# Changing the Nginx Read Timeout

On VMware, when you request process-intensive operations such as creating 240 Virtual Drives, Drive Initialization, Consistency Check, Drive Erase, and so on, the VMware ESXi Server may time out, resulting in a delay of the operation that is being performed.

To avoid the VMware ESXi Server getting timed out, perform the following steps to change the nginx FCGI Read Timeout.

1. Open the nginx.conf file in the LSIStorageAuthority/server/conf directory.
2. In the nginx.conf file, search for the `fastcgi_read_timeout` field.
3. Modify or increment the value present in the `fastcgi_read_timeout` to anywhere between `900` to `2000` depending on your requirement.
4. Save the nginx.conf file.
5. Restart the nginx service as well as the LSI Storage Authority Service.

Parent topic: Performing Initial Configuration