Clarify startup probe in actuator documentation

Closes gh-28432
2.6.x
Moritz Halbritter 2 years ago
parent 92ed0dc61e
commit ae8ec86486

@ -1016,7 +1016,10 @@ These health groups are automatically enabled only if the application <<deployme
You can enable them in any environment by using the configprop:management.endpoint.health.probes.enabled[] configuration property. You can enable them in any environment by using the configprop:management.endpoint.health.probes.enabled[] configuration property.
NOTE: If an application takes longer to start than the configured liveness period, Kubernetes mentions the `"startupProbe"` as a possible solution. NOTE: If an application takes longer to start than the configured liveness period, Kubernetes mentions the `"startupProbe"` as a possible solution.
The `"startupProbe"` is not necessarily needed here, as the `"readinessProbe"` fails until all startup tasks are done. See the section that describes <<actuator#actuator.endpoints.kubernetes-probes.lifecycle,how probes behave during the application lifecycle>>. Generally speaking, the `"startupProbe"` is not necessarily needed here, as the `"readinessProbe"` fails until all startup tasks are done.
This means your application will not receive traffic until it is ready.
However, if your application takes a long time to start, consider using a `"startupProbe"` to make sure that Kubernetes won't kill your application while it is in the process of starting.
See the section that describes <<actuator#actuator.endpoints.kubernetes-probes.lifecycle,how probes behave during the application lifecycle>>.
If your Actuator endpoints are deployed on a separate management context, the endpoints do not use the same web infrastructure (port, connection pools, framework components) as the main application. If your Actuator endpoints are deployed on a separate management context, the endpoints do not use the same web infrastructure (port, connection pools, framework components) as the main application.
In this case, a probe check could be successful even if the main application does not work properly (for example, it cannot accept new connections). In this case, a probe check could be successful even if the main application does not work properly (for example, it cannot accept new connections).

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