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Single-Process/Multi-Threaded Web Server

A single-process/multi-threaded web server creates multiple threads to handle client requests. Each thread requires the Web Agent to open a socket to the Policy Server port on which the service is listening.

Note: You configure the maximum number of threads a process creates in the web server's configuration file. Consider the expected load on the web server when configuring this setting. Refer to your vendor-specific documentation for more information.

All three HCO parameters, MaxSocketsPerPort, MinSocketsPerPort, and NewSocketSetup, apply to a Web Agent installed on a single-process/multi-threaded web server.