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Tweak discussion regarding reaping to advise against adjusting these 

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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 services provided by a node are immediately deregistered. If the agent was
a server, replication to it will stop. a server, replication to it will stop.
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_ states), To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_
Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This process is states), Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This
called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable interval of 72 hours. process is called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable
Reaping is similar to leaving, causing all associated services to be deregistered. 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? ## Q: Are _failed_ or _left_ nodes ever removed?
To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_ states), To prevent an accumulation of dead nodes (nodes in either _failed_ or _left_
Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This process is states), Consul will automatically remove dead nodes out of the catalog. This
called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable interval of 72 hours. process is called _reaping_. This is currently done on a configurable
Reaping is similar to leaving, causing all associated services to be deregistered. 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? ## Q: Does Consul support delta updates for watchers or blocking queries?