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Data migration and the curse of multiplexed NetBackup

A bit unfair to single out NetBackup, any format that supports multiplexing can leave similar problems for anyone attempting an archive-wide data migration project. The problem is this, multiplexing involves the interspersing of data from several sources within a backup set. This gives improvements in backup performance but the payback is in potentially degraded restore performance, especially if attempting a complete restoration of data. Why?

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