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Pause Clients

AttackAttack
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Suspends all client command processing for a duration using CLIENT PAUSE
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Redis Instances
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Pause Clients

Suspends all client command processing for a duration using CLIENT PAUSE
AttackAttack
Install now

Pause Clients

AttackAttack
New
Suspends all client command processing for a duration using CLIENT PAUSE
Install now

Pause Clients

Suspends all client command processing for a duration using CLIENT PAUSE
AttackAttack
Install now
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Introduction

With this action, Steadybit can suspend all client command processing on a Redis instance for a given duration using the CLIENT PAUSE command.

Use Cases

  • Simulate Redis unresponsiveness to test timeout and retry logic.
  • Test read-only mode by pausing only write commands.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault
DurationHow long to pause client connections.30s
Pause ModePause scope: "ALL" (all commands) or "WRITE" (write commands only).ALL

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Homepage
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License
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MaintainerSteadybit
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