PageAudit Property Incorrect redux - with a twist

I am getting this message: "The header for file myfile.mdf is not a valid
database file header. The PageauditProperty is incorrect." However, this is
happening on a full overwrite restore! That is, the Restore goes through
successfully, but then I get the message when the Restore attempts to start
the database.
I created a fresh backup and the same thing happens! If the database was
corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
restore.
Any clues as what to look at?
Thanks for any tips.> If the database was
> corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> restore.
BACKUP does not validate database integrity. Run DBCC CHECKDB on your
source database.
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Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"Neil W." <neilw@.netlib.com> wrote in message
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>I am getting this message: "The header for file myfile.mdf is not a valid
> database file header. The PageauditProperty is incorrect." However, this
> is
> happening on a full overwrite restore! That is, the Restore goes through
> successfully, but then I get the message when the Restore attempts to
> start
> the database.
> I created a fresh backup and the same thing happens! If the database was
> corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> restore.
> Any clues as what to look at?
> Thanks for any tips.
>|||Thanks for the suggestion. I was afraid that running CHECKDB would send the
main database into suspect mode if there was some header corruption. Is
that possible? So far it is up and running and I am afraid to do the checkdb
without a good backup.
_______________________________
> If the database was
> corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> restore.
BACKUP does not validate database integrity. Run DBCC CHECKDB on your
source database.
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Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"Neil W." <neilw@.netlib.com> wrote in message
news:%23UfZF9L9EHA.1452@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I am getting this message: "The header for file myfile.mdf is not a valid
> database file header. The PageauditProperty is incorrect." However, this
> is
> happening on a full overwrite restore! That is, the Restore goes through
> successfully, but then I get the message when the Restore attempts to
> start
> the database.
> I created a fresh backup and the same thing happens! If the database was
> corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> restore.
> Any clues as what to look at?
> Thanks for any tips.
>|||Hi
Backup will backup the corruption, it it exists. That is as good a "good
backup" as you can get.
Look at DTS'ing the data out into another DB as a safety measure.
Regards
Mike
"Neil W." wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion. I was afraid that running CHECKDB would send the
> main database into suspect mode if there was some header corruption. Is
> that possible? So far it is up and running and I am afraid to do the checkdb
> without a good backup.
> _______________________________
> > If the database was
> > corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> > restore.
> BACKUP does not validate database integrity. Run DBCC CHECKDB on your
> source database.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "Neil W." <neilw@.netlib.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UfZF9L9EHA.1452@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >I am getting this message: "The header for file myfile.mdf is not a valid
> > database file header. The PageauditProperty is incorrect." However, this
> > is
> > happening on a full overwrite restore! That is, the Restore goes through
> > successfully, but then I get the message when the Restore attempts to
> > start
> > the database.
> >
> > I created a fresh backup and the same thing happens! If the database was
> > corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> > restore.
> >
> > Any clues as what to look at?
> >
> > Thanks for any tips.
> >
> >
>
>|||Thanks for the reply. Will the database copy wizard be sufficient, or will
that also copy over the corruption?
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"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
Hi
Backup will backup the corruption, it it exists. That is as good a "good
backup" as you can get.
Look at DTS'ing the data out into another DB as a safety measure.
Regards
Mike
"Neil W." wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion. I was afraid that running CHECKDB would send
the
> main database into suspect mode if there was some header corruption. Is
> that possible? So far it is up and running and I am afraid to do the
checkdb
> without a good backup.
> _______________________________
> > If the database was
> > corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> > restore.
> BACKUP does not validate database integrity. Run DBCC CHECKDB on your
> source database.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "Neil W." <neilw@.netlib.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UfZF9L9EHA.1452@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >I am getting this message: "The header for file myfile.mdf is not a valid
> > database file header. The PageauditProperty is incorrect." However,
this
> > is
> > happening on a full overwrite restore! That is, the Restore goes
through
> > successfully, but then I get the message when the Restore attempts to
> > start
> > the database.
> >
> > I created a fresh backup and the same thing happens! If the database
was
> > corrupt, I would have thought the backup process would fail, not the
> > restore.
> >
> > Any clues as what to look at?
> >
> > Thanks for any tips.
> >
> >
>
>|||Hi Neil,
I wanted to post a quick note to see if you would like additional
assistance or information regarding this particular issue.
Based on my experience, you are encouraged to check your hardware to see
whether there is any data corruption for your HD or RAID Controller. For
example
PRB: SQL Server Backup Performed on Computer Configured with DPT RAID
Controller Card May Be Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268481
For your question, DTS won't copy the corrupted data to the destination.
We appreciate your patience and look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely yours,
Michael Cheng
Online Partner Support Specialist
Partner Support Group
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
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