Database with nvdimm as persistent storage

A method, comprising:

• storing a database in a plurality of database files in non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) of a plurality of computing nodes in a multi-node database management system (DBMS), each computing node of said plurality of computing nodes hosting a database server instance;
• wherein each computing node of said plurality of computing nodes comprises NVRAM and stores a respective subset of said plurality of database files in the NVRAM of said each computing node;
• a database process on a first computing node of said plurality of computing nodes executing a query, wherein executing said query comprises:
• determining that a first data block is stored in the NVRAM of a second computing node of said plurality of computing nodes;
• issuing a RDMA read request to a first RDMA hardware mechanism on said first computing node to read said first data block from the NVRAM of the second computing node;
• a second RDMA mechanism on said second computing node retrieving said particular data block from said NVRAM and transmitting said data block to said first RDMA hardware mechanism;
• said first RDMA mechanism storing said data block in a database buffer of pool of database buffers on said first computing node.