There have been a few scenarios where I have had to create a fresh backup of a database and restore the secondary nodes in an Availability Group. Normally the route cause has been when a secondary node has stopped syncing due to hardware failure, excessive log growth, low bandwidth or Continue Reading
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DB Corruption Simulator
One of the big problems with administering/supporting databases, applications or any sort of IT infrastructure is that sometimes you can’t learn how to deal with Disaster Recovery scenarios until you experience them in a real life situation. No amount of reading or practice makes up for dealing with a real Continue Reading