[HDFS-2753] Standby namenode stuck in safemode during a failover

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: HA branch (HDFS-1623)
• Fix Version/s: HA branch (HDFS-1623)
• Component/s: ha, namenode
• Target Version/s: HA branch (HDFS-1623)
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Hari Mankude
• Reporter: Hari Mankude
• Created: 05/Jan/12 21:52
• Updated: 11/Jan/12 12:54
• Resolved: 11/Jan/12 05:55

Description

Write traffic initiated from the client. Manual failover is done by killing NN and converting a different standby to active. NN is restarted as standby. The restarted standby stays in safemode forever. More information in the description.