> For load balancer health checks, I prefer ones that hit the controller and expect a 200, and nothing more A very sound strategy, IMO. I subscribe to this KIS

> For load balancer health checks, I prefer ones that hit the controller and expect a 200, and nothing more A very sound strategy, IMO. I subscribe to this KISS practice. If response/status != 200, issue an alert and/or call a deeper health check routine.