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Table 3‑12. port Option (Continued)
Option Information Value
Notes The port on which the service listens.
Parent Schema sockaddr
Table 3‑13. sotimeout Option
Option Information Value
Description Socket Timeout (in seconds)
Default 10
Optional true
Type int
Notes The maximum length of time the agent waits for a response
to a request to the remote service.
Parent Schema sockaddr
Table 3‑14. path Option
Option Information Value
Description Path
Default /
Optional false
Type N/A
Notes Enter a value to monitor a specic page or le on the site.
for example: /Support.html.
Parent Schema url
Table 3‑15. method Option
Option Information Value
Description Request Method
Default HEAD
Optional false
Type enum
Notes Method for checking availability.
Permied values: HEAD, GET
HEAD results in less network trac.
Use GET to return the body of the request response to
specify a paern to match in the response.
Parent Schema hp
Table 3‑16. hostheader Option
Option Information Value
Description Host Header
Default none
Optional true
Type N/A
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