Firewall idle connection timeout causes nodes to lose communication during low traffic times on Linux

Troubleshooting information to prevent default idle connection timeout on Linux platforms.

Be sure to follow DataStax recommended settings for using DataStax Enterprise (DSE) in production environments. See Recommended production settings.

See the DataStax Support Knowledge Base for steps on configuring keepalive with Linux TCP settings.

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