We had a SQL server die due to some RAID problems. We sent the machine out to a data recovery company and they are able to recover the .MDF and .LDF files from the drives. Will I be able to use those files to restore the databases to a new machine? What do I need to watch out for? Thanks!
2 Answers
Have u tried out the old way of creating empty database with same name.
Stop sql server
Paste database at the same location ...
And restart the server ....
Does it helping u out .....
May be this article will give you more information.
http://www.techrepublic.com/forums/questions/it-seems-our-sql-database-is-corrupted/
unless they are not corrupted,You can use the files to restore databases.With out restoring you cant say about usability of those files..
If you are able to restore them with out any issues
1.First take backup of what you restored
2.Do a DBCC CHECKDB to check for any signs of data corruption
answered Jul 14, 2016 at 14:14
MDF(main data file) andLDF(log data file), you may be able to attach the database to a new server: see the MSDN manual page for a lot of info that you should read.