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RDBPROD: Why A Long Update May Take Only A Few Minutes To Be Rolled Back (Doc ID 362618.1)

Last updated on APRIL 14, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Rdb Server on OpenVMS - Version 7.0.7.3 and later
HP OpenVMS Alpha
HP OpenVMS Itanium
HP OpenVMS VAX

Goal

A long transaction, running for n hours, updates a large number of rows. If it is rolled back, it may take only a few minutes to complete the rollback. Is there an explanation for this?

Solution

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