Experiment-Level Probes

Learn how to configure and use probes at the experiment level for comprehensive chaos validation

NEW CHAOS STUDIO FEATURE

Experiment-Level Probes are part of the enhanced New Chaos Studio experience. If you're an existing customer and want access to new features, contact your Harness support representative. For more details, see New Chaos Studio Features.

What are Experiment-Level Probes?

Experiment-level probes are resilience validation checks that operate across the entire chaos experiment lifecycle, rather than being scoped to individual faults. These probes provide:

• Global Validation: Monitor system health across all faults in an experiment

• End-to-End Assessment: Validate overall system behavior from start to finish

• Cross-Fault Correlation: Understand how multiple faults interact and affect system resilience

• Comprehensive Monitoring: Track metrics and health indicators throughout the experiment

Unlike fault-specific probes that validate individual chaos injections, experiment-level probes assess the cumulative impact of all chaos activities within an experiment.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to add experiment-level probes to your chaos experiments:

Step 1: Create or Open an Experiment

1. Navigate to Chaos Experiments in your Harness project

2. Either create a new experiment or open an existing one

Step 2: Add Experiment-Level Probes

1. In the experiment builder, click on the '+' icon, then click Add a Probe.

   

   add probe
2. Choose the probe you want to add to the experiment.

   

   choose probe
3. Configure the probe properties and click Apply Changes.

   

   configure probe

Step 3: Validate and Run

1. Save the experiment with the configured probe

2. Run the experiment to see probe results

Next Steps

• Learn about Probe Types and Modes

• Create and Run Chaos Experiments

• Explore Experiment Timeline View