Monitoring other server types (Generic TCP connect)
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This type of monitoring can be used to check any type of service that uses the TCP protocol (which includes most software communicating via the Internet protocol). As opposed to the existing monitoring methods (HTTP, FTP, etc.), this method does not check for any specific response or greeting from the service.

When polling a server using this method, Simple Failover attempts to establish a TCP connection with the server.
If the connection is successfully established, then the server is considered functional, and the connection is immediately closed again.
No request/data is sent to the server, and any greeting/data received from the server is simply ignored.

While attempting to establish the TCP connection, Simple Failover may encounter a communications error (winsock error), or it may time out waiting for the TCP connection to be established.
In any of these cases, the server is considered non-functional.

Please note: this monitoring method is only available with the Professional license type.