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Parallel Storage Operations (Multiple Streaming)

If device transfer rates limit your operations and if the necessary network bandwidth is available, you may want to set up your operations to use all of the available devices at once. By distributing the data across parallel streams, this approach greatly reduces the time required for backup operations. It does, however, consume more network bandwidth. Recovery after a catastrophic loss may be faster, since all available devices collaborate to restore all or most of the backup data at once. Arcserve Backup has the capability to automatically create multiple streams based on the availability of tape devices.