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PASSEDqueue / fd_exhaustion

RabbitMQ 3.13 File Descriptor Limit Reached on SUSE Enterprise 15 SP5

RabbitMQ 3.13 has exhausted its file descriptor limit. Cannot accept new connections or open new files. Service functionality severely degraded.

Pattern
CONNECTION_REFUSED
Severity
CRITICAL
Confidence
68%
Remediation
Auto-Heal

Test Results

MetricExpectedActualResult
Pattern RecognitionCONNECTION_REFUSEDCONNECTION_REFUSED
Severity AssessmentHIGHCRITICAL
Incident CorrelationN/ANone
Cascade EscalationN/ANo
RemediationAuto-Heal — Corax resolves autonomously

Scenario Conditions

SUSE Enterprise 15 SP5. RabbitMQ 3.13 at 51157/51164 file descriptors. Connection leak detected. ulimit -n set to 51164 (default, not tuned for production).

Injected Error Messages (1)

RabbitMQ 3.13 on SUSE Enterprise 15 SP5 — 51157/51164 FDs used, 'Too many open files', connection refused on new requests, rabbitmq-server leaking file descriptors at 79/min

Neural Engine Root Cause Analysis

Connection refused — service is likely crashed or not listening on the expected port.

Remediation Plan

Restart the target service. If recurring, check for memory leaks or crash loops.

Improvements Applied

  • Severity: CRITICAL (expected HIGH)
Tested: 2026-04-02Monitors: 1 | Incidents: 1Test ID: cmnhnpyda04kplig7psk9siqo