Parameter
icm/max_sockets
Short text
Maximum number of sockets to use
Parameter Description
Maximum number of (concurrently) open sockets of the ICM or SAP Web Dispatcher. Depending on the connection type, one or two sockets are needed for each connection.
• SAP Web Dispatcher always requires two sockets for each connection.
• The ICM requires one socket for each connection.
Application Area
Internet Communication Manager, SAP Web Dispatcher
Default Value
2048
Who is permitted to make changes?
Customer
Operating System Restrictions
The administrator can usually configure the maximum number of sockets a process can have open in parallel. Refer to the operating system documentation on this topic.
Database System Restrictions
None
Are other parameters affected or dependent?
icm/max_conn
The maximum number of sockets must be significantly larger than the maximum number of connections, so that the maximum number of connections is limited by icm/max_conn.
Values allowed
Integer value, see also SAP Note 737625 and SAP Note 538405.
