The SDE.properties file contains the defaults for each Monitor used for ArcSDE administration. This file is located at:
Windows: <ArcGIS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Server\Monitor
UNIX and Linux: $AIMSHOME/Monitor
autoSdeResurrect=False
autoSdeRestore=False
sdeSiteFilename=SdeSite.xml
Each instance requires its name, port number on the Monitor machine and sdehome. The following three parameters must appear in correct order separated by commas if there are more than one instances.
instanceNames=
Windows example of one instance: instanceNames=esri_sde
Windows example of multiple instances: instanceNames=esri_sde,esri_sql
Unix example of one instance: instanceNames=sde82_ora901
Unix example of multiple instances: instanceNames=sde82_ora901,sde82_ora817
portNumbers=
Windows example of one instance: portNumbers=5151
Windows example of multiple instances: portNumbers=5151,5152
Unix example of one instance: portNumbers=5901
Unix example of multiple instances: portNumbers=5901,5817
sdehomes=
Windows example of one instance: sdehomes=D:/ArcGIS/ArcSDE/sqlexe
Windows example of multiple instances: sdehomes=D:/ArcGIS/ArcSDE/sqlexe,E:/ArcGIS/ArcSDE/sqlexe
Unix example of one instance: sdehomes=/toronto1/sde
Unix example of multiple instances: sdehomes=/toronto1/sde,/toronto2/sde
sdeStartTimeout=300