IBFirstAID and FBFirstAID are tools that can automatically diagnose and repair corrupted InterBase or Firebird databases. IBFirstAID/FBFirstAID is the only solution for automatically repairing corruption that neither gbak nor gfix can handle. It uses its own layer for low-level database access without using the InterBase or Firebird engine, so it can perform real "surgical" operations and repair your database when all other standard mechanism's cannot.

IBBackupSurgeon is a tool that can be used to read and save data from corrupted Firebird or InterBase backup files. To access corrupted backup files it uses its own direct access layer. With this tool a user can browse a backup file, select tables you need and then extract them to a new or existing database. Three versions are available: "Basic" "Pro" and "Tech Support".

IBUndelete is the only tool which can undelete occasionally deleted records in InterBase or Firebird databases. It uses IBSurgeon core engine for direct work with data inside database.

IBUndelete searches for deleted record versions and turn them back into actual versions. If there are no versions information we can analyze and extract even deleted records - it's our new services based on advanced IBUndelete tool.

FBDataGuard is a server-side tool to monitor Firebird databases and prevent corruptions. It watches for databases and server environment, performs backups in right way, gathers statistics and sends alerts about actual and possible problems.

FBDataGuard is intended to be automatic maintainer and administrator assistant for important Firebird databases, especially at remote locations and being bundled with Firebird-based software. Also it can be used for advanced database recovery of protected database in case of heavy corruption (e.g., caused by hardware failure).

FBDataGuard is designed to provide stability and confidence in business-critical Firebird databases: prevent outages and corruptions, reduce downtime and performance problems, monitor database health and automate maintenance.

IBAnalyst is a tool that assists a user to analyze in detail Firebird or InterBase database statistics and identify possible problems with database performance, maintenance and how an application interacts with the database. It graphically displays database statistics and can then automatically make intelligent suggestions about improving database performance and database maintenance.

IBSurgeon Transaction Monitor (IBTM) is a software package designed to monitor, view and analyse dynamic transactions within InterBase and Firebird databases.

FBScanner (Firebird Scanner) is a tool to solve all types of performance problems with Firebird.

FBScanner monitors all traffic between Firebird and InterBase servers and their client applications and gives IT Pro and developer ability to find the reasons and sources of:

• Slowdowns
• Errors (incl 10054 and 10038 errors)
• Hanged and bad queries
• and almost all other performance bottlenecks related with queries, plans and transactions

IBSurgeon Log Viewer is a FREEWARE (see license.txt for details). IBSurgeon Log Viewer is designed to facilitate viewing and analyzing of long Firebird and InterBase logs. Most users do not pay enough attention to firebird.log (interbase.log), though it contains a lot of useful information. Install it and open server’s log (usually it's in C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_n_n\ folder). There are also descriptions for log entries shipped with IBSurgeon Log Viewer. Feel free to contact IBSurgeon Support (support@ib-aid.com) if you see suspicious messages in your logs. Don't forget to attach log to the message!

IBSurgeon DBInfo is designed to visualize internal structure's statistics, so administrators or developers can view how much data, index, blob or other kind of information your Firebird or InterBase database stores.

• InterBase and Firebird recovery guide
• Firebird and InterBase corruptions reasons
• FBDataGuard: Protecting your Firebird data
• Indices
• Common InterBase/Firebird errors caused by corruptions and their recovery chances
• Understanding Your Database with IBAnalyst
• What You Can See at Summary View in IBAnalyst
• How to get statistics from InterBase/Firebird database in right way
• IBAnalyst: More Tips and Tricks

• FBScanner User Guide in Portuguese
• Update 1 of FBDataGuard 2.7
• FBDataGuard 2.7: major update
• DBInfo: new free tool
• New product: IBSurgeon Log Viewer