Hidden GC Pauses Causing Random API Timeouts: JVM STW Troubleshooting Guide
This article reveals how long GC stop-the-world pauses cause random API timeouts without errors, detailing two fault scenarios, a four-step GC log analysis SOP with specific JVM flags, four root causes including young generation sizing and memory fragmentation, and optimization strategies from emergency restarts to G1/ZGC upgrades with monitoring alerts.
