Damaged Page Header Causes Database Corruption in SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server provides you a powerfulGrounds of the problem
utility to check the integrity and consistency ofThe problem may occur if a page, which is
both logical and physical components, known asallocated as mentioned, but is not seen with the
DBCC CHECKDB. The utility checks databaseIndex/object ID in header of page. The database
integrity in three different phases. In first phase,page contains different index ID in header. Thus,
consistency of allocation structures in hard drivethere is a matching 2534 (a page that is allocated
space is checked and integrity of all the databaseby other object) error for page. You may come
pages and their structures are checked in theacross the same problem if your database is
second phase.damaged and DBCC CHECKDB utility can not read
In third and the last phase, catalog consistency isit for checking the integrity.
checked. If the tool encounters any kind of errorsResolution
in any checking phase, the process getsYou can try the below steps to perform SQL
terminated improperly. After this behavior, SQLServer Recovery to fix the issue:
Server Database remains in corrupted andRun hardware diagnostic to detect and fix
inaccessible state. It leads to severe data losshardware related problems.
situations and requires SQL Database RecoveryRestore database from recent backup.
to extract inaccessible data, if an updated backupUse third party MS SQL Recovery applications to
is not in place.repair and restore damaged database.
The DBCC CHECKDB process gets terminated ifThe SQL Recovery software enables you to
your Microsoft SQL Server database is severelysystematically scan the whole database and
damaged and it is beyond the repair abilities of theextract all inaccessible data from it. They have
DBCC CHECKDB utility. When the DBCCsimple graphical user interface to offer easy and
CHECKDB tool fails to bring your Master Databasequick recovery of damaged database objects.
File (MDF) of Microsoft SQL Server into workingSQL Recovery software successfully repairs and
state, you may face an error message similar torestores database in all cases of corruption. The
the following one:software works well with Microsoft SQL Server
"Table error: Page P_ID allocated to object ID2008, 2005, and 2000. It restores all MDF file
O_ID, index ID I_ID was not seen. Page may beobjects, such as tables, reports, forms, macros,
invalid or have incorrect object ID information inconstraints, data types, and more.
its header."