Hello,

inactivity timeout is a value in minutes, not in seconds.

The better way is to perform the following command :

echo print type: NSRLA | nsradmin -s your_client_name -v1 -p 390113 -i -  2>&1

in order to see if the server can communicate with the client.

Denis

----- "ramkriz" <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> a écrit :

> Generally this occurs when client service doesn't respond back to
> server's probe process within 30 seconds. Try increasing the
> "inactivity timeout" value to 300 (default is 30) in savegrp
> properties.
> 
> 
> kurtica wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > we have a problem with backup of one client. It suddenly starts
> failing altough there was no change neither on client nor
> backupserver. Log file says:
> > 
> > Cannot determine status of probe process.  The log file is empty.
> > 
> > When trying manual backup from server, probe is hanging and ends
> with same error.
> > Backup from client is running ok.
> > 
> > Connection from backupserver to client seems to be ok too. we can
> ping it, telnet it, we get nsrports range, rpcinfo from server to
> client is working.
> > 
> > backupserver is SunOS with 7.4.4 networker, client is windows 2000.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> 
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