OCF_HEARTBEAT_DELAY(7)

💅 OCF_HEARTBEAT_DELAY(7) — like, the Delay resource agent, bestie

okay so this page lives in the OCF resource agents manual section, and it's literally about a resource agent whose whole personality is waiting. yes. that's the job. she waits. and honestly? iconic.

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✨ NAME ✨

ocf_heartbeat_Delay — literally just waits for a defined timespan 🕰️✨

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

Delay [start | stop | status | monitor | meta-data | validate-all]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. pick an action, she'll get to it. eventually. that's the point 🫶

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so like, this script is a resource whose entire main character energy is introducing a delay. that's it. no cap. it delays. if you need something to just… take a minute? take several minutes? she's your girl 💅

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💖 SUPPORTED PARAMETERS 💖

• startdelay — how long, in seconds, to delay on the start operation. (optional, integer, default 20)
• stopdelay — how long, in seconds, to delay on the stop operation. (optional, integer, default 30)
• mondelay — how long, in seconds, to delay on the monitor operation. (optional, integer, default 30)

no extra params, no surprises, just three little numbers controlling how long she's gonna be 🙈

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👑 SUPPORTED ACTIONS 👑

this resource agent supports the following actions (operations), and yes, she serves in all of them:

• start — starts the resource. suggested minimum timeout: 30s.
• stop — stops the resource. suggested minimum timeout: 40s.
• status — performs a status check. suggested minimum timeout: 40s. suggested interval: 10s.
• monitor — performs a detailed status check. suggested minimum timeout: 40s. suggested interval: 10s.
• meta-data — retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only, so like, don't touch, bestie 🙈). suggested minimum timeout: 5s.
• validate-all — performs a validation of the resource configuration. suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

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🌈 EXAMPLE CRM SHELL 🌈

here's an example config for a Delay resource using the crm(8) shell. steal it, it's cute:

primitive p_Delay ocf:heartbeat:Delay \
  op monitor depth="0" timeout="40s" interval="10s"

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⭐ EXAMPLE PCS ⭐

and here's the same kinda thing for a Delay resource using pcs(8):

pcs resource create p_Delay ocf:heartbeat:Delay \
  op monitor OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0" timeout="40s" interval="10s"

(yes the monitor attribute is spelled different between the two — depth vs OCF_CHECK_LEVEL — don't ask me why, just copy it exactly fr fr 💀)

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• http://clusterlabs.org/

that's the one link. go touch grass there 🌱

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🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

ClusterLabs contributors — and for the deets on individual authors, check the resource agent source, periodt 💜

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a little reminder from me to you: every default, every timeout, every interval up there? keep them exactly as written. she may be chill but the config is not ✨

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sign-off szn 🎀 this page is from resource-agents, version UNKNOWN (mysterious, love that for her 💅), dated 10/01/2026. mwah, go forth and delay things 💖🦋