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 [[heartbeat-overview]]
 == Overview
 
-beta[]
-
 Heartbeat is a lightweight daemon that you install on a remote server
 to periodically check the status of your services and determine whether they are
 available. Unlike {metricbeat}/index.html[Metricbeat], which only tells you if
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+This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and
+code is considered to be less mature than official GA features. Elastic will
+take a best effort approach to fix any issues, but beta features are not
+subject to the support SLA of official GA features.