https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/consistency-checks/Recent content in Consistency Checks on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comMon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-commands-reference/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-commands-reference/ <p>Every SQL Server instance ships with a parallel command vocabulary that never appears in an ORM, a stored procedure, or an application query: the DBCC statements. They validate physical page structure, reclaim file space, evict cached plans, reseed identity columns, and report internal counters that no <code>SELECT</code> exposes — and a DBA who does not know which one to reach for in an incident reaches for the wrong one. This guide maps the DBCC surface area by family, shows a representative statement for each, and links to deep dives on the commands you run most.</p>https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-checkdb-repair-options/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-checkdb-repair-options/ <p>Corruption rarely announces itself. A bit flips on a SAN, a controller loses power mid-write, a driver mishandles a flush — and the damaged page sits unread for weeks until a query finally touches it and the database throws error 824. By then the corruption may already be inside every backup you keep. <code>DBCC CHECKDB</code> is the one statement that finds the damage early, while you still have a clean restore point, and this guide covers how to run it and what its repair options actually do.</p>