Data Transfer Capabilities - FastLoad

Data Transfer Capabilities

This section covers Teradata FastLoad’s data transfer capabilities.

On network‑attached workstations, Teradata FastLoad uses the TCP/IP network protocol for all data transfer operations.

On mainframe‑attached systems, Teradata FastLoad transfers data as either:

A multi‑volume data set or file

A number of single‑volume data sets or files in separate Teradata FastLoad jobs

Serial Teradata FastLoad operations can be restarted by loading the next tape in a series instead of beginning with the first tape in a set.

In either case, Teradata FastLoad:

Uses multiple Teradata sessions, at one session per AMP, to transfer data

Transfers multiple rows of data within a single message

Also, in either case, until the Teradata FastLoad job is completed and the data loaded into the Teradata FastLoad table:

There is no journaling or fallback data

The secondary indexes cannot be defined