Restoring a Database
Occasional database corruption, hardware failure, and natural disasters do happen, and as a database administrator, you need to be able to restore the database if any of these events occur. Even if you are a pro at backup and restore procedures, keep in mind that restoring a database is different from restoring an operating system or recovering other types of applications. The mix of full, differential, and transaction log backups ensures that you can get up-to-the-minute recovery of a database, but it complicates the recovery process.
In the following section, you will find tips and advice on troubleshooting database corruption. After that, you will find step-by-step procedures for restoring a database in various situations, ...
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