PGCon2010 - Final Release III
PGCon 2010
The PostgreSQL Conference
Speakers | |
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Greg Stark |
Schedule | |
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Day | Talks - 1 - 2010-05-20 |
Room | DMS 1150 |
Start time | 15:00 |
Duration | 01:00 |
Info | |
ID | 234 |
Event type | Lecture |
Track | DBA |
Forensic Analysis of Corrupted Databases
What to do when things really hit the fan

A look at some of the typical symptoms of corrupted databases, the usual culprits which cause problems, and a survey of strategies for correcting problems.
Inspired by real reports of corruption on the Postgres mailling lists and with demonstrations of manually introducing and correcting corruption.