MC-28948: Doesn't work: "Files" as fallback when Magento fails to connect to "Redis"

Author: ameysar

lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Session/SaveHandler/Redis.php

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 use Magento\Framework\Filesystem;
 use Magento\Framework\App\Filesystem\DirectoryList;
 
+/**
+ * Redis session save handler
+ */
 class Redis implements \SessionHandlerInterface
 {
     /**
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ public function __construct(ConfigInterface $config, LoggerInterface $logger, Fi
         $this->config = $config;
         $this->logger = $logger;
         $this->filesystem = $filesystem;
+        $this->getConnection();
     }
 
     /**