Tuning Plugin Parameters

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The following Libvirt Plugin parameters apply to all Job types (Backup, Estimate, or Restore).

Note

All these parameters are optionals.

Parameter	Value	Description	Required
timeout_default	`<seconds>`	Specifies the default timeout for each plugin action. This value applies to all plugin operations. If not specified, the default value is `60`.	No
timeout_guest_agent	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for communication with the guest agent. This parameter applies only when `quiesce` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
timeout_mount	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for a mount operation to complete. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
timeout_paused_run	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed to start a virtual machine in paused mode. This parameter applies only when `cold_backup` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
timeout_power_off	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed to power off a virtual machine. This parameter applies only when `cold_backup` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
timeout_ssh_auth	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for SSH authentication to complete. This parameter applies only to remote restores. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
timeout_ssh_end_session	`<seconds>`	Specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for SSH end session to complete. This parameter applies only to remote restores. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `timeout_default`.	No
interval_default	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to check whether a plugin action has completed successfully. This value applies to all plugin operations. If not specified, the default value is `1`.	No
interval_guest_agent	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to check communication status with the guest agent. This parameter applies only when `quiesce` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
interval_mount	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to check whether a disk has been mounted successfully. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
interval_paused_run	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to verify that a virtual machine is running in `paused_mode`. This parameter applies only when `cold_backup` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
interval_power_off	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to verify that a virtual machine has powered off. This parameter applies only when `cold_backup` is enabled. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
interval_ssh_session_heartbeat	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval at which the SSH session heartbeat is sent. This parameter applies only to remote restores. If not specified, the default value is `30`.	No
interval_waiting_nbd_server	`<seconds>`	Specifies the interval used to check whether the NBD server is available. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
interval_waiting_block_dev_backup	`<seconds>`	Specifies the polling interval used to check whether a `block_dev` backup operation has completed. This parameter applies only when using the `block_dev` backup method. If not specified, the default value is inherited from `interval_default`.	No
waiting_ssh_background_command	`<seconds>`	Specifies the amount of time to wait before checking whether an SSH background command is running. This parameter applies only to remote backups. If not specified, the default value is `5`.	No