Tivoli Header

Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide

Nfstimeout

The nfstimeout option specifies the number of seconds the server waits for a status system call on an NFS file system before it times out.

You can use this option to mitigate the default behavior of status calls on NFS file systems. For example, if an NFS file system is stale, a status system call will be timed out by NFS (softmounted) or hang the process (hardmounted).

When the value of this option is changed to a value other than zero, a new (child) process is created to issue the status system call. The new process is timed out by the main (parent) process and the operation can continue.

Note:
The server can also define this option.

Supported Clients

This option is for all UNIX clients.

Options File

Place this option in the client system options file dsm.sys within a server stanza or the client options file dsm.opt.

Syntax

>>-NFSTIMEout number-------------------------------------------><
 
 

Parameters

number
Specifies the number of seconds the server waits for a status system call on an NFS file system before timing out. The default is 0 seconds.

Examples

Options file:
nfstimeout 10

Command line:
-nfstimeout=10

This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.


[ Top of Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Table of Contents | Index ]