bufferModes Element for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

Defines the buffering capabilities for a provider.

This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<bufferModes>
  <add.../>
  <remove.../>
  <clear />
</bufferModes>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
add	Optional element. Configures a buffer mode and adds it to the HealthBufferModeSettings collection.
clear	Optional element. Removes all buffer mode configurations from the HealthBufferModeSettings collection.
remove	Optional element. Removes the specific buffer mode configuration from the HealthBufferModeSettings collection.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.
healthMonitoring	Configures an application for health monitoring.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default bufferModes element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<bufferModes>
     <add name="Critical Notification" maxBufferSize="100" maxFlushSize="20" 
          urgentFlushThreshold="1" regularFlushInterval="Infinite" urgentFlushInterval="00:01:00" 
          maxBufferThreads="1" />
     <add name="Notification" maxBufferSize="300" maxFlushSize="20"
          urgentFlushThreshold="1" regularFlushInterval="Infinite" urgentFlushInterval="00:01:00" 
          maxBufferThreads="1" />
     <add name="Analysis" maxBufferSize="1000" maxFlushSize="100" urgentFlushThreshold="100" 
          regularFlushInterval="00:05:00" urgentFlushInterval="00:01:00" maxBufferThreads="1" />
     <add name="Logging" maxBufferSize="1000" maxFlushSize="200" urgentFlushThreshold="800" 
          regularFlushInterval="00:30:00" urgentFlushInterval="00:05:00" maxBufferThreads="1" />
</bufferModes>

Example

The following code example shows how to configure the buffer modes for health-status monitoring.

<healthMonitoring Enabled="true" heartBeatInterval="0">

  <bufferModes>

    <add name="Critical Notification"
      maxBufferSize="100"
      maxFlushSize="20"
      urgentFlushThreshold="1"
      regularFlushInterval="Infinite"
      urgentFlushInterval="00:01:00"
      maxBufferThreads="1" />

    <add name="Notification"
      maxBufferSize="300"
      maxFlushSize="20"
      urgentFlushThreshold="1"
      regularFlushInterval="Infinite"
      urgentFlushInterval="00:01:00"
      maxBufferThreads="1" />
  
  </bufferModes>

</healthMonitoring>

Element Information

Configuration section handler	System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection
Configuration member	System.Web.Configuration.BufferModesCollection System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection.BufferModes
Configurable locations	Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config
Requirements	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

healthMonitoring Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for bufferMode for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for bufferModes for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for bufferModes for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Web Server Controls and Browser Capabilities
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration API