To speed up backups and restores, you can use multiple backup media in parallel. To do this, you define a group of parallel backup media. The database system assigns this group of backup media a shared media name.
You can use the MAXBACKUPDEVS general database parameter to configure the maximum number of parallel backup media a group should contain.
See also:
Concepts of the Database System,
Database Manager GUI, Creating a Group of Parallel Backup Media
Database Manager CLI, medium_put
Database Administration in CCMS:
MaxDB, Backup
Media
Database Administration in CCMS: SAP liveCache
Technology, Backup
Media