In SQL Server, administrators depend on the healthy master database to work uninterruptly. The Master database in SQL Server stores all the crucial information like configuration details in a file (.MDF file). So, this information must be preserved by having backups regularly. However, this importance of backup is neglected knowingly or unknowingly by the administrators. Loss of any important data from Master database like parallel transaction logs, users and their login details, pointers information can impact the smooth working in SQL Server.
SQL administrators can identify their Master Database is no longer healthy if it has become inaccessible with input or output errors, power failures, or the report is generated with Database Consistency Checker Utility. The end results for these kinds of symptoms are the Master Database has been corrupted and needs to be rebuilt.
There can be other reasons as well apart from corruption to rebuild the SQL Master Database such as –
So far the importance of SQL Master Database is learnt, now coming up to the solution to recover it back can be rebuilding it and restoring to the SQL Server. SQL administrators with some technical hand in knowledge can perform it manually which we understand in the next section.
An SQL administrator or user with such rights can perform this Master Database rebuild process. Perform the steps sequentially to rebuild the database.
Some prior measures need to be taken before starting the actual rebuild process. As we know Master Database is corrupt, so we need to take the backup of other system database files to ensure their backup in case of any data loss. Follow the given steps to backup system database files like MSDB data, MSDB log, Model log, etc.
Delete the corrupt Master Database log files from the location.
Now, as the backup of system database files have been taken, let us understand how to perform the rebuild process. Just execute the below steps to perform the rebuild of Master Database of SQL Server.
The rebuild of Master Database of SQL Server is performed. Now the user’s task is to restore that in SQL server in order to work on it. Here are the steps which will help you in the restore.
The Master Database is again restored to the SQL Server in a healthy state.
The manual way to rebuild and restore the Master Database to SQL Server is discussed with complete procedure. The procedure needs some technical knowledge, good efforts and time as well. Failure in executing the commands can cause failure of procedure and data loss as well.
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The blog explained the rebuild and restore process of Master Database to SQL Server. This manual solution can be tried by the users suffering from inaccessible SQL Server database. A second option to save time and efforts in recovering the SQL Database, the professional SQL database recovery software is also suggested for the help of users.
