[ZBX-24087] Zabbix agent Timeout parameter incorrectly documented Created: 2024 Feb 14  Updated: 2024 May 03  Resolved: 2024 Apr 19

Status: Closed
Project: ZABBIX BUGS AND ISSUES
Component/s: Documentation (D), Installation (I)
Affects Version/s: 7.0.0beta2
Fix Version/s: 7.0.0rc1, 7.0 (plan)

Type: Documentation task Priority: Trivial
Reporter: Kaspars Mednis Assignee: Dmitrijs Goloscapovs
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 0
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Team: Team A
Sprint: S24-W6/7, S24-W8/9, S24-W12/13, S24-W16/17
Story Points: 0.1

 Description   

Zabbix 7.0 official documentation describes agent "Timeout" parameter as a processing timeout.:

Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing.

Default: 3
Range: 1-30

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/7.0/en/manual/appendix/config/zabbix_agentd#timeout
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/7.0/en/manual/appendix/config/zabbix_agent2#timeout

This behavior is changed since 7.0, Zabbix agent "Timeout" parameter defines only data sending timeout.

Please use correct description in documentation and agent configuration files.



 Comments   
Comment by Dmitrijs Goloscapovs [ 2024 Apr 17 ]

Available in versions:
  - pre-7.0.0rc1 - 5b98180d3c4

Comment by Arturs Dancis [ 2024 Apr 17 ]

Documentation (7.0) updated (Timeout parameter description):

Installation > Installation from packages > Windows agent installation from MSI

Appendixes > Process configuration:

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