Monitor Sandbox Pools
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Availability | ✅ | ❌ |
From | September 24 |
The sfp sandbox monitor
command is used to monitor the status of sandboxes in pools, activate new sandboxes, handle expirations, and manage deletions. This command is designed to be run as a continuous cron job.
Usage
Flags
-v, --targetdevhubusername
: Alias of the target Dev Hub org (required)-r, --repo
: Repository in the format owner/repo (required)-f, --configfile
: Path to the sandbox pool configuration file(s) (required, can be specified multiple times)
Continuous Monitoring
This command should be set up as a cron job to run at regular intervals (e.g., every 15-30 minutes). This ensures:
Prompt activation of newly created sandboxes
Timely identification and marking of expired sandboxes
Deletion of marked sandboxes to free up resources
Maintenance of a healthy and efficient sandbox pool
Processes
Sandbox Activation
Identifies sandboxes in 'InProgress' state
Attempts to activate them
Updates their status in GitHub variables
Expiration Checking
Checks sandboxes against their expiration times
Considers default expiration, extended expiration, and average creation time
Marks expired sandboxes in GitHub variables
Sandbox Deletion
Identifies sandboxes marked as 'Expired'
Attempts to delete them from the Salesforce org
Removes corresponding GitHub variables
Logs results of the deletion process
Expiration Times
Default Expiration: 24 hours (configurable)
Extended Expiration: Additional 24 hours (configurable)
Average Creation Time: 2 hours (configurable)
These times can be customized in the pool configuration file.
Example
This command monitors sandbox pools defined in both configuration files, using the Dev Hub 'my-devhub', and updates statuses in the 'myorg/myrepo' GitHub repository.
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