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Pause Clients

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Suspends all client command processing using CLIENT PAUSE. Can pause all commands or only write commands.
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Redis Instances
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Pause Clients

Suspends all client command processing using CLIENT PAUSE. Can pause all commands or only write commands.
AttackAttack
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Pause Clients

AttackAttack
New
Suspends all client command processing using CLIENT PAUSE. Can pause all commands or only write commands.
Install now

Pause Clients

Suspends all client command processing using CLIENT PAUSE. Can pause all commands or only write commands.
AttackAttack
Install now
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Introduction

Suspends all client command processing on a Redis instance for a given duration using the CLIENT PAUSE command. Can pause all commands or only write commands.

This action targets Redis instances. Combine with Latency Check to verify that your application's timeout and retry logic handles the unresponsive Redis correctly. For connection-level faults, use Exhaust Connections instead.

Use Cases

  • Simulate Redis unresponsiveness to test application timeout and retry logic.
  • Test read-only mode by pausing only write commands while reads continue to succeed.
  • Verify that circuit breakers trip when Redis stops processing commands.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault
DurationHow long to pause client connections.30s
Pause ModePause scope: ALL (all commands are paused) or WRITE (only write commands are paused; reads continue to be served normally).ALL

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License
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