This read-only integer counts the number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the SYN-SENT state from CLOSED, i.e. outbound connection attempts initiated by this server. An admin watches this to gauge how many outbound TCP connections this server is initiating, which can rise unexpectedly if an application is misbehaving. For example, an abnormal spike in cpqOsTcpActiveConnections could indicate an application or malware attempting many outbound connections.