prometheus: clarify the for examples are not set in stone authored by anarcat's avatar anarcat
...@@ -734,7 +734,9 @@ See the [PromQL primer][] for more information about queries and the ...@@ -734,7 +734,9 @@ See the [PromQL primer][] for more information about queries and the
The `for` field means the alert is not immediately passed down to the The `for` field means the alert is not immediately passed down to the
Alertmanager until that time has passed. It is useful to avoid Alertmanager until that time has passed. It is useful to avoid
flapping and temporary conditions. Rule of thumbs: flapping and temporary conditions.
Here are some typical `for` delays we use, as a rule of thumb:
- `0s`: checks that already have a built-in time threshold in its - `0s`: checks that already have a built-in time threshold in its
expression (see below), or critical condition requiring immediate expression (see below), or critical condition requiring immediate
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