| DMS tablespaces and object tables in DB2 database | | | | The data stored in your DB2 database became |
| can be corrupted or damaged due to various logical | | | | inaccessible after the above error messages appears. |
| and physical factors. While the logical corruption | | | | Cause: |
| scenarios can be caused due to improper server | | | | The root cause for the occurrence of the above error |
| shutdown, human errors, and virus attacks, the physical | | | | messages is corruption in database tablespace(s) or |
| factors include floods, hurricanes, and more. | | | | object tables. |
| Tablespace or table corruption result into an error | | | | Resolution: |
| message, which makes the records stored in the | | | | For complete troubleshooting of the above error |
| database inaccessible. For complete and systematic | | | | message, you will need to determine the extent of |
| access of database records, an ideal way is to | | | | tablespace corruption using db2dart command. To |
| restore them from an updated backup. But, in case of | | | | resolve the above error message and access the |
| absence of an updated backup or backup getting | | | | database, you will need to repair the hardware |
| corrupted or damaged, then you will need to use | | | | problem and then restore the tablespace. |
| advanced DB2 Database Recovery software. | | | | The above resolution proves successful in most |
| Consider a practical instance, where your tablespace | | | | corruption cases. However, if the above resolution fails |
| went offline due to a hardware failure. Now, when you | | | | to resolve your issue and you still encounter the above |
| attempt to switch your tablespace online, you | | | | error message, then you will need to use advanced |
| encounter the below error message: | | | | third-party DB2 Database Recovery application. Such |
| "error: DB21034E The command was processed as | | | | DB2 Recovery tools use high end scanning methods |
| an SQL statement because it was not a valid | | | | to repair logically corrupted DB2 databases in easy |
| Command Line Processor command." | | | | and effective manner. These recovery tools are |
| Furthermore, it returned another error message while | | | | developed by highly talented database recovery |
| SQL processing: | | | | experts and are easily understandable without any |
| "SQL0293N Error accessing a table space container. | | | | prior technical knowledge. |
| SQLSTATE=57048" | | | | |