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@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ The underlying distributed consensus protocol relies on two separate time parame
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The first parameter is called the *Heartbeat Interval*.
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This is the frequency with which the leader will notify followers that it is still the leader.
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etcd batches commands together for higher throughput so this heartbeat interval is also a delay for how long it takes for commands to be committed.
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-By default, etcd uses a `50ms` heartbeat interval.
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+By default, etcd uses a `100ms` heartbeat interval.
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The second parameter is the *Election Timeout*.
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This timeout is how long a follower node will go without hearing a heartbeat before attempting to become leader itself.
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-By default, etcd uses a `200ms` election timeout.
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+By default, etcd uses a `1000ms` election timeout.
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Adjusting these values is a trade off.
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Lowering the heartbeat interval will cause individual commands to be committed faster but it will lower the overall throughput of etcd.
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