In this survey I’d like to know what your experience is using the DBCC WRITEPAGE undocumented command.
This survey is closed – see the editorial here – thanks!
I’ll editorialize the results in a week or two.
Thanks!
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5 thoughts on “Survey: using DBCC WRITEPAGE”
None.
I’ve only used it to poke around and corrupt test databases in my own private lab. I’d never use this command outside of that.
Played with some of the techniques as you demonstrated in the SQL PASS 2013 pre-con.
Used this as an MCT, it was part of the piecemeal recovery lab for the instructor to corrupt the database. Never in a live environment (Test/QA/Prod).