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Investigate an error rate increase

Learn how to find the cause of an error rate increase using Lightstep Observability's Service Health view.

Root Cause Analysis
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Robin Whitmore
Updated Jun 16, 2020
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Introduction

Learn how to find the cause of an increase in error rates using Lightstep Observability's Service Health view.

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3 mins

Step 1: Notice an error rate increase

Determine if an increase in error rate has occurred in a service.

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4 mins

Step 2: Compare error rates during a regression with a baseline

Compare the error rate during a regression with the performance when the service was healthy.

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3 mins

Step 3: Use log event analysis to find the source of errors

Use the Logs and Trace Analysis tools to pinpoint the source of errors.

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