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RDBPROD: Effect of Daylight Savings Time on Oracle Rdb (Doc ID 65263.1)

Last updated on APRIL 16, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Rdb Server on OpenVMS - Version 3.0 and later
HP OpenVMS VAX
HP OpenVMS Alpha
HP OpenVMS Itanium

Purpose

Each fall and spring I change my system clock either backwards or forwards an hour due to Daylight Savings Time. What effect does this have on my day to day Rdb operations, and any possible disaster recovery operations?

Scope

 Oracle Rdb DBAs and users

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