Repairing the system table index

Repairing a corrupted system table index requires the following steps:

StepsRepairing the system table index with sp_fixindex

  1. Get the object_name, object_ID, and index_ID of the corrupted index. If you only have a page number and you need to find the object_name, see the Adaptive Server Troubleshooting and Error Messages Guide for instructions.

  2. If the corrupted index is on a system table in the master database, put Adaptive Server in single-user mode. See the Adaptive Server Troubleshooting and Error Messages Guide for instructions.

  3. If the corrupted index is on a system table in a user database, put the database in single-user mode and reconfigure to allow updates to system tables:

    1> use master
    2> go
    
    1> sp_dboption database_name, "single user", true
    2> go
    
    1> sp_configure "allow updates", 1
    2> go
    
  4. Issue the sp_fixindex command:

    1> use database_name
    2> go1> checkpoint
    2> go1> sp_fixindex database_name, object_name, index_ID
    2> go
    

    NoteYou must possess sa_role permissions to run sp_fixindex.

  5. Run dbcc checktable to verify that the corrupted index is now fixed.

  6. Disallow updates to system tables:

    1> use master
    2> go1> sp_configure "allow updates", 0
    2> go
    
  7. Turn off single-user mode:

    1> sp_dboption database_name, "single user", false
    2> go1> use database_name
    2> go1> checkpoint
    2> go