Content databases contain orphaned items

Question

Keep getting this in SPHA - tried auto fix but this does nothing - what are the recommended troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue? It's a new build using SQL AOAG and hot standby data centre and the same issue is showing on the replicated DBs
Cheers

Answer 1

Hi,
Content DB orphans / Security Corruption (Missing ScopeID) could be detected using stsadm -o databaserepair or using a PowerShell script such as below for SharePoint 2010 /2013 Farm.
Note:
Please take farm / Content DB backup before you attempt to use this script.
Script runs at Farm level, enumerates thru each Content DB so script could take some time to complete if there are many Content DBs / large farm.
Script is Read-Only (just detects orphans – if any).
IMPORTANT: Script can be changed to remove orphans by setting bool DeleteCorruption to $true however I strongly suggest to use this script only for detection and DeleteCorruption switch should
be applied manually after taking backup of farm / Content DB.
More Info on SPContentDatabase.Repair method
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.administration.spcontentdatabase.repair.aspx
More Info on stsadm -o databaserepair command
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263282.aspx
if ((Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
{Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell}
$CDBs = Get-SPContentDatabase
ForEach ($CDB in $CDBs)
Write-Host "Detecting Orphans for " $CDB.Name
$CDB.Repair($false)
Cheers