Setting and resetting the virus scan request timeout

About the timeout setting

The virus scan timeout setting determines how long Data ONTAP will wait for a scanner to complete file scanning before requesting the status of the scan. The request will be repeated as often as necessary until the scan is complete or the host gives up. By default, the virus scan timeout is 10 seconds.

Note
Prior to Data ONTAP 6.4.3, the default timeout value was 30 seconds. Storage systems that you upgraded from pre-Data ONTAP 6.4.3 releases will still have the 30 second timeout after the upgrade.

Setting the virus scan request timeout

To set the virus scan request timeout to something other than the default, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: vscan options timeout set value value is a setting from 1 to 45 seconds. The recommended setting is between 8 and 12 seconds.

Resetting the virus scan request timeout

To reset the virus scan timeout back to the default, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: vscan options timeout reset