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Row Level Versioning

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Andrew..Peterson SSCertifiable Points: 6838 More actions · Answer 1

Good intro.

MVCC (multi-version concurrency) is a major addition to SQL Server.

I encourage everyone to fully understanding the differences between Read Committed Snapshot, and SnapShot Isolation. Miss-use of SnapShot Isolation can lead to excessive, and usually unexpected tempdb usage.

Here are some references:

http://www.fotia.co.uk/fotia/Blog/2006/05/snapshot-isolation-part-i.html

http://www.fotia.co.uk/fotia/Blog/labels/transactions.html#PreviousPosts

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3560451/Controlling-Transactions-and-Locks-Part-4---SQL-2005-Snapshot.htm

http://www.sqlteam.com/article/transaction-isolation-and-the-new-snapshot-isolation-level

Andrew

The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

rajakumar.neelam Grasshopper Points: 10 More actions · Answer 2

I am using SQL server 2005. I just tried executing your example given here. Though i don't commit the transaction 'a' i am getting the updated value '2' when i run select query. what could be the reason?

And also you are saying that the tempdb database is used for row level versioning stuff. But i could not see the 'test' table (which i created) in tempdb database. I am thinking that the 'test' table will be created in tempdb too. what do you say? Or else where does it stores versioning data?

Chandhini Ten Centuries Points: 1243 More actions · Answer 3

Very nice article. it is very clear..

Tempdb will go like anything because of row versioning also.. so is there anyway to remove old row versioning data from tempdb or sql server itself will remove old row versioning data automatically or it can be done manually. if so, how it should be implemented?

please clarify this....

Regards,

Ramani

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 4

Thank you. The old data will be cleared automatically. You do not have to worry about that. Just keep in mind that the more transactions you have (update, insert and delete) the more tempdb will be used. Along with the normal tempDB usage.

-Roy

Chandhini Ten Centuries Points: 1243 More actions · Answer 5

Chandhini

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August 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm

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Thanks Roy. Thanks a lot....

Regards,

Ramani

manoj.ks Old Hand Points: 348 More actions · Answer 6

I just did the same way as roy suggested. I turned ON row-level versioning. But it was not working the way he said. Do i need to restart my instance to take the effect of database option change(row level versioning)?

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 7

Did you run the select statement on the same query window or on a different SID?

-Roy

manoj.ks Old Hand Points: 348 More actions · Answer 8

I just ran the sample script provided in the article. But i am not seeing the effect of row-versioning. I have enabled LLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION & READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT also.

Do i need to restart my instance to take effect.

manoj.ks Old Hand Points: 348 More actions · Answer 9

Even i get the result reflecting with new value before the commit tran is issued.

I had ran all the select & update with same SID.

Also, if th above doesnt make any sense. DO i need to recycle my sql sever instance to take effect. ?????

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 10

The select should be run on a different SID. If you run it on the same SID, you will see the updated non committed value.

-Roy

Geoff A SSChampion Points: 11511 More actions · Answer 11

Thanks for article Roy.

i am considering turning on these features on an application we have at my current company, but had a question.

If i alter my database with;

ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase

SET ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON

ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase

SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON

Do I need to alter all my existing stored procedures that make use of the

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED

statement?

also, the hint with (NOLOCK), should those also be removed?

Thanks.

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 12

Yes, you will need to remove those hints that you have given. It will defeat the purpose.

-Roy

rmizrahi Grasshopper Points: 14 More actions · Answer 13

I also got incorrect results. I could never get the other machine (or the local machine, for that matter) to show me the 2 once I had run transaction b.

rmizrahi Grasshopper Points: 14 More actions · Answer 14

Huonglien Nguyen (3/6/2009)
I followed through the steps but eventhough after I executed "Commit tran a" the select * on dbo.test still showed me the old data: 1212121 and if I executed "Commit tran b" the select statement showed value 5. So I actually never saw the value 2 at all. Do you have any idea? Thanks.

I got the same results. The article seems very good and I have a much better understanding of SQL Server's row level versioning capabilities, but I got the same results here. Will continue reading for any insight into why this happens.

R