Get out of a jam by using SQL Server's DBCC

December 22, 2006

In moments of distress, the database consistency check (DBCC) may prove to be your most valuable friend. This tip provides a thumbnail sketch of the things DBCC can do for you, which include the following:

• Check the integrity of your tables and their related indexes.
• Check the whole database.
• Check the integrity of database pages.
• Rebuild the indexes on any given table.

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