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Load Shedding Runbook Basics

Execute shedding during incidents

Runbooks for shedding include triggers (CPU/qps/queue depth), which features to disable, how to adjust limits, communications, and rollback steps once conditions recover.

Trigger

Define thresholds (CPU, latency, queue depth) to start shedding.

Shedding Steps

Disable noncritical features, lower limits, or enable maintenance modes.

Rollback

Restore gradually when metrics stabilize; log decisions.

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