Identify the estate
- Collect database, transaction log, mirror and server/configuration files.
- Identify SQL Anywhere/ASA version and compatible server/client tools.
- Preserve credentials and authorized connection configuration.
- Record whether shutdown was clean and what repair attempts occurred.
- Retain the original application for schema and business-context evidence.
Recovery paths
| Healthy database, application missing | Start with compatible engine, inspect metadata and extract/migrate. |
|---|---|
| Environment failure | Resolve version, command-line, path, log or authentication issues. |
| Database corruption | Work on copies and use engine-supported recovery/extraction methods. |
| Missing/overwritten pages | Some data may be unrecoverable; document gaps. |
Use recovery services, database identification, application analysis and the pillar.
Provide all server/database files, version clues, logs/errors, credentials authority and required output.