Hi Nigel,

> > I guess the big question is, are shadow DB's updated in the same
> > transaction, or can they lag behind (updated asynchronously)?
> >
> >
>
> I take it, then, that no-one know if the shadow database is updated in the
> same transaction as the primary database...?
>
> Perhaps it's a prime candidate for an experiment...(wicked sinister

chuckle)

As far as I know, it's not on the transaction level, but
rather on the I/O level that updates the shadow.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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