Tweak discussion regarding reaping to advise against adjusting these

values.
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Sean Chittenden 2016-04-21 14:24:41 -07:00
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@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ marks that node as having _left_. Unlike the _failed_ case, all of the
services provided by a node are immediately deregistered. If the agent was
a server, replication to it will stop.
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_ states),
Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This process is
called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable interval of 72 hours.
Reaping is similar to leaving, causing all associated services to be deregistered.
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_
states), Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This
process is called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable
interval of 72 hours (changing the reap interval is *not* recommended due to
its consequences during outage situations). Reaping is similar to leaving,
causing all associated services to be deregistered.

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@ -59,10 +59,14 @@ the current state of the catalog can lag behind until the state is reconciled.
## Q: Are _failed_ or _left_ nodes ever removed?
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_ states),
Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This process is
called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable interval of 72 hours.
Reaping is similar to leaving, causing all associated services to be deregistered.
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_
states), Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This
process is called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable
interval of 72 hours. Reaping is similar to leaving, causing all associated
services to be deregistered. Changing the reap interval for aesthetic
reasons to trim the number of _failed_ or _left_ nodes is not advised (nodes
in the _failed_ or _left_ state do not cause any additional burden on
Consul).
## Q: Does Consul support delta updates for watchers or blocking queries?