Esentutl /recovery
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Performs recovery, bringing all databases to a clean-shutdown state.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
Esentutl /r <3-character logfile base name> [<options>]
Parameters
Parameter: <3-character logfile base name>
<options>: You can specify zero or more of the options that are listed in the following table. Separate each option with a space.
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
/l |
Location of log files (default: current directory) |
/s <path> |
Location of system files (for example, the checkpoint file) (default: current directory) |
/i |
Ignore mismatched/missing database attachments |
/t |
On successful recovery, truncate log files |
/u [log] |
Stop recovery when the Undo phase is reached with the option to stop when a certain log generation is recovered. [log] is the log generation number and if not specified the replay will go the end of the existing logs. |
/d [path] |
Location of database files or current directory if [path] not specified. (default: directory originally logged in log files) |
/n<path1[:path2}> |
New location of database file and optional old location if the database file location changed. Can be specified for each database file. If a certain database is not in the list, it will not get recovered. To allow recovery in the original location for all other databases, use n* (not valid with /d switch; not valid with /b switch). |
/a |
Allow recovery to lose committed data if database integrity can still be maintained. |
/2 |
Sets the database page size to 2k. The default is auto-detect. |
/4 |
Sets the database page size to 4k. The default is auto-detect. |
/8 |
Sets the database page size to 8k. The default is auto-detect. |
/16 |
Sets the database page size to 16k. The default is auto-detect. |
/32 |
Sets the database page size to 32k. The default is auto-detect. |
/o |
Suppresses the logo. |
Examples
The following command recovers E02 log file.
Esentutl /r E02