jamesdris
Jul 11, 2017Nimbostratus
monitor interval and timeout value
F5 standard says that a standard timeout value should be 3 times interval + 1 sec. One of the considerations for deciding on the interval is how busy the application could be. We don't want to bog the application down with health monitor traffic. But does it mean we need to wait for 3 times + 1 second to gauge the application response? Isn't it too high a response time for any application. Provided we don't want to bog the application down with too many health monitor polls, do we also need to wait for too long to judge the app's performance? How was this standard for a 3 times interval + 1 sec standard reached?