docs: add timeout section (#11550)

2022-07-26 10:07:34 -06:00 · 2022-07-26 10:07:34 -06:00 · 9a7c308ade
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--- a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/README.md
@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ config file to use windows authentication.
  servers = ["Server=192.168.1.10;Port=1433;app name=telegraf;log=1;",]
 ```

+To set up a configurable timeout, add timeout to the connections string
+in your config file.
+
+```toml
+servers = [
+  "Server=192.168.1.10;Port=1433;User Id=<user>;Password=<pw>;app name=telegraf;log=1;dial timeout=30",
+]
+```
+
 ## Configuration

 ```toml @sample.conf