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Kalin_48909
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NimbostratusUnderstanding Monitor Timeout Value
Documentation recommends setting a monitor timeout value as follows: " Note : F5 recommends setting the timeout of custom monitors to
three times the chosen interval time, plus one. This pa...
Kalin_48909Nimbostratus
NimbostratusThanks, Aaron!
So another way to phrase the timeout is that the timeout value specifies how long something needs to "fail" for in-order for the member to be marked down.
Fail = lack of response or quick response with an incorrect return value that doesn't meet the monitor condition