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Maintaining Storage Media

The database administrator is also expected to ensure that timely and proper procedures are implemented and observed for verifying the integrity of storage media. For example, all drives should be checked regularly for lost clusters, fragmentation and other damage that might accumulate over time to threaten data.

There are various commercially available utilities for checking and repairing disk problems. Check your operating system documentation for more information on this or other comparable commands.

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