Is Have you

master changed the Can only recover

Does the No No No to last backup
corrupt? recovery
server start? of msdb
(check error model of
log) msdb?

Yes
Yes

Are Prepare and grab

Did you tail of transaction
other system Is msdb No back up
No log for msdb
databases database the tail of
besides master intact? msdb?
intact?

Yes
Yes
No Do
No
you have Rebuild master
Do you a current and Yes with REBUILDM
have a current valid backup of
Cannot restore and valid backup of master?
msdb msdb to match
transaction log
backup(s)?

No
No
Put SQL Server in
Yes single user mode,
Yes and restore master
Install SQL Server
Do you from backup
binaries, apply
have a
service packs and
current and
Is model security fixes to
Restore backup valid backup
intact? ensure same
of msdb of msdb?
version

Yes

No
Will have to
re-create Restore Restore backup Rebuild master
modifications transaction log(s) of msdb with REBUILDM
to model post
configuration

Yes No
Do you
have a Yes
current and Restore backup
valid backup of model
of model?

Synchronize
users and logins
Are the
Run DBCC
user database No RESTORE user
against
files available databases from
recovered
with no backup
databases No
problems?

Yes No
Are users and
logins in sync?

Can you
sp_attach_db Yes Test and open
sp_attach_db
user database database for use
the user
files
databases?

Yes