Trap Storm causes Spectrum Server to Crash
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Trap Storm causes Spectrum Server to Crash

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Article ID: 187796

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Products

CA Spectrum CA eHealth

Issue/Introduction

Trap Storm of 30,000 traps per minute caused the spectroserver.exe to crash.




Environment

Component : Spectrum Core / SpectroSERVER

Cause

Spectrum Server is overloaded by excessive incoming traps.

Resolution

  • Trap Storm of 30,000 traps per minute caused the spectroserver.exe to crash.
  • There are many factors involved but typically a SS can handle 300-500 traps per second sustained for 1-2 hours until the process get overloaded and cannot keep up.
  • Sustained traps of 30,000 per minute would indicate a second landscape is required to distribute the load more evenly.