ASA Database Administration Guide
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-b server option

Function 

Use bulk operation mode.

Syntax 

{ dbsrv9 | dbeng9 } -b ...

Applies to 

All operating systems and servers.

Description 

This is useful for using the Interactive SQL INPUT command to load large quantities of data into a database.

The -b option should not be used if you are using LOAD TABLE to bulk load data.

When you use this option, the database server allows only one connection by one application. It keeps a rollback log, but it does not keep a transaction log. The multi-user locking mechanism is turned off.

When you first start the database server after loading data with the -b option, you should use a new log file.

Bulk operation mode does not disable the firing of triggers.