A database system comprises a persistent storage device, a log node including a memory and a processor, and a plurality of database nodes. A database node includes a cache memory configured to store a database instance, and a processor configured to initiate a database transaction by sending a snapshot request to the log node, the snapshot request including a list of pages that were either replaced or newly loaded in the cache memory. The log node processor is configured to send a snapshot response to the database node, wherein the snapshot response includes a snapshot of the database and a list of changed pages of the database instances. The database node processor is configured to update the status of the pages in cached memory according to the snapshot response and perform the database transaction.