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Alert Troubleshooting Guide

This page provides troubleshooting guidance for EMQX Cloud alerts. Use it to review an alert's trigger conditions, identify likely causes, and take the recommended corrective actions.

Serverless Deployments

Resources and Quotas

AlertDescription
Session Limit ReachedTriggered when the number of client connections reaches the deployment limit.
Serverless TPS Limit ReachedTriggered when the deployment reaches its transactions per second (TPS) limit.
Free Traffic Quota ExhaustedTriggered when the deployment's free traffic usage reaches a specified threshold.
Free Connection Minutes Limit ReachedTriggered when the deployment's free connection minutes reach a specified threshold.
Free Rule Actions Limit ReachedTriggered when the deployment's free rule action executions reach a specified threshold.

Data Integration

AlertDescription
Connector Status AbnormalTriggered when a data integration connector enters an abnormal state.
Action Status AbnormalTriggered when a data integration action enters an abnormal state.

Dedicated Deployments

Authentication and Access Control

AlertDescription
High Volume of Authentication FailuresTriggered when a large number of client authentication attempts fail.
High Volume of ACL DenialsTriggered when a large number of client authorization (ACL) checks fail.
External Auth/ACL Module Status AbnormalTriggered when an external EMQX authentication or authorization (ACL) module enters an abnormal state.
Client Banned for Connection FlappingTriggered when a client is temporarily banned after repeated connection flapping.

Resources and Quotas

AlertDescription
Session Limit ReachedTriggered when the number of client connections reaches the deployment limit.
TPS Limit ReachedTriggered when the deployment reaches its transactions per second (TPS) limit.
Free Traffic Quota ExhaustedTriggered when the deployment's free traffic usage reaches a specified threshold.

Clients and Messages

AlertDescription
Message DropsTriggered when messages are dropped because a session message queue is full.
Mass Client UnsubscriptionTriggered when many clients unsubscribe within a short period.
Mass Client DisconnectionTriggered when many clients disconnect within a short period.

Network and Security

AlertDescription
TLS Certificate Expiring or ExpiredSent 1 to 30 days before a deployment's TLS certificate expires and after it has expired.
VPC Peering Connection Status AbnormalTriggered when a VPC peering connection enters an abnormal state.
PrivateLink Status AbnormalTriggered when a PrivateLink endpoint connection enters an abnormal state.

Data Integration

AlertDescription
Connector Status AbnormalTriggered when a data integration connector enters an abnormal state.
SQL Matching FailedTriggered when SQL matching fails for a data integration rule.
Action Execution FailedTriggered when a data integration action fails to execute.
Action Status AbnormalTriggered when a data integration action enters an abnormal state.