Ransomware attackers specifically target and attempt to destroy backup systems to increase the probability of payment. Hardening your system is critical. Please ensure you have reviewed your platform security using the Security Hardening Checklist
Cohesity

COHESITY Documentation

Explore our documentation to get started, discover products & new features, access troubleshooting guides, register sources, platforms support.

Products
Data Security Alliance
Visit Cohesity.com
Demos
Support
Blogs
Developers
Partner Portals
Cohesity Community
© 2026 Cohesity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use|
Privacy Policy|
Legal|
  1. Home
  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
  6. SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT for clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT for clients

The SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT option enables the subscriber service on a NAT client or NAT server to send heartbeats (or signals) for communication with the master server.

The option value is defined in seconds.

Table: SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

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.

If the option is set to a value other than zero, the subscriber service sends heartbeats.

To disable the heartbeats, use the following format:

SUBSCRIBER_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT = 0

Equivalent Administration Console

No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.

Feedback

Was this page helpful?
Previous

SERVER option for NetBackup clients

Next

SYBASE_HOME option for NetBackup clients

Feedback

Was this page helpful?