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MySQL crashing when trying to restore from dump
So I had a very large corrupt innodb table.
mysqld would crash whenever I did a check table on it.
I did a innodb-force-recovery=1 and did a dump of the table.
No errors showed up.
I dropped the ...
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Mysql “Assertion failure” best way to diagnose this? [migrated]
So for the first time our production system produced the below assertion failure. The system came up without issues after mysqld automatically restarted itself and rolled back some transactions..
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Need help recovering PostgreSql database to a new server
As said in the topic I need some help restoring a database to a new server.
There is a production database on one server - I do a daily automated backup of that database to a remote location: pgdump, ...
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CentOS - Automatically run fsck on boot into recovery
I'm automating a process to upgrade my ext3 filesystem to ext4. Following the instructions from here I'm able to successfully migrate my filesystem. I've scripted the vast majority of the work, and ...
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Recovering linux software RAID array without removing it's items
I have linux software raid (RAID10),
md2 : active raid10 sda6[4](F) sdd5[3] sdc5[2] sdb6[1]
390620160 blocks 64K chunks 2 near-copies [4/3] [_UUU]
which has degraded state. Can i start recovery ...
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Recover files from LUKS-encrypted partition
I have a partition encrypted with LUKS. I used it without problems every day until suddenly the password stopped working. Is there anything I can do?
I have tried with a different keyboard and from a ...
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Recovering deleted PostgreSQL database from recovered binary files
A PostgreSQL database has mistakenly been deleted from a Linux server. Some binary files of that database have been recovered (maybe all of them but I'm not sure). Is it possible to recover the ...
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Jenkins VM Crashed, now there are no jobs
The VM that was running Jenkins for me crashed, and when I rebooted it there were no Jobs on Jenkins. These weren't terribly complicated scripts, but it did take several hours to write is there any ...
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Windows Server 2008 Hangs On Boot After crcdisk.sys
I'm running a Windows 2008 Server install that's been having trouble. It's had several anomalous reboots, and finally got stuck in a state where it couldn't finish booting. When I attempt to boot into ...
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recovering Postgres database
I am new to postgres, I have to recover a database which was running in widows XP machine.
I have the zip folder of postgres,
I have extracted postgres installation in a different PC and started a ...
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Detect corrupted LV/partition encryption type and fix and mount
Due to several recent power outages and a failed UPS, an encrypted logical volume is no longer accessible. It has been a while but I'm sure the encryption was done by using Ubuntu's installer, so it ...
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MySQL: recover 5.0 database from datafiles and insert to 5.1 MySQL server
I have an old server backup with MySQL data files in /var/lib/mysql and I need to access the data inside of one of the databases inside that directory. I unfortunately don't have any SQL-dumps of the ...
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SQL Server database filled the hard drive and freeing up space isn't possible
I have a database in SQL Server 2008 on a 1Tb hard drive and it filled the drive, there is only 4Kb free. The MDF file is 323Gb and the LDF is 653Gb. The hard disk this DB is on has no other files on ...
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InnoDB recovery
My MySQL server run to crash due to (page file write error). I did a disk diagnosis but no errors found. I restarted MySQL server. It scanned the bin log like for 1-2 hours and recorded log as below:
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Why is my mdadm raid-1 recovery so slow?
On a system I'm running Ubuntu 10.04. My raid-1 restore started out fast but quickly became ridiculously slow (at this rate the restore will take 150 days!):
dimmer@paimon:~$ cat /proc/mdstat
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Splitting up SQL server dump
Is there a way how to split up dump of whole database server (with such tables as 'mysql' or 'information_schema') to single databases?
Looking for better way than insert this whole dump and export ...
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Recover data from RAID0
Is it possible to recover data from a RAID0 hard drive when the other hard drive has failed?
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innodb crash, empty FRM files, but apparently intact ibdata
I've a database about which I know little, but I do have a structure-only dump of an identically-structured database.
It's mostly innodb tables, and the ib_logfile files seem intact (other innodb ...
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Restoring lost files- FAT filesystem reformatted to NTFS
I am trying to recover files from a FAT32 WinXP partition that was overwritten with a fresh XP install after if would not boot. To skip details of why it won't boot skip to the next paragraph. I was ...
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NTFS recovery after installing ESXi
I got this server where I had a Windows 2003 installation on, and I didn't think I needed it anymore, so I desided to install ESXi on it for testing purpose.
But now I just found out that there where ...
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Oracle 10g cannot start after cloning server with dd
I used dd to clone a x4100 server with Linux Red Hat. The hardware is identical for old and new servers. Then I changed IP address and host name. The newly restored server is up and running but Oracle ...
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Exchange 2010 giving a backup error (see detail). How do I find out what the problem is and how do I fix it?
The error is:
eseutil (2860) JetDBUtilities - 3928: The log file \?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy84\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Mailbox Database ...
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Is it possible to restore an Oracle DB on a different Operating System?
Is it possible to restore a backup of an Oracle 10.2.0.2.0 database which runs on UNIX to an Oracle 10g Express Edition (10.2.0.1.0) instance on Windows?
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mdadm raid6 recovery reads more from one drive?
I just replaced a fault drive in my raid6-array (consisting of 8 drives) during the recovery I did notice something strange in iostat. All drives are getting the same speeds (as expected) except for ...
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I just deleted “/bin”. What's the best way to recover?
I just ran (not on purpose!) rm -rf /bin.
I've booted down the computer and am using Finnix to try to recover from it. I have succeeded in mounting the drive, and confirmed that, yes, the entire /bin ...
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Recovering a crashed EC2 instance that is EBS-backed
I had an EC2 instance which was EBS backed (i.e. boots off an EBS volume). The hardware appears to have crashed. I'm having trouble getting it back, which is frustrating as the whole point of having ...
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Oracle Restore and recover Database on the same host?
I have DB1 database on Server1 .
I have taken backup.
After that I have created table TEST.
Inserted some values in the TEST table.
Truncated table.
And want to return my TEST table to its ...
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Reset AD Domain Administrator Password
How can I reset the administrator password for a Windows 2008 R2 DC?
It appears that none of the Domain Admin passwords/accounts are valid for this given DC, and there are several machines actively ...
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Linux recovery image
Is there any linux image which I can boot from grub, runs in the RAM and provides ssh access?
I need this to setup a remote system to which I don't have console access and the defaults provided don't ...
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How to install Windows service from command line while setting recovery options
I have a Windows service that I build on a build server and then install on multiple remote servers using Sysinternals PSExec and sc create. This was worked well to this point but I now have a need to ...
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internet connection in debian 6's recovery mode
I fucked my window manager on my Debian 6 machine up, and so I am stuck to recovery mode for now. That is, I got a plain root shell. Now here's my problem: how can I get a internet connection, so I ...
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How to restore files from harddrive with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) error
Greetings!
Does anyone know the way to restore files from harddrive, that reports CRC (cyclic redundancy check) errors on acquiring file lists (even cmd's dir command).
Thanks in advance!
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Dell PowerEdge 2800 Logical Disk Failure: Any Possible Recovery?
I was noticing a issues with the server.
Usually Microsoft Updates that have downloaded, but are waiting to be installed can cause this.
Before applying the updates and restarting, I ran several ...
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How can one recover SSO from a disaster?
I am trying to test recovery from a disaster, but feel the SSO part is like a Catch 22 situation. I cannot get it to work.
We have a DB cluster where SSO is also a clustered service, just like the ...
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How to diagnose SQL Server database spontaneously going into Recovery mode
We have a large SQL Server database (approximately 1G) which will spontaneously go into Recovery mode several times per day. This apparently happens only when there are a significant number of ...
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Recover ext4 file
How to recover recently deleted file from ex4 partition?
Mashine hosts Open SUSE 11.2 (kernel 2.6.31)
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Recovering Accidentally Destroyed LVM2 Information
Ok, so I'm stupid and made a serious and grave mistake. On my linux box running Ubuntu 10.10, I have a 1.5TB RAID array that I had originally setup using the instructions located here: ...
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S/MIME with Outlook - what is the recovery process if necessary?
We have a customer that is considering using S/MIME in Outlook 2010 (with Exchange 2010 although I don't think that matters) for all internal e-mail communications.
If they do this, then is the ...
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Mysql start and backup all tables with SHH Accsess
i have crashed my server.Now is in recovery mode.
I have backuped all files but i can't backup mysql tables.
From my hosting provider say that i must to start a mysql server and to backup all files.
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Recovery strategy for Master-Master replication
I have implemented a HA solution for mysql based on master-master replication. There is a mechanism on the front end part which guarantees that only one db will be read/written to at a given time ...
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XENServer hard disk crashed - Save my soul
Hey...
I am in the worst possible situation. Any help is like saving my soul and even more...
I had a machine on which Citrix Xen Server was installed and had three VMs and I was working on those ...
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Recover a MySQL database with only bin-log file
Here is the CATASTROPHE:
We are working in our company with a web application for test management: TestLink.
One team was working on it for more than 1 month till now. Yesterday, another team wanted ...
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Sharepoint - restore single document from database level backup
Have a single Sharepoint webserver backed by a SQL 2005 server. The sharepoint server has a messed up document in a document library and I have a SQL database backup from the day before.
What are my ...
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Need help with choosing a backup solution
I need help choosing a backup solution for a server from amongst the tools that I've read about recently (rsnapshot, amanda, clonezilla, rsync, dd, duplicity, bacula...).
The setup:
[1] One disk ...
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Recover as virtual machine to any host in DPM 2010 missing in Recovery option
I have DPM 2010 installed and when choosing Recovery (Bare Metal Recovery) I don't have an option to Recover as virtual machine to any host. I only have option copy to network folder available. Is ...
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Recovering Data from a Linkstation LS-WXL/R1
I've been running a Buffalo Linkstation LS-WXL/R1 in RAID1 for a few weeks. Two nights ago we had a brief power outage. Yesterday when I tried to mount the disk it couldn't be found. I logged in to ...
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how to recover virtual machines back in case of virtual machine failure
I am having a virtualization setup via KVM on a Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit server.
A recent dbus update cause a crash of my Host OS.It was a post install script of dbus which ultimately brought everything ...
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SqlServer2005 Enterprise Fast Recovery, SqlAgent Availability, and Replication
I have a database under SqlServer2005 Enterprise 64bit sp3, that is in phase 3 of 3 of recovery after a reboot without normal shutdown.
It looks like with fast Recovery, the database became available ...
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Restoring from BackUp Exec to 2003 Recovery Storage Group
We seem to have some issue with recovering Exchange 2003 data via BackUp Exec 12.5 to Recovery Storage Group.
We have set-up a dial-tone Exchange database, and now trying to restore latest backup to ...
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Mysql disaster recovery
We just got a major disaster: somebody made an uncontrolled update on the production database, and obviously, the backup process is not working since a long time, so we got a major data loss. A 40 ...
