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

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT specifies the number of seconds that the master server waits before it times out when it connects to a media server.

Table: SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup master 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:

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout period is 30 seconds.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example

The example permits a timeout of 60 seconds:

SERVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 60

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > Timeouts > Server connect timeout.

See Timeouts properties.

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