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Set task timeout (jobs)

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Summary

This article explains how to set up task timeouts for Cloud Run jobs, which can be done through the console, command line, YAML, or Terraform. The maximum task timeout is 24 hours, with times greater than 1 hour being a preview feature. The article also explains how to view the task timeout settings for a job.

Q&As

What is the default task timeout for a Cloud Run job?
The default task timeout for a Cloud Run job is 10 minutes.

Is there an explicit timeout on a job execution?
No, there is no explicit timeout on a job execution.

What units are used to specify a duration for task timeouts?
The units used to specify a duration for task timeouts are seconds.

How can task timeouts greater than one hour be set?
Task timeouts greater than one hour can be set using the Console, Command line, YAML, or Terraform.

How can the current task timeout settings for a Cloud Run job be viewed?
The current task timeout settings for a Cloud Run job can be viewed using the Console, Command line, or YAML.

AI Comments

👍 This article provides detailed and comprehensive instructions on how to set task timeouts on jobs in Cloud Run.

👎 This article is overly complicated with a lot of technical jargon that can be difficult to understand.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about how to set task timeout for jobs in Cloud Run. It explains how to set the timeout duration, how to view the current task timeout settings, and the implications of using task timeouts greater than one hour.

Friend: That's interesting. What are some of the implications of using task timeouts greater than one hour?

Me: Well, it's a preview feature, so it might have limited support and any changes made might not be compatible with other preview versions. There's also a maintenance event that may occur periodically, which pauses the task and migrates it to a different machine. The task state is preserved, but there's a brief pause in processing while the task is migrating. To monitor or handle maintenance events in a specific way, you must catch the SIGTSTP signal, which is sent 10 seconds before a task is migrated.

Action items

Create a task timeout for a Cloud Run job using the console, command line, or Terraform.
Monitor and handle maintenance events by catching the SIGTSTP and SIGCONT signals.
View the current task timeout settings for a Cloud Run job using the console or command line.

Technical terms

Set task timeout: This is the process of setting a maximum duration for a task to run before it is stopped.
Job: A job is a set of tasks that are executed together.
Task: A task is a single unit of work that is part of a job.
Timeout: This is the maximum duration for a task to run before it is stopped.
Preview feature: This is a feature that is still in development and may not be fully supported or compatible with other versions.
Units: This is the unit of time used to specify the duration of a task, such as seconds, minutes, or hours.
SIGTSTP: This is a signal sent 10 seconds before a task is migrated during a maintenance event.
SIGCONT: This is a signal sent immediately after a task is restarted after a migration.
Maintenance event: This is a period of time when tasks are migrated from one machine to another.