Home Forums SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 - General Is DBCC CHECKDB an appropriate weekly check for a 365x24x7 availability db? RE: Is DBCC CHECKDB an appropriate weekly check for a 365x24x7 availability db?

  • CheckDB is an online operation. Users may note slow down, but that's all.

    Better question, if your database becomes corrupt, how soon do you want to find out about it and how long do you retain your backups?

    If you do find corruption, restore from backup should always be an option and that means doing integrity checks often enough that restore from a clean backup is always possible

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