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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_RESTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_RESTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

This time-out value specifies how long the media server processes wait to reestablish the job after first losing communications with the primary server. If the primary server does not reestablish communications to media server processes within this time period, the backup fails. The value is specified in minutes. The default value is 60 minutes.

Table:

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup media servers.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_RESTART_TIMEOUT = number

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example

On the media server, add the following entry to specify how long the media server processes should wait to reestablish the job:

RESILIENT_BACKUP_JOB_RESTART_TIMEOUT = 30

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