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PASSEDqueue / fd_exhaustion
ActiveMQ 6.1 File Descriptor Limit Reached on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
ActiveMQ 6.1 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
| Metric | Expected | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern Recognition | CONNECTION_REFUSED | CONNECTION_REFUSED | |
| Severity Assessment | HIGH | CRITICAL | |
| Incident Correlation | N/A | None | |
| Cascade Escalation | N/A | No | |
| Remediation | — | Auto-Heal — Corax resolves autonomously |
Scenario Conditions
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. ActiveMQ 6.1 at 63861/63870 file descriptors. Connection leak detected. ulimit -n set to 63870 (default, not tuned for production).
Injected Error Messages (1)
ActiveMQ 6.1 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — 63861/63870 FDs used, 'Too many open files', connection refused on new requests, activemq leaking file descriptors at 97/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: cmnhnpzzh04rrlig7uq3de2nj