Re: [jgroups-users] Question on Nodes Dropping from Cluster and not Merging back !!

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Hi Pooja,

On 24/08/16 20:09, Questions/problems related to using JGroups wrote:
> Hi Bela,
>
> Following is the observation in Version jgroups-3.3.5.final.jar and with
> merge2 running.

Haven't you switched to MERGE3 yet? :-)

> In a system running with 34 nodes, 3 of the Nodes started dropping
> messages complaining that Logical Address cache does not contain all
> entries and then it does keep sending logical address cache fetch
> request continuously after this.

Right, this is as it should be, but the entries should be received after 
some time... aren't they?
Which transport:discovery protocols are you running? TCP:TCPPING? UDP:PING?

> The Coordinator creates a new view not containing these 3 Nodes. and but
> obvious this view Update never makes it to these 3 Nodes and they are
> stuck with a very old snapshot of the view.
> After this event, I do see a trace in Coordinator dropping messages from
> these 3 Nodes.
>
> I guess these must be messages to get logical address cache.
>
> As a result of above, these 3 Nodes are never able to Merge back to the
> view.
>
> the question I have is: Shouldn't Merge2 keep pinging missing nodes for
> Discovery and again merge them?

I know MERGE3 does for sure. But this seems more like a discovery or 
even perhaps a transport issue. If you use TCPPING, are all members 
listed in initial_hosts?

> and Is this a known issue?
>
> Thanks
> Pooja
>
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