Assoc Invalid log message?
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Issue/Introduction
It has been reported that the following message appeared in a CA Directory DSA warning log:
WARN : Assoc invalid - lost?
In the field, the following definition has been shared:
"Assoc invalid means the connection was suddenly dropped somewhere along the way, and a process was trying to respond to a request from that connection and couldnt find it"
The questions are: in the context of CA Directory,
- what is an association, and
- when would it become invalid?"
Environment
Release: 14.1
Component: CA Directory
Resolution
In general, an association represents a connection between from other Server or Client to the DSA. It is also known as a binding. The console command:
get users;
shows the existing bindings that have connected to the DSA.
The "Assoc invalid" messages appear when the DSA attempts to contact the connection it has but not getting a successful connection from the other end and hence "invalid".
An "Assoc invalid" is usually seen when:
- An unexpected network issue that disrupted the connection
- A client connects to the DSA but for some reasons decided to unilaterally abandon the connection. The reasons vary but could include an abnormal termination of a client or other load/performance issues of the DSAs.
Additional Information
The following links to the product documentation contains operations related to "associations"
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