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TCP integration configuration fields

Description of the fields on the TCP integration configuration forms for Health Log Analytics.

For the TCP integration setup procedure, see Set up a TCP integration for Health Log Analytics.

FieldDescription
Integration NameUnique name of this integration. For example: My TCP integration. This field is required.Note: When you fill in this field, the generic name displayed on the form adjusts automatically to match the name you entered.
MID server nameThe MID Server to which the logs are streamed. This field is required.- You can select only MID Servers with log ingestion capability that support basic authentication. MID Servers that support mTLS are not listed. - The default maximum number of data inputs streaming logs to a single MID Server is 10. You can modify this number in the MID Server properties.
PortThe port for the MID Server. This field is required.Select a unique port from the array. The placeholder shows the range of ports from which to choose. Make sure that your organization’s security team opens the selected port.
Service instanceThe service instance to which to bind the log data. This field is required.
TransportThe protocol used for streaming log messages to your ServiceNow instance: TCP. This field is read-only.
DescriptionOption to add a brief description of the integration to help identify it.
FieldDescription
Use SSL/TLSOption to use SSL/TLS.
Lookup hostnamesOption to perform DNS lookup to resolve IPs to hostnames.
Boss thread countThe number of threads that manage connections.
Worker thread countThe number of threads that handle incoming data.
Read timeout secondsThe time zone of events that the system will use if a log does not specify the time zone.By default, the system uses GMT in such cases, but you can specify a different time zone.
Default timezoneThe default time zone of events. The system uses this default when the log does not specify a time zone.
Sub sample drop ratioThe ratio of events to drop.
Sub sample receive ratioThe ratio of events to receive.
Max length in bytesThe maximum length of log messages in bytes.
Character encodingThe character encoding for this data input.
Drop if queue is fullOption to discard logs if there is a load on the MID Server.
Line breaker delimitersThe line break character separating the raw log lines.Splitting values must be separated by a comma followed by a space: ", ". For example: "\\r, \\n, , splitHere, \#".

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