Heartbeat ========= The Heartbeat Process can be used to continuously check if everything is running well. It generates an :doc:`information unit <../glossaryofterms/mwconcepts-informationunit>` every specified time interval. That information unit can be forward to a different system. If it does not receive additional packets within the configured interval, it can doubt that the sender is either in trouble or already stopped running. .. image:: ../images/heartbeat.png :width: 100% *Heartbeat* Further details can be found here: :doc:`Heartbeat <../configuringmwagent/heartbeat>`.