service_flapping P1 Time & Services

systemd service flapping

A systemd unit has hit its start-limit (systemd stopped restarting it) OR has restarted 5+ times. A service that can't stabilise consumes resources without delivering value; investigate before bumping restart limits.

Remediation

When this rule fires on one of your servers, the dashboard alert detail page renders the full remediation guidance: the command to run, what to verify after, and Furnace's annotation for your specific distro + hardware. Sign in at app.glassmkr.com to see the live alert.