Changing the SqlplusTimeout for Oracle instances on Windows computers

You can change the length of time Backup Exec handles a change in the state of the Oracle database. Backup Exec allows a default time-out of 10 minutes to handle the changing database state.

See Troubleshooting the Oracle Agent.

To change the SqlplusTimeout for Oracle instances on Windows computers

  1. Create a registry entry of the type DWORD in:

    Software\Symantec\Backup Exec\Engine\Agents\XBSA\Oracle RMAN Agent

  2. Name the entry SqlplusTimeout.

  3. Set the time-out value in seconds.

    For example, a time-out of 5 minutes is set as 300 seconds.

Changing the SqlplusTimeout for Oracle instances on Windows computers