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RabbitMQ Troubleshooting

Overview

1. Memory / disk alarms

Check rabbitmqctl status for alarms; review vm_memory_high_watermark and disk_free_limit in config; inspect queue backlogs.

2. Network partitions

Use rabbitmqctl cluster_status; verify cluster_partition_handling; recover per official partition guide.

3. Connection / auth failures

Verify listeners, users, vhost permissions, and TLS/SASL settings.

4. Queue backlog

Inspect consumers, prefetch, ack behavior, and DLX routing.