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Host Configuration Object Socket Parameters

The number of sockets a Web Agent opens to a Policy Server is defined in the Host Configuration Object (HCO). The settings include:

• MaxSocketsPerPort

  Specifies the total number of sockets that a Web Agent can open to the port on which the Policy Server service is listening.

  Default: 20

• MinSocketsPerPort

  Specifies, on start up, the minimum number of sockets that a Web Agent opens to the port on which the Policy Server service is listening.

  Default: 2

• NewSocketSetup

  Specifies the increment to which new sockets are created. New sockets are created up to the number specified by MaxSocketsPerPort.

  Default: 2