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Dragonfly 1.14 File Descriptor Limit Reached on RHEL 9

Dragonfly 1.14 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

RHEL 9. Dragonfly 1.14 at 14976/14978 file descriptors. Connection leak detected. ulimit -n set to 14978 (default, not tuned for production).

Injected Error Messages (1)

Dragonfly 1.14 on RHEL 9 — 14976/14978 FDs used, 'Too many open files', connection refused on new requests, dragonfly leaking file descriptors at 29/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: cmnhnpzzh04rjlig7ggyk7tjf