH

JAC.


"Kotala Zden�k" <Zdenek.Kotala@...> wrote in message
news:A4802233B78DC349B09F24734411414D54A41A@......
> Hi All,
>
> Our customer had corrupted GDB file. I found after analysis that
> GDB file is stripped. I rescued the file but can I prevent this situation
by
> configuration?
>
>
> Now I describe what's happend:
>
> 1) Some employee plugged heater into server electrical circuit :)
> 2) All server/UPS went down immediately without safe poweroff :(
> 3) After boot the file was stripped.
>
> Is it problem in FB (0.94/W2K) or OS (W2K/NTFS)?
> I mean that is problem in filesystem implementation.
>
> 4) I ran IBSurgeon to analyze how much is file corrupted (6 pages missed)
> 5) Gfix repair some problem but not all
> 6) I extracted data and metada and recreate new database file
> and repair logical constrains.
>
> Is it ideal method or exists some better?
>
>
> Thanks
> Zdenek
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