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Updated health check docs page with HCL examples (#12000)

All healthcheck JSON examples now have HCL equivalents.
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@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ There are several different kinds of checks:
A script check:
<CodeTabs heading="Script Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "mem-util"
name = "Memory utilization"
args = ["/usr/local/bin/check_mem.py", "-limit", "256MB"]
interval = "10s"
timeout = "1s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -154,8 +167,29 @@ A script check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A HTTP check:
<CodeTabs heading="HTTP Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "api"
name = "HTTP API on port 5000"
http = "https://localhost:5000/health"
tls_server_name = ""
tls_skip_verify = false
method = "POST"
header = {
Content-Type = ["application/json"]
}
body = "{\"method\":\"health\"}"
interval = "10s"
timeout = "1s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -173,8 +207,23 @@ A HTTP check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A TCP check:
<CodeTabs heading="TCP Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "ssh"
name = "SSH TCP on port 22"
tcp = "localhost:22"
interval = "10s"
timeout = "1s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -187,8 +236,21 @@ A TCP check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A TTL check:
<CodeTabs heading="TTL Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "web-app"
name = "Web App Status"
notes = "Web app does a curl internally every 10 seconds"
ttl = "30s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -200,8 +262,23 @@ A TTL check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A Docker check:
<CodeTabs heading="Docker Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "mem-util"
name = "Memory utilization"
docker_container_id = "f972c95ebf0e"
shell = "/bin/bash"
args = ["/usr/local/bin/check_mem.py"]
interval = "10s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -215,8 +292,22 @@ A Docker check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A gRPC check for the whole application:
<CodeTabs heading="gRPC Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "mem-util"
name = "Service health status"
grpc = "127.0.0.1:12345"
grpc_use_tls = true
interval = "10s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -229,8 +320,22 @@ A gRPC check for the whole application:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A gRPC check for the specific `my_service` service:
<CodeTabs heading="gRPC Specific Service Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "mem-util"
name = "Service health status"
grpc = "127.0.0.1:12345/my_service"
grpc_use_tls = true
interval = "10s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -243,8 +348,22 @@ A gRPC check for the specific `my_service` service:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
A h2ping check:
<CodeTabs heading="H2ping Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "h2ping-check"
name = "h2ping"
h2ping = "localhost:22222"
interval = "10s"
h2ping_use_tls = false
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -257,8 +376,19 @@ A h2ping check:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
An alias check for a local service:
<CodeTabs heading="Alias Check">
```hcl
check = {
id = "web-alias"
alias_service = "web"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -268,6 +398,8 @@ An alias check for a local service:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
~> Configuration info: The alias check configuration expects the alias to be
registered on the same agent as the one you are aliasing. If the service is
not registered with the same agent, `"alias_node": "<node_id>"` must also be
@ -342,6 +474,17 @@ to be healthy. In certain cases, it may be desirable to specify the initial
state of a health check. This can be done by specifying the `status` field in a
health check definition, like so:
<CodeTabs heading="Status Field Example">
```hcl
check = {
"id": "mem",
"args": ["/bin/check_mem", "-limit", "256MB"]
"interval": "10s"
"status": "passing"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -353,6 +496,8 @@ health check definition, like so:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
The above service definition would cause the new "mem" check to be
registered with its initial state set to "passing".
@ -363,6 +508,17 @@ that the status of the health check will only affect the health status of the
given service instead of the entire node. Service-bound health checks may be
provided by adding a `service_id` field to a check configuration:
<CodeTabs heading="Status Field Example">
```hcl
check = {
id = "web-app"
name = "Web App Status"
service_id = "web-app"
ttl = "30s"
}
```
```json
{
"check": {
@ -374,6 +530,8 @@ provided by adding a `service_id` field to a check configuration:
}
```
</CodeTabs>
In the above configuration, if the web-app health check begins failing, it will
only affect the availability of the web-app service. All other services
provided by the node will remain unchanged.
@ -389,6 +547,32 @@ to use the agent's credentials when configured for TLS.
Multiple check definitions can be defined using the `checks` (plural)
key in your configuration file.
<CodeTabs heading="Multiple Checks Example">
```hcl
checks = [
{
id = "chk1"
name = "mem"
args = ["/bin/check_mem", "-limit", "256MB"]
interval = "5s"
},
{
id = "chk2"
name = "/health"
http = "http://localhost:5000/health"
interval = "15s"
},
{
id = "chk3"
name = "cpu"
args = ["/bin/check_cpu"]
interval = "10s"
},
...
]
```
```json
{
"checks": [
@ -415,6 +599,8 @@ key in your configuration file.
}
```
</CodeTabs>
## Success/Failures before passing/warning/critical
To prevent flapping health checks, and limit the load they cause on the cluster,
@ -436,6 +622,22 @@ This feature is available for HTTP, TCP, gRPC, Docker & Monitor checks.
By default, both passing and critical thresholds will be set to 0 so the check
status will always reflect the last check result.
<CodeTabs heading="Flapping Prevention Example">
```hcl
checks = [
{
name = "HTTP TCP on port 80"
tcp = "localhost:80"
interval = "10s"
timeout = "1s"
success_before_passing = 3
failures_before_warning = 1
failures_before_critical = 3
}
]
```
```json
{
"checks": [
@ -451,3 +653,5 @@ status will always reflect the last check result.
]
}
```
</CodeTabs>

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