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Systems and methods for automated maintenance and repair of database and file systems

  • US 7,143,120 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2004
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automated data reliability system (DRS) implemented at least in part by a computing device for a database file system (DBFS), said DRS comprising:

  • a subsystem for performing database administration (DBA) tasks based on a set of policies;

    a subsystem for responding to a set of data corruptions at a page level;

    a subsystem for a first level of recovery for attempting to repair a corrupted page;

    a subsystem for a second level of recovery for attempting to rebuild or restore a corrupted page if said corrupted page cannot be repaired;

    a subsystem for evaluating a database associated with said DBFS to determine if the database is transactionally consistent; and

    a subsystem for delaying repairs if said database is transactionally consistent until a crash recovery is complete, otherwise proceeding with repairs without the delaying.

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