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title: System socket_summary metricset
description: The System socket_summary metricset provides the summary of open network sockets in the host system. It collects a summary of metrics with the count of...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-system-socket_summary
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# System socket_summary metricset
The System `socket_summary` metricset provides the summary of open network sockets in the host system.
It collects a summary of metrics with the count of existing TCP and UDP connections and the count of listening ports.
This metricset is available on:
- FreeBSD
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows


## Configuration

There are no configuration options for this metricset.
This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the metricset, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-system) section.