Considerations and prerequisites
NetBackup 11.2 or later must be installed on the primary server, media server, and client.
The client platform must be RHEL 9.x.
The same protocol node (NetBackup client) must be used to back up a share. If the protocol node changes, the NetBackup client in the policy also changes, and the next backup runs as a full backup.
You can use dynamic multi-streaming along with the following NetBackup features.
Incremental backups
Accelerator
Checkpoint restart
Client-Direct with MSDP storage
Auto Image Replication (AIR)
Duplication
Malware scanning
Intelligent Catalog Archiving (ICA)
Include/Exclude lists
WORM storage target
Granular file recovery
Dynamic multi‑streaming does not support certain NetBackup features and configurations. These include the following:
A single share can be backed up by only one NetBackup client.
Inline Entropy Analysis is not supported when dynamic multi-streaming is enabled for a Standard policy.
Synthetic schedules
Multiplexing
Storage unit set with the option.
Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
Use of the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.
True Image Restore (TIR)
User specified backup or archive schedules.
When you plan or configure dynamic multi‑streaming, ensure that you do not use any unsupported options to avoid operational issues.