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SG0-001 · Question #392

Which of the following features allows for multiple servers to be backed up to a single tape drive?

The correct answer is C. Multiplexing. Multiplexing, in the context of tape backups, allows data from multiple backup jobs or servers to be simultaneously written to a single tape drive, improving efficiency.

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Question

Which of the following features allows for multiple servers to be backed up to a single tape drive?

Options

  • AMulti-streaming
  • BCompression
  • CMultiplexing
  • DShoe-shining

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    8% (3)

Why each option

Multiplexing, in the context of tape backups, allows data from multiple backup jobs or servers to be simultaneously written to a single tape drive, improving efficiency.

AMulti-streaming

Multi-streaming typically refers to backing up different data sets from a single server simultaneously, often to multiple tape drives, or to multiple streams within a single drive if the software supports it, but not directly multiple servers to a single tape drive in the same way multiplexing does.

BCompression

Compression reduces the size of data to be stored, but it does not enable multiple servers to back up concurrently to a single tape drive.

CMultiplexingCorrect

Multiplexing allows data from multiple backup sources (servers, applications) to be interleaved and written concurrently to a single tape drive, maximizing the tape drive's utilization and reducing backup windows. It aggregates multiple data streams into one for the tape drive.

DShoe-shining

Shoe-shining refers to the inefficient start-stop motion of a tape drive when the data stream is too slow, leading to wear and tear, and is a problem to avoid, not a feature for concurrent backups.

Concept tested: Tape backup multiplexing

Topics

#backup#tape drives#multiplexing

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