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Conference iosg::all-in-1

Title:ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Please spell ALL-IN-1 correctly - all CAPITALS!
Moderator:IOSG::PYECE
Created:Fri Jul 01 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2716
Total number of notes:12169

2401.0. "Corrupt DAF file" by CHEFS::A1_SAMUEL (Steve Samuel) Wed Nov 27 1996 16:04

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2401.1I'd say, pay the moneyAIMTEC::ZANIEWSKI_DTaking bids on Andrew's Alphatraz cellWed Nov 27 1996 16:287
2401.25p for hitting it; $$$$ for knowing where...IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeWed Nov 27 1996 20:4314
2401.3A lot of hammeringSHRMSG::HOWARDBenFri Dec 06 1996 18:4812
2401.4What are the future dangers ?NETRIX::"Karl Strong@reo.mts.dec.com"Karl StrongFri Jan 31 1997 18:051
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2401.5What are the future dangers ?NETRIX::"Karl Strong@reo.mts.dec.com"Karl StrongFri Jan 31 1997 18:0810
So the concensus is that its not easy to fix ?

If we run with that shared area closed, what dangers lie ahead by not fixing
this currupt DAF file ?

Regards,
Karl Strong.


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2401.6AIMTEC::ZANIEWSKI_DTaking bids on Andrew's Alphatraz cellFri Jan 31 1997 22:266
        The problem can only get worse, never better.  Even with the mail
        area closed, somebody is going to delete a mail message bordering
        the corruption.  Depending upon the type of corruption, this will
        then extent the problem or cause the whole file to be unusable.
        
        Dave Zaniewski
2401.7AgreedSHRMSG::HOWARDBenTue Feb 04 1997 01:018
    FCVR began to hang for me, causing ALL-IN-1 to stay down through most
    of Monday morning (it started at midnight Friday).  I think you really
    have to fix it.  Consulting is always expensive, and as Dave says it's
    going to get worse, not better.  The worse the problem, the more it is
    going to cost.  I would expect that what one needs is RMS expertise
    most of all.
    
    Ben
2401.8MAIL2::KMAHERUn clavo saca otro clavoFri Feb 14 1997 18:3618
    I have used recover many times, and don't think it requires any
    particular expertise.  You will lose data, but only the corrupted
    bucket.  Whenever I had the problem as a client, we called atlanta
    support and they dialed in and fixed it.  (no extra charge, though we
    did have a support contract)
    
    If you really need to recover the corrupted bucket it's not pretty, but
    it is manageable.
    
    First run recover, to get a clean copy of your current file
    
    Then get a copy from backup which is not corrupt.  (anal/rms) will tell
    you.  You can then merge the two files.  And run RMS convert/fdl =
    whatever the fdl name is, and get a new, noncorrupt file.  The new file
    will probably containg lots of incorrect document usage counts, but
    that can be cleaned up with the next FCVR run.
    
    I don't reccomend the latter unless the lost data is truely critical.