Troubleshooting
Diagnosing problems in NATS JetStream clusters requires:
knowledge of JetStream concepts
knowledge of the NATS Command Line Interface (CLI)
The following tips and commands (while not an exhaustive list) can be useful when diagnosing problems in NATS JetStream clusters:
Troubleshooting tips
Look at nats-server logs. By default, only warning and error logs are produced, but debug and trace logs can be turned on from the command line using
-Dand-DV, respectively. Alternatively, enablingdebugortracein the server config.Make sure that in the NATS JetStream configuration, at least one system user is configured in this section:
{ $SYS { users } }.
nats account commands
nats account commands| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Verify that JetStream is enabled on account |
Basic nats server commands
nats server commands| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| List known servers |
| Ping all servers |
| Show information about a single server |
Health check for NATS servers |
nats server report commands
nats server report commands| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Report on connections |
| Report on account activity |
Report on JetStream activity |
nats server request commands
nats server request commands| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Show JetStream details | |
| Show subscription information |
| Show runtime variables |
| Show connection details |
| Show route details |
| Show gateway details |
| Show leafnode details |
| Show account details |
nats server cluster commands
nats server cluster commands| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Force a new leader election by standing down the current meta leader | |
Removes a server from a JetStream cluster |
Experimental commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Monitor NATS traffic. (Experimental command) |
Further troubleshooting references
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