Problem Description
A specific key being accessed very frequently can cause a higher client connection count on a node.Explanation
The Aerospike data distribution scheme always assigns a record to the same partition (primary key hash) which will end up being owned by one of the node in the cluster as a master copy, and potentially a few other nodes for its replica(s). To identify a hotkey effect, one can compare the throughput between the node with high connection count with other nodes in the cluster.Solution
For information on debugging hotkeys, refer to