Home Forums SQL Server 2008 Data Corruption (SS2K8 / SS2K8 R2) DBCC CheckDB successful but Backup teminates (Msg 3203, Level 16, State 1, Line 3 Read failed: 23) RE: DBCC CheckDB successful but Backup teminates (Msg 3203, Level 16, State 1, Line 3 Read failed: 23)

  • Could be it's in an unallocated page of an allocated extent (8 contiguous pages). CheckDB reads (afaik) allocated pages, backups copy out allocated extents

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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