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Tracking TCP retransmissions on Linux

Troubleshooting


Problem

TCP retransmissions are a frequent cause of connection timeouts and throughput problems, but they are invisible to the application layer.  This document provides instructions for correlating TCP retransmissions with application errors in a way that is less resource intensive and easier to review compared to packet captures.

Symptom

Symptoms that may be a result of TCP retransmissions in WebSphere Application Server include the following:
  1. TCP connection timeouts between the WebSphere WebServer Plugin and the application server
  2. HTTP request delays or timeouts when transmitting large HTTP request bodies.
  3. HTTP response delays or timeouts between the WebSphere WebServer Plugin and the application server or between IBM HTTP Server and the browser

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 August 2022

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ibm16480315