<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[haproxy[4014]: backend activation-backend has no server available!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hi Team<br />
we need your help to resolve the issue, we are getting 503 error intermittently for our servers.</p>
<p dir="auto">haproxy configuration:<br />
#log 127.0.0.1 local2 debug<br />
log 127.0.0.1:514 local0 debug<br />
chroot /var/lib/haproxy<br />
pidfile /var/run/haproxy.pid<br />
maxconn 10000<br />
user haproxy<br />
group haproxy<br />
daemon<br />
debug<br />
tune.ssl.default-dh-param 2048</p>
<h1><a class="anchor-offset" name="turn-on-stats-unix-socket"></a>turn on stats unix socket</h1>
<p dir="auto">stats socket /var/lib/haproxy/stats<br />
default</p>
<p dir="auto">mode                    http<br />
log                     global<br />
option                  httplog<br />
option                  dontlognull<br />
option http-server-close<br />
option forwardfor       except 127.0.0.0/8<br />
option                  redispatch<br />
retries                 3<br />
timeout http-request    30s<br />
timeout queue           1m<br />
timeout connect         30s<br />
timeout client          1m<br />
timeout server          1m<br />
timeout http-keep-alive 30s<br />
timeout check           30s<br />
maxconn                 10000<br />
backend activation-backend<br />
balance roundrobin<br />
http-send-name-header Host<br />
http-response add-header XX-powered-by “West-1”<br />
server XXXXXXX.com:443 XXXXXXX.com:443 check ssl verify none</p>
<p dir="auto">output : for haproxy -vv<br />
HA-Proxy version 1.8.27-493ce0b 2020/11/06<br />
Copyright 2000-2020 Willy Tarreau willy@haproxy.org</p>
<p dir="auto">Build options :<br />
TARGET = linux2628<br />
CPU = generic<br />
CC = gcc<br />
CFLAGS = -O2 -g -fno-strict-aliasing -Wdeclaration-after-statement -fwrapv -W no-null-dereference -Wno-unused-label -Wno-stringop-overflow<br />
OPTIONS = USE_LINUX_TPROXY=1 USE_CRYPT_H=1 USE_GETADDRINFO=1 USE_ZLIB=1 USE_RE GPARM=1 USE_OPENSSL=1 USE_LUA=1 USE_SYSTEMD=1 USE_PCRE=1</p>
<p dir="auto">Default settings :<br />
maxconn = 2000, bufsize = 16384, maxrewrite = 1024, maxpollevents = 200</p>
<p dir="auto">Built with OpenSSL version : OpenSSL 1.1.1g FIPS 21 Apr 2020<br />
Running on OpenSSL version : OpenSSL 1.1.1k FIPS 25 Mar 2021<br />
OpenSSL library supports TLS extensions : yes<br />
OpenSSL library supports SNI : yes<br />
OpenSSL library supports : TLSv1.0 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3<br />
Built with Lua version : Lua 5.3.4<br />
Built with transparent proxy support using: IP_TRANSPARENT IPV6_TRANSPARENT IP_F REEBIND<br />
Encrypted password support via crypt(3): yes<br />
Built with multi-threading support.<br />
Built with PCRE version : 8.42 2018-03-20<br />
Running on PCRE version : 8.42 2018-03-20<br />
PCRE library supports JIT : no (USE_PCRE_JIT not set)<br />
Built with zlib version : 1.2.11<br />
Running on zlib version : 1.2.11<br />
Compression algorithms supported : identity(“identity”), deflate(“deflate”), raw -deflate(“deflate”), gzip(“gzip”)<br />
Built with network namespace support.</p>
<p dir="auto">Available polling systems :<br />
epoll : pref=300, test result OK<br />
poll : pref=200, test result OK<br />
select : pref=150, test result OK<br />
Total: 3 (3 usable), will use epoll.</p>
<p dir="auto">Available filters :<br />
[SPOE] spoe<br />
[COMP] compression<br />
[TRACE] trace</p>
<p dir="auto">errors: May 26 10:16:31 localhost haproxy[4083320]: Server xxxxx-backend/XXXXX.com:443 is DOWN, reason: Layer6 timeout, check duration: 2002ms. 0 active and 0 backup servers left. 0 sessions active, 0 requeued, 0 remaining in queue<br />
Message from syslogd@localhost at May 30 02:32:33 …<br />
haproxy[104161]: backend activation-backend has no server available!</p>
<p dir="auto">any possible solutions to resolve the issue.</p>
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