# Task Configuration Example: Physical Import Mode

+ **`backend = "local"`**

```
[lightning]
level = "info"
file = "tidb-lightning.log"

[tikv-importer]
~!@backend = "local"@!~
sorted-kv-dir = "/mnt/ssd/sorted-kv-dir"

[mydumper]
data-source-dir = "/data/my_database"

[tidb]
host = "172.16.31.1"
port = 4000
user = "root"
password = ""
status-port = 10080
pd-addr = "172.16.31.4:2379"
```
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It applies to large dataset import, for example, greater than `1 TiB`. However, during the import, downstream `TiDB` is not available to provide services.