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Exposed services
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Cluster size and scale in-and scale out parameters
Configure Health Checks in Containers
You can configure a health check method to update the status of a container based on custom criteria.
You can use HTTP or TCP protocols when executing a command on the container. You can also specify a
health check method.
Prerequisites
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Verify that Containers for vRealize Automation is enabled in your supported vRealize Automation
deployment.
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Verify that you have container administrator or container architect role privileges.
Procedure
1 Log in to vRealize Automation.
2 Click the Containers tab.
3 Click Templates in the left pane.
4 Edit the template or image.
Option Description
To edit a template a Click Edit in the upper-right section of the template that you want to open.
b Click Edit in the upper-right section of the container that you want to open.
To edit an image. Click the arrow next to the image's Provision button, and click Enter additional
info.
5 Click the Health Config tab.
6 Select a health mode.
Table 2‑20. Health Configuration Modes
Mode Description
None Default. No health checks are configured.
HTTP If you select HTTP, you must provide an API to access and
an HTTP method and version to use . The API is relative and
you do not need to enter the address of the container. You
can also specify a timeout period for the operation and set
health thresholds.
For example, a healthy threshold of 2 means that two
consecutive successful calls must occur for the container to
be considered healthy and in the RUNNING status. An
unhealthy threshold of 2 means that two unsuccessful calls
must occur for the container to be considered unhealthy and
in the ERROR status. For all the states in between the
healthy and unhealthy thresholds, the container status is
DEGRADED.
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