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

RE_READ_INTERVAL option for NetBackup servers

The RE_READ_INTERVAL option determines how often NetBackup checks disk storage units for available capacity.

Table: RE_READ_INTERVAL 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:

RE_READ_INTERVAL = seconds

The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example

The reread interval is changed to 15 minutes in the following example:

RE_READ_INTERVAL = 900

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > General Server > Check the capacity of disk storage units.

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