MicroIRC: Instance-level Root Cause Localization for Microservice Systems

Yuhan Zhu, Jian Wang, Bing Li, Yuqi Zhao, Zekun Zhang, Yiming Xiong, Shiping Chen

Abstract: Highlights•Precisely localize root causes to the granularity of instances within microservices.•Demonstrate robustness in the presence of new and previously unseen anomaly types.•Adapt to dynamic topology changes, ensuring reliability in evolving architectures.•Localize root causes to improve microservice system reliability and resilience.