diff --git a/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.cpp b/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.cpp
index 0beedc10c..0d8fd5646 100644
--- a/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,28 @@ int DMLTable::read(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
     return retval;
 }
 
+void DMLTable::readMetaData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
+{
+    // read the table name
+    bytestream >> fName;
+
+    // read the schema name
+    bytestream >> fSchema;
+}
+
+void DMLTable::readRowData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
+{
+    messageqcpp::ByteStream::quadbyte rowNum;
+    bytestream >> rowNum;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < rowNum; i++)
+    {
+        Row* aRow = new Row();
+        aRow->read(bytestream);
+        fRows.push_back(aRow);
+    }
+}
+
 int DMLTable::write(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
 {
     int retval = 1;
diff --git a/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.h b/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.h
index 7ff0eca14..8847318f4 100644
--- a/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.h
+++ b/dbcon/dmlpackage/dmltable.h
@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@ public:
     int read(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
 
 
+    /** @brief read a DMLTable metadata from a ByteStream
+      *
+      * @param bytestream the ByteStream to read from
+      */
+    void readMetaData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
+
+
+    /** @brief read a DMLTable row data from a ByteStream
+      *
+      * @param bytestream the ByteStream to read from
+      */
+    void readRowData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
+
+
     /** @brief write a DMLTable to a ByteStream
       *
       * @param bytestream the ByteStream to write to
diff --git a/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.cpp b/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.cpp
index 8c00ed2fc..b46e58da3 100644
--- a/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.cpp
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ int InsertDMLPackage::write(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
     bytestream << (uint8_t)fLogging;
     bytestream << (uint8_t)fLogending;
 
-    if (fTable != 0)
-    {
-        retval = fTable->write(bytestream);
-    }
-
     bytestream << fTableOid;
     bytestream << static_cast<const messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte>(fIsInsertSelect);
     bytestream << static_cast<const messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte>(fIsBatchInsert);
     bytestream << static_cast<const messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte>(fIsAutocommitOn);
 
+    if (fTable != 0)
+    {
+        retval = fTable->write(bytestream);
+    }
+
     return retval;
 }
 
@@ -100,15 +100,50 @@ int InsertDMLPackage::read(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
     bytestream >> logending;
     fLogending = (logending != 0);
 
+    bytestream >> fTableOid;
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsInsertSelect);
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsBatchInsert);
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsAutocommitOn);
+
     fTable = new DMLTable();
     retval = fTable->read(bytestream);
-    bytestream >> fTableOid;
-    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast< messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsInsertSelect);
-    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast< messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsBatchInsert);
-    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast< messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsAutocommitOn);
     return retval;
 }
 
+void InsertDMLPackage::readMetaData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
+{
+    messageqcpp::ByteStream::quadbyte session_id;
+    bytestream >> session_id;
+    fSessionID = session_id;
+    bytestream >> fUuid;
+
+    std::string dmlStatement;
+    bytestream >> fDMLStatement;
+    bytestream >> fSQLStatement;
+    bytestream >> fSchemaName;
+    bytestream >> fTimeZone;
+    uint8_t logging;
+    bytestream >> logging;
+    fLogging = (logging != 0);
+    uint8_t logending;
+    bytestream >> logending;
+    fLogending = (logending != 0);
+
+    bytestream >> fTableOid;
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsInsertSelect);
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsBatchInsert);
+    bytestream >> reinterpret_cast<messageqcpp::ByteStream::byte&>(fIsAutocommitOn);
+
+    fTable = new DMLTable();
+    fTable->readMetaData(bytestream);
+}
+
+// Has to be called after InsertDMLPackage::readMetaData()
+void InsertDMLPackage::readRowData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream)
+{
+    fTable->readRowData(bytestream);
+}
+
 int InsertDMLPackage::buildFromBuffer(std::string& buffer, int columns, int rows)
 {
 #ifdef DML_PACKAGE_DEBUG
diff --git a/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.h b/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.h
index bd3d0245a..a2b76d8fd 100644
--- a/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.h
+++ b/dbcon/dmlpackage/insertdmlpackage.h
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ public:
       */
     EXPORT int read(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
 
+    /** @brief read InsertDMLPackage metadata from bytestream
+      *
+      * @param bytestream the ByteStream to read from
+      */
+    EXPORT void readMetaData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
+
+    /** @brief read InsertDMLPackage row data from bytestream
+      *
+      * @param bytestream the ByteStream to read from
+      */
+    EXPORT void readRowData(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bytestream);
+
     /** @brief build a InsertDMLPackage from a string buffer
       *
       * @param buffer
diff --git a/dmlproc/dmlprocessor.cpp b/dmlproc/dmlprocessor.cpp
index ba13c4a21..112b23241 100644
--- a/dmlproc/dmlprocessor.cpp
+++ b/dmlproc/dmlprocessor.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void PackageHandler::run()
                 dmlpackage::InsertDMLPackage insertPkg;
                 //boost::shared_ptr<messageqcpp::ByteStream> insertBs (new messageqcpp::ByteStream);
                 messageqcpp::ByteStream bsSave = *(fByteStream.get());
-                insertPkg.read(*(fByteStream.get()));
+                insertPkg.readMetaData(*(fByteStream.get()));
 #ifdef MCOL_140
 
                 if (fConcurrentSupport)
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ void PackageHandler::run()
                 //cout << "This is batch insert " << insertPkg->get_isBatchInsert() << endl;
                 if (insertPkg.get_isBatchInsert())
                 {
+		    fByteStream->reset();
                     //cout << "This is batch insert " << endl;
-                    //boost::shared_ptr<messageqcpp::ByteStream> insertBs (new messageqcpp::ByteStream(fByteStream));
                     BatchInsertProc* batchProcessor = NULL;
                     {
                         boost::mutex::scoped_lock lk(DMLProcessor::batchinsertProcessorMapLock);
@@ -900,7 +900,11 @@ void PackageHandler::run()
                 }
                 else  // Single Insert
                 {
-                    //insertPkg.readTable(*(fByteStream.get()));
+                    // make sure insertPkg.readMetaData() is called before
+                    // this on fByteStream!
+                    // TODO: Similar to batch inserts, don't
+                    // deserialize the row data here for single inserts.
+                    insertPkg.readRowData(*(fByteStream.get()));
                     insertPkg.set_TxnID(fTxnid);
                     fProcessor.reset(new dmlpackageprocessor::InsertPackageProcessor(fDbrm, insertPkg.get_SessionID()));
                     result = fProcessor->processPackage(insertPkg);
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/brmtypes.h b/versioning/BRM/brmtypes.h
index 8de385c58..e0e3f64e7 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/brmtypes.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/brmtypes.h
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ const uint8_t RELEASE_LBID_RANGES = 91;
 /* More main BRM functions 100-110 */
 const uint8_t BULK_UPDATE_DBROOT = 100;
 const uint8_t GET_SYSTEM_CATALOG = 101;
+const uint8_t BULK_WRITE_VB_ENTRY = 102;
 
 
 /* Error codes returned by the DBRM functions. */
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/dbrm.cpp b/versioning/BRM/dbrm.cpp
index 92b3f086d..dff639666 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/dbrm.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/dbrm.cpp
@@ -2226,6 +2226,42 @@ int DBRM::writeVBEntry(VER_t transID, LBID_t lbid, OID_t vbOID,
     return err;
 }
 
+int DBRM::bulkWriteVBEntry(VER_t transID,
+                           const std::vector<BRM::LBID_t>& lbids,
+                           OID_t vbOID,
+                           const std::vector<uint32_t>& vbFBOs) DBRM_THROW
+{
+
+#ifdef BRM_INFO
+
+    if (fDebug)
+    {
+        TRACER_WRITELATER("bulkWriteVBEntry");
+        TRACER_WRITE;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    ByteStream command, response;
+    uint8_t err;
+
+    command << BULK_WRITE_VB_ENTRY << (uint32_t) transID;
+    serializeInlineVector(command, lbids);
+    command << (uint32_t) vbOID;
+    serializeInlineVector(command, vbFBOs);
+    err = send_recv(command, response);
+
+    if (err != ERR_OK)
+        return err;
+
+    if (response.length() != 1)
+        return ERR_NETWORK;
+
+    response >> err;
+    CHECK_EMPTY(response);
+    return err;
+}
+
 struct _entry
 {
     _entry(LBID_t l) : lbid(l) { };
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/dbrm.h b/versioning/BRM/dbrm.h
index 8427d9f24..1aac747f4 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/dbrm.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/dbrm.h
@@ -608,6 +608,20 @@ public:
     EXPORT int writeVBEntry(VER_t transID, LBID_t lbid, OID_t vbOID,
                             uint32_t vbFBO) DBRM_THROW;
 
+    /** @brief Bulk registers a version buffer entry.
+     *
+     * Similar to writeVBEntry, but registers the version buffer
+     * entries in bulk for a list of lbids and vbFBOs, for a given
+     * transID and vbOID.
+     * @note The version buffer locations must hold the 'copy' lock
+     * first.
+     * @return 0 on success, non-0 on error (see brmtypes.h)
+     */
+    EXPORT int bulkWriteVBEntry(VER_t transID,
+                                const std::vector<BRM::LBID_t>& lbids,
+                                OID_t vbOID,
+                                const std::vector<uint32_t>& vbFBOs) DBRM_THROW;
+
     /** @brief Retrieves a list of uncommitted LBIDs.
      *
      * Retrieves a list of uncommitted LBIDs for the given transaction ID.
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.cpp b/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.cpp
index 097cf3959..f43a8c351 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.cpp
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ void SlaveComm::processCommand(ByteStream& msg)
             do_writeVBEntry(msg);
             break;
 
+        case BULK_WRITE_VB_ENTRY:
+            do_bulkWriteVBEntry(msg);
+            break;
+
         case BEGIN_VB_COPY:
             do_beginVBCopy(msg);
             break;
@@ -1758,6 +1762,49 @@ void SlaveComm::do_writeVBEntry(ByteStream& msg)
     doSaveDelta = true;
 }
 
+void SlaveComm::do_bulkWriteVBEntry(ByteStream& msg)
+{
+    VER_t transID;
+    std::vector<BRM::LBID_t> lbids;
+    OID_t vbOID;
+    std::vector<uint32_t> vbFBOs;
+    uint32_t tmp;
+    int err;
+    ByteStream reply;
+
+#ifdef BRM_VERBOSE
+    cerr << "WorkerComm: do_bulkWriteVBEntry()" << endl;
+#endif
+
+    msg >> tmp;
+    transID = tmp;
+    deserializeInlineVector(msg, lbids);
+    msg >> tmp;
+    vbOID = tmp;
+    deserializeInlineVector(msg, vbFBOs);
+
+    if (printOnly)
+    {
+        cout << "bulkWriteVBEntry: transID=" << transID << endl;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < lbids.size(); i++)
+            cout << "bulkWriteVBEntry arg " << i + 1 << ": lbid=" << lbids[i] << " vbOID=" <<
+                 vbOID << " vbFBO=" << vbFBOs[i] << endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    err = slave->bulkWriteVBEntry(transID, lbids, vbOID, vbFBOs);
+    reply << (uint8_t) err;
+#ifdef BRM_VERBOSE
+    cerr << "WorkerComm: do_bulkWriteVBEntry() err code is " << err << endl;
+#endif
+
+    if (!standalone)
+        master.write(reply);
+
+    doSaveDelta = true;
+}
+
 void SlaveComm::do_beginVBCopy(ByteStream& msg)
 {
     VER_t transID;
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.h b/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.h
index f967a2239..a7b7b44f3 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavecomm.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ private:
     void do_bulkSetHWM(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
     void do_bulkSetHWMAndCP(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
     void do_writeVBEntry(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
+    void do_bulkWriteVBEntry(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
     void do_beginVBCopy(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
     void do_endVBCopy(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
     void do_vbRollback1(messageqcpp::ByteStream& msg);
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
index cbee7e5cf..36d4b0cb7 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,70 @@ int SlaveDBRMNode::writeVBEntry(VER_t transID, LBID_t lbid, OID_t vbOID,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int SlaveDBRMNode::bulkWriteVBEntry(VER_t transID,
+                                    const std::vector<BRM::LBID_t>& lbids,
+                                    OID_t vbOID,
+                                    const std::vector<uint32_t>& vbFBOs) throw()
+{
+    VER_t oldVerID;
+
+    /*
+        LBIDRange r;
+        r.start = lbid;
+        r.size = 1;
+        if (!copylocks.isLocked(r))
+            cout << "Copylock error: lbid " << lbid << " isn't locked\n";
+    */
+
+    try
+    {
+        vbbm.lock(VBBM::WRITE);
+        locked[0] = true;
+        vss.lock(VSS::WRITE);
+        locked[1] = true;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < lbids.size(); i++)
+        {
+            // figure out the current version of the block
+            // NOTE!  This will currently error out to preserve the assumption that
+            // larger version numbers imply more recent changes.  If we ever change that
+            // assumption, we'll need to revise the vbRollback() fcns as well.
+            oldVerID = vss.getCurrentVersion(lbids[i], NULL);
+
+            if (oldVerID == transID)
+                continue;
+            else if (oldVerID > transID)
+            {
+                ostringstream str;
+
+                str << "WorkerDBRMNode::bulkWriteVBEntry(): Overlapping transactions detected.  "
+                    "Transaction " << transID << " cannot overwrite blocks written by "
+                    "transaction " << oldVerID;
+                log(str.str());
+                return ERR_OLDTXN_OVERWRITING_NEWTXN;
+            }
+
+            vbbm.insert(lbids[i], oldVerID, vbOID, vbFBOs[i]);
+
+            if (oldVerID > 0)
+                vss.setVBFlag(lbids[i], oldVerID, true);
+            else
+                vss.insert(lbids[i], oldVerID, true, false);
+
+            // XXXPAT:  There's a problem if we use transID as the new version here.
+            // Need to use at least oldVerID + 1.  OldverID can be > TransID
+            vss.insert(lbids[i], transID, false, true);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (exception& e)
+    {
+        cerr << e.what() << endl;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int SlaveDBRMNode::beginVBCopy(VER_t transID, uint16_t vbOID,
                                const LBIDRange_v& ranges, VBRange_v& freeList, bool flushPMCache) throw()
 {
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
index f46dc3cb9..482df198f 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
@@ -364,6 +364,20 @@ public:
     EXPORT int writeVBEntry(VER_t transID, LBID_t lbid, OID_t vbOID,
                             uint32_t vbFBO) throw();
 
+    /** @brief Bulk registers a version buffer entry.
+     *
+     * Similar to writeVBEntry, but registers the version buffer
+     * entries in bulk for a list of lbids and vbFBOs, for a given
+     * transID and vbOID.
+     * @note The version buffer locations must hold the 'copy' lock
+     * first.
+     * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
+     */
+    EXPORT int bulkWriteVBEntry(VER_t transID,
+                                const std::vector<BRM::LBID_t>& lbids,
+                                OID_t vbOID,
+                                const std::vector<uint32_t>& vbFBOs) throw();
+
     /** @brief Atomically prepare to copy data to the version buffer
      *
      * Atomically sets the copy flag on the specified LBID ranges
diff --git a/writeengine/shared/we_brm.cpp b/writeengine/shared/we_brm.cpp
index 5b4f9339b..c1c6bcafb 100644
--- a/writeengine/shared/we_brm.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/shared/we_brm.cpp
@@ -1737,38 +1737,44 @@ int BRMWrapper::writeVB(IDBDataFile* pSourceFile, const VER_t transID, const OID
             if (rc != NO_ERROR)
                 goto cleanup;
 
-            for (; processedBlocks < (k + rangeListCount); processedBlocks++)
+            std::vector<BRM::LBID_t> lbids(k);
+            std::vector<uint32_t> vbFBOs(k);
+            size_t idx = 0;
+
+            for (; processedBlocks < (k + rangeListCount); processedBlocks++, idx++)
             {
-                rc = blockRsltnMgrPtr->writeVBEntry(transID, rangeList[processedBlocks].start,
-                                                    freeList[i].vbOID, freeList[i].vbFBO + (processedBlocks - rangeListCount));
+                lbids[idx] = rangeList[processedBlocks].start;
+                vbFBOs[idx] = freeList[i].vbFBO + (processedBlocks - rangeListCount);
+            }
 
-                //cout << (uint64_t)rangeList[processedBlocks].start << endl;
-                if (rc != NO_ERROR)
+            rc = blockRsltnMgrPtr->bulkWriteVBEntry(transID, lbids, freeList[i].vbOID,
+                                                    vbFBOs);
+
+            if (rc != NO_ERROR)
+            {
+                switch (rc)
                 {
-                    switch (rc)
-                    {
-                        case ERR_DEADLOCK:
-                            rc = ERR_BRM_DEAD_LOCK;
-			    break;
+                    case ERR_DEADLOCK:
+                        rc = ERR_BRM_DEAD_LOCK;
+                        break;
 
-                        case ERR_VBBM_OVERFLOW:
-                            rc = ERR_BRM_VB_OVERFLOW;
-			    break;
+                    case ERR_VBBM_OVERFLOW:
+                        rc = ERR_BRM_VB_OVERFLOW;
+                        break;
 
-                        case ERR_NETWORK:
-                            rc = ERR_BRM_NETWORK;
-			    break;
+                    case ERR_NETWORK:
+                        rc = ERR_BRM_NETWORK;
+                        break;
 
-                        case ERR_READONLY:
-                            rc = ERR_BRM_READONLY;
-			    break;
+                    case ERR_READONLY:
+                        rc = ERR_BRM_READONLY;
+                        break;
 
-                        default:
-                            rc = ERR_BRM_WR_VB_ENTRY;
-                    }
-
-                    goto cleanup;
+                    default:
+                        rc = ERR_BRM_WR_VB_ENTRY;
                 }
+
+                goto cleanup;
             }
         }
     }