backend_toolate - Backend conn. was closed

[MrBiTs]

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On 09/28/2010 19:51 , Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <4CA26D2D.7060001 at yahoo.com.br>, Flavio Torres writes:
> 
>> Please, in varnishstat, what does backend_toolate means ?
>>
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>> backend_toolate        826901         3.28 Backend conn. was closed
> 
> The backend closed an idle connection before we tried to reuse it.
> 
> Varnish picks or opens another connection.
> 
> If the  number is as high as you have here, it may pay off to
> increase the idle-timeout on your backend.
> 

Hi, All

Let me try to understand. Is backend_toolate with high values good or bad ? AFAIU, if varnish is opening and closing connections,
this is bad and I need to change some configuration. What do you mean with "it may pay off to increase the idle-timeout" ?

Thanks a lot

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