diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/checks.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/checks.html.markdown index 0bd8f02f35..2c9be1374c 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/agent/checks.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/agent/checks.html.markdown @@ -17,24 +17,27 @@ created via the HTTP interface persist with that node. There are three different kinds of checks: - * Script + Interval - These checks depend on invoking an external application - that performs the health check, exits with an appropriate exit code, and potentially - generates some output. A script is paired with an invocation interval (e.g. - every 30 seconds). This is similar to the Nagios plugin system. +* Script + Interval - These checks depend on invoking an external application + that performs the health check, exits with an appropriate exit code, and potentially + generates some output. A script is paired with an invocation interval (e.g. + every 30 seconds). This is similar to the Nagios plugin system. - * HTTP + Interval - These checks make an HTTP `GET` request every Interval (e.g. - every 30 seconds) to the specified URL. The status of the service depends on the HTTP response code: - any `2xx` code is considered passing, a `429 Too Many Requests` is a warning, and anything else is a failure. - This type of check should be preferred over a script that uses `curl` or another external process - to check a simple HTTP operation. +* HTTP + Interval - These checks make an HTTP `GET` request every Interval (e.g. + every 30 seconds) to the specified URL. The status of the service depends on the HTTP response code: + any `2xx` code is considered passing, a `429 Too Many Requests` is a warning, and anything else is a failure. + This type of check should be preferred over a script that uses `curl` or another external process + to check a simple HTTP operation. By default, HTTP checks will be configured + with a request timeout equal to the check interval, with a max of 10 seconds. + It is possible to configure a custom HTTP check timeout value by specifying + the `timeout` field in the check definition. - * Time to Live (TTL) - These checks retain their last known state for a given TTL. - The state of the check must be updated periodically over the HTTP interface. If an - external system fails to update the status within a given TTL, the check is - set to the failed state. This mechanism, conceptually similar to a dead man's switch, - relies on the application to directly report its health. For example, a healthy app - can periodically `PUT` a status update to the HTTP endpoint; if the app fails, the TTL will - expire and the health check enters a critical state. +* Time to Live (TTL) - These checks retain their last known state for a given TTL. + The state of the check must be updated periodically over the HTTP interface. If an + external system fails to update the status within a given TTL, the check is + set to the failed state. This mechanism, conceptually similar to a dead man's switch, + relies on the application to directly report its health. For example, a healthy app + can periodically `PUT` a status update to the HTTP endpoint; if the app fails, the TTL will + expire and the health check enters a critical state. ## Check Definition @@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ A HTTP check: "id": "api", "name": "HTTP API on port 5000", "http": "http://localhost:5000/health", - "interval": "10s" + "interval": "10s", + "timeout": "1s" } } ```