Good idea +1 On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:36 AM Damian Meden <damian.me...@verizonmedia.com.invalid> wrote:
> Context > > If there is any problem with traffic server which causes the server not to > start, traffic manager will retry using an exponential sleep time till it > hits the max sleep time which is currently hardcoded at 60 seconds, once > this is reached, traffic manager this retry indefinitely. > > > Problem > > 1) The max sleep time is hardcoded at 60s. > > 2) The retry can go forever > > 3) We've seen some scenarios where an entire group of TS crashes at the > same time due to issues with external dependencies, like a 3rd party server > that we may be trying to contact(CKMS) > > Proposal > > 1) Add a configuration field that let us set the max sleep time instead of > a hardcoded 60s. > > 2) Add a configuration field that let us set the maximum number of retries > after we reach the max sleep time. > > 3) Add a random variance between retries, my proposal would be add a > variance between 0 and 1s for any retry. > > > Any feedback or concerns would be appreciated. > > Best Regards, > > > Damian > > Verizon Media >
