This article addresses a previously reported flooding issue with the vertica_health_watchdog_txn counter. The issue has been resolved in Vertica versions 25.1 and 25.2. Customers experiencing this behavior are advised to upgrade to Vertica 25.x.
Environment
- Vertica versions prior to 25.1
- Vertica 25.1 and 25.2
- Health monitoring and watchdog counters
Situation
Customers observed excessive logging or metric flooding related to the vertica_health_watchdog_txn counter, impacting monitoring clarity and system performance.
