Dataloader/MP Reference Manual

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Recovery Strategies
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Parallel Considerations
In order for a loading job to be restarted using restarting from a known state and the -T
parameter, each DataLoader/MP process must receive the same records and in the
same order as were read in the first run. By using the scenario in which downstream
DataLoader/MP processes read from the upstream DataLoader/MP as fast as they are
able to read, the records that a given downstream DataLoader/MP receives are
controlled by the system’s load, and their order cannot be repeated exactly during a
rerun.
If you are using restarting from an unknown state and are not using -T, the records that
a given downstream DataLoader/MP receives are not important. It is a plus for the
restarting from an unknown state method that a self-balancing parallel configuration
can be used.