=encoding utf-8

=head1 NAME

ngx_stream_upstream_hc_module - Module ngx_stream_upstream_hc_module




=head1



The C<ngx_stream_upstream_hc_module> module (1.9.0)
allows enabling periodic health checks of the servers in a
L<group|ngx_stream_upstream_module>.
The server group must reside in the
L<shared memory|ngx_stream_upstream_module>.





If a health check fails, the server will be considered unhealthy.
If several health checks are defined for the same group of servers,
a single failure of any check will make the corresponding server be
considered unhealthy.
Client connections are not passed to unhealthy servers
and servers in the “checking” state.






B<NOTE>

This module is available as part of our
commercial subscription.





=head1 Example Configuration




    
    upstream tcp {
        zone upstream_tcp 64k;
    
        server backend1.example.com:12345 weight=5;
        server backend2.example.com:12345 fail_timeout=5s slow_start=30s;
        server 192.0.2.1:12345            max_fails=3;
    
        server backup1.example.com:12345  backup;
        server backup2.example.com:12345  backup;
    }
    
    server {
        listen     12346;
        proxy_pass tcp;
        health_check;
    }


With this configuration, nginx
will check the ability to establish a TCP connection to each server
in the C<tcp> group every five seconds.
When a connection to the server cannot be established,
the health check will fail, and the server will
be considered unhealthy.





Health checks can be configured for the UDP protocol:

    
    upstream dns_upstream {
    
        zone   dns_zone 64k;
    
        server dns1.example.com:53;
        server dns2.example.com:53;
        server dns3.example.com:53;
    }
    
    server {
        listen       53 udp;
        proxy_pass   dns_upstream;
        health_check udp;
    }


In this case, the absence of
ICMP “C<Destination Unreachable>” message is expected
in reply to the sent string “C<nginx health check>”.





Health checks can also be configured to test data obtained from the server.
Tests are configured separately using the L</match> directive
and referenced in the C<match> parameter
of the L</health_check> directive.




=head1 Directives

=head2 health_check


B<syntax:> health_check I<[I<C<parameters>>]>



B<context:> I<server>





Enables periodic health checks of the servers in a
L<group|ngx_stream_upstream_module>.





The following optional parameters are supported:

=over



=item 
C<interval>=I<C<time>>





sets the interval between two consecutive health checks,
by default, 5 seconds.



=item 
C<jitter>=I<C<time>>





sets the time within which
each health check will be randomly delayed,
by default, there is no delay.



=item 
C<fails>=I<C<number>>





sets the number of consecutive failed health checks of a particular server
after which this server will be considered unhealthy,
by default, 1.



=item 
C<passes>=I<C<number>>





sets the number of consecutive passed health checks of a particular server
after which the server will be considered healthy,
by default, 1.



=item 
C<mandatory> [C<persistent>]







sets the initial “checking” state for a server
until the first health check is completed (1.11.7).
Client connections are not passed to servers in the “checking” state.
If the parameter is not specified,
the server will be initially considered healthy.





The C<persistent> parameter (1.21.1)
sets the initial “up” state for a server after reload
if the server was considered healthy before reload.






=item 
C<match>=I<C<name>>





specifies the C<match> block configuring the tests that a
successful connection should pass in order for a health check to pass.
By default, for TCP, only the ability
to establish a TCP connection with the server is checked.
For UDP, the absence of
ICMP “C<Destination Unreachable>” message is expected
in reply to the sent string “C<nginx health check>”.

B<NOTE>

Prior to version 1.11.7, by default, UDP health check
required a match block with the
send and expect
parameters.




=item 
C<port>=I<C<number>>





defines the port used when connecting to a server
to perform a health check (1.9.7).
By default, equals the
L<ngx_stream_upstream_module> port.



=item 
C<udp>





specifies that the C<UDP> protocol should be used for
health checks instead of the default C<TCP> protocol (1.9.13).




=back









=head2 health_check_timeout


B<syntax:> health_check_timeout I<I<C<timeout>>>


B<default:> I<5s>


B<context:> I<stream>


B<context:> I<server>





Overrides the
L<ngx_stream_proxy_module>
value for health checks.







=head2 match


B<syntax:> match I<I<C<name>>  { B<...> } >



B<context:> I<stream>





Defines the named test set used to verify server responses to health checks.





The following parameters can be configured:

=over



=item 
C<send> I<C<string>>;





sends a I<C<string>> to the server;



=item 
C<expect> I<C<string>> E<verbar>
C<~> I<C<regex>>;





a literal string (1.9.12) or a regular expression
that the data obtained from the server should match.
The regular expression is specified with the preceding
“C<~*>” modifier (for case-insensitive matching), or the
“C<~>” modifier (for case-sensitive matching).




=back


Both C<send> and C<expect> parameters
can contain hexadecimal literals with the prefix “C<\x>”
followed by two hex digits, for example, “C<\x80>” (1.9.12).





Health check is passed if:

=over



=item *

the TCP connection was successfully established;



=item *

the I<C<string>> from the C<send> parameter,
if specified, was sent;



=item *

the data obtained from the server matched the string or regular expression
from the C<expect> parameter, if specified;



=item *

the time elapsed does not exceed the value specified
in the L</health_check_timeout> directive.



=back







Example:

    
    upstream backend {
        zone     upstream_backend 10m;
        server   127.0.0.1:12345;
    }
    
    match http {
        send     "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: localhost\r\n\r\n";
        expect ~ "200 OK";
    }
    
    server {
        listen       12346;
        proxy_pass   backend;
        health_check match=http;
    }








B<NOTE>

Only the first
L<ngx_stream_proxy_module>
bytes of data obtained from the server are examined.








