Control Plane Request Limit Configuration Entry Configuration Reference

This topic describes the configuration options for the control-plane-request-limit configuration entry. You can only write the control-plane-request-limit configuration entry to the default partition, but the configuration entry applies to all client requests that target any partition.

Configuration model

The following list outlines field hierarchy, language-specific data types, and requirements in a control plane request limit configuration entry. Click on a property name to view additional details, including default values.

• kind: string | required | must be set to control-plane-request-limit
• mode: string | required | default is permissive
• name: string | required
• read_rate: number | 100
• write_rate: number | 100
• kv: map | no default
  • read_rate: number | 100
  • write_rate: number | 100
• acl: map | no default
  • read_rate: number | 100
  • write_rate: number | 100
• catalog: map
  • read_rate: number | default is 100
  • write_rate: number | default is 100

Complete configuration

When every field is defined, a control plane request limit configuration entry has the following form:

Kind = "control-plane-request-limit"Name = "<name-for-the-entry>" Mode = "permissive" ReadRate =  100WriteRate = 100 KV = {  ReadRate =  100  WriteRate = 100} ACL = {  ReadRate =  100  WriteRate = 100} Catalog = {  ReadRate =  100  WriteRate = 100}

{  "Kind": "control-plane-request-limit",  "Name": "<name-for-the-entry>",  "Mode": "permissive",  "ReadRate":  100,  "WriteRate": 100,  "KV": {    "ReadRate": 100,    "WriteRate": 100    },  "ACL": {    "ReadRate": 100,    "WriteRate": 100    },  "Catalog": {    "ReadRate": 100,    "WriteRate": 100  }}

apiVersion: consul.hashicorp.com/v1alpha1kind: ControlPlaneRequestLimitmetadata:  name: <name-for-the-entry>spec:  mode: permissive  # the maximum number of read requests per second that the agent allows.  readRate: 100  # the maximum number of write requests per second that the agent allows.  writeRate: 100  kv:    readRate: 100    writeRate: 100  acl:    readRate: 100    writeRate: 100  catalog:    readRate: 100    writeRate: 100

Specification

This section provides details about the fields you can configure in the control plane request limit configuration entry.

kind

Specifies the type of configuration entry to implement. Must be set tocontrol-plane-request-limit

Values

• Default: none
• This field is required.
• Data type: String value that must be set tocontrol-plane-request-limit.

mode

Specifies an action to take if the rate of requests exceeds the limit.

Values

• Default: None
• This field is required.
• One of the following string values:
  • permissive: The server continues to allow requests and records an error in the logs. This is the default value for mode.
  • enforcing: The server stops accepting requests and records an error in the logs.
  • disabled: Limits are not enforced or tracked.

name

Specifies the name of the configuration entry.

Values

• Default: none
• This field is required.
• Data type: string

read_rate

Specifies the maximum number of read requests per second that the agent allows.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

write_rate

Specifies the maximum number of write requests per second that the agent allows.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

kv

Specifies the maximum number of read and write requests to the Consul key-value store.

Values

• Default: none
• Data type is a map containing the following parameters:
  • read_rate
  • write_rate

kv.read_rate

Specifies the maximum number of read requests per second allowed to the Consul key-value store.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

kv.write_rate

Specifies the maximum number of write requests per second allowed to the Consul key-value store.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

acl

Specifies the maximum number of read and write ACL requests to the Consul server.

acl.read_rate

S Specifies the maximum number of ACL read requests per second allowed to the Consul server.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

acl.write_rate

Specifies the maximum number of ACL write requests per second allowed to the Consul server.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

catalog

Specifies the maximum number of read and write requests to the Consul catalog.

catalog.read_rate

Specifies the maximum number of read requests per second allowed to the Consul catalog.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number

catalog.write_rate

Specifies the maximum number of write requests per second allowed to the Consul catalog.

Values

• Default: No limit.
• Data type: number