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Production Troubleshooting

Time-boxed diagnosis questions that test prioritisation and evidence gathering.

Objective: Show a repeatable first-five-minutes troubleshooting method.

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Diagnostic order

01

Confirm impact and scope

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02

Check recent change

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03

Inspect health signals

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04

Trace the failing path

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Common traps

01

Restarting before evidence

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02

Changing several variables

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03

Ignoring dependency health

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04

Confusing symptom with cause

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Closure

01

Validate recovery

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02

Capture evidence

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03

Prevent recurrence

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04

Communicate status

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