Client Read Timeout

The Client Read Timeout property specifies the number of seconds to use for the client-read timeout on a NetBackup master, remote media server, or database-extension client (such as NetBackup for Oracle). Default: 300 seconds.

The client-read timeout on a database-extension client is a special case. Clients can initially require more time to get ready than other clients because database backup utilities frequently start several backup jobs at the same time, slowing the central processing unit.

The sequence on a database-extension client is as follows:

• NetBackup on the database-extension client reads the client's client-read timeout to find the initial value. If the option is not set, the standard five minute default is used.
• When the database-extension API receives the server's value, it uses it as the client- read timeout.

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  Note    For database-extension clients, VERITAS suggests that you set the client-read timeout to a value greater than 5 minutes. 15 minutes is adequate for many installations. For other clients, change Client read timeout only if problems are encountered.

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