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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. BPSTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

BPSTART_TIMEOUT option for NetBackup servers

The BPSTART_TIMEOUT option specifies the number of seconds to wait for the bpstart_notify script on a client to complete.

Table: BPSTART_TIMEOUT information

Usage

Description

Where to use

 

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:

BPSTART_TIMEOUT = seconds

The default timeout is 300 seconds (five minutes).

Note:

If using the bpstart_notify script: The Client read timeout (CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT option) must be equal to or greater than the Backup start notify timeout (BPSTART_TIMEOUT option). If the Client read timeout is less than the Backup start notify timeout, the job can timeout while the bpstart_notify script is running.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

See Timeouts properties.

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