Large number of established TCP connections making OpenShift master nodes unhealthy

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • One or multiple OpenShift masters become unhealthy and/or show a high CPU saturation.

  • When checking the number of TCP connections established, it is extremely high.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 and 4.6.

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