StreamSets Support Team would like to inform you of an issue where StreamSets Data Collector pipelines using Snowflake stages might have problems with threads not being released. 
 
Products Affected: StreamSets Data Collector
 
Releases Affected: StreamSets Data Collector version 5.6.0 and 5.6.1
 
Users Affected: StreamSets Data Collector pipelines using Snowflake stages.
 
Severity: High
 
Description: A minor thread leak has been detected in all the Snowflake stages. If a user environment involves a substantial number of Snowflake pipelines, users may observe this thread leak behavior, which can impact the overall system performance and resource utilization.

Immediate action required: Yes, upgrade to SDC 5.6.3 or 5.7.X.

Workaround:  None

Resolution: Fix for this issue has been included in SDC 5.6.3 and 5.7.x release. 

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