Changing the Network Timeout Value

Changing the Network Timeout Value

Inst allows you to specify a network timeout value. This value specifies the length of time that Inst waits for responses from a remote system before giving up.

Use the set command to display and set the timeout value:

Admin> set 
     Preference  Value      Description
     ...
     timeout     180       Network timeout, in seconds
     ...
Inst> set timeout 120

A minimum value of 120 seconds is recommended. The value of timeout is saved in the installation history database; when you find a value of timeout that works for your site, you can leave it permanently set (unless network conditions change and timeout errors begin to occur).