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NewSocketStep Method—Sets or Retrieves the New Socket Step Value for the Host Configuration

The NewSocketStep method sets or retrieves the new socket step value for the host configuration. This value is an incremental number of TCP/IP sockets that should be opened between an agent and the Policy Server when demand increases.

Syntax

The NewSocketStep method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtHostConfig‑>NewSocketStep([NewSocketStep])

Parameters

The NewSocketStep method accepts the following parameter:

NewSocketStep (int)

(Optional) Specifies the new sockets step value to set.

Return Value

The NewSocketStep method returns one of the following values:

• The new or existing sockets step value
• -1 if the call is unsuccessful