# CockroachDB: Major incident: GCP Networking Outage

**Summary:** A major Google Cloud Platform networking outage affected a select number of GCP Cockroach Cloud clusters from 2024-05-17 00:42 UTC to 2024-05-17 02:01 UTC, lasting 1 h 19 min. Cockroach Labs monitored the issue and reported that it was resolved. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2024-05-17 00:42 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/sqbtdgmwht58](https://stspg.io/sqbtdgmwht58)
- [Company: CockroachDB](https://rewindex.com/company/cockroachdb.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:138/8wjg7zkpnh1z@95f5b2a86e6c
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ GCP Networking Outage
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2024-05-17 00:42 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2024-05-17 02:01 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2024-05-17 00:42 UTC

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+ We are aware of an ongoing Google Cloud Platform networking issue. This is impacting a select number of GCP Cockroach Cloud clusters. Cockroach Labs engineers are actively monitoring the situation. More information can be found here: https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/xVSEV3kVaJBmS7SZbnre
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**7. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2024-05-17 02:01 UTC

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+ The Google Cloud Platform networking issue has been resolved. If you have any questions or concerns please submit a ticket to our support portal.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-05-17 00:42 UTC | Major incident: GCP Networking Outage (this change) | outage |

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