From 9758da112bab661074f781774d6fccde7cf81c05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Van Norman Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 15:48:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add tip to about potentially waiting. (#8894) --- .../tasks/observability/metrics/customize-metrics/index.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/observability/metrics/customize-metrics/index.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/observability/metrics/customize-metrics/index.md index de69707cdc..cc5b28ce7a 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/tasks/observability/metrics/customize-metrics/index.md +++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/observability/metrics/customize-metrics/index.md @@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ $ kubectl exec "$(kubectl get pod -l app=productpage -o jsonpath='{.items[0].met For example, in the output, locate the metric `istio_requests_total` and verify it contains your new dimension. +{{< tip >}} +It might take a short period of time for the proxies to start applying the config. If the metric is not received, +you may retry sending requests after a short wait, and look for the metric again. +{{< /tip >}} + ## Use expressions for values The values in the metric configuration are common expressions, which means you