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DbEnv::rep_elect |
#include <db_cxx.h>int DbEnv::rep_elect(int nsites, int nvotes, int priority, u_int32_t timeout, int *envid, u_int32_t flags);
The DbEnv::rep_elect method holds an election for the master of a replication group.
If the election is successful, the new master's ID may be the ID of the previous master, or the ID of the current replication site. The application is responsible for adjusting its relationship to the other database environments in the replication group, including directing all database updates to the newly selected master, in accordance with the results of this election.
The thread of control that calls the DbEnv::rep_elect method must not be the thread of control that processes incoming messages; processing the incoming messages is necessary to successfully complete an election.
Elections are done in two parts: first, replication sites collect information from the other replication sites they know about, and second, replication sites cast their votes for a new master. The second phase is triggered by one of two things: either the replication site gets election information from nsites sites, or the election timeout expires. Once the second phase is triggered, the replication site will cast a vote for the new master of its choice if, and only if, the site has election information from at least nvotes sites. If a site receives nvotes votes for it to become the new master, then it will become the new master.
We recommend nvotes be set to at least:
(sites participating in the election / 2) + 1
to ensure there are never more than two masters active at the same time even in the case of a network partition. When a network partitions, the side of the partition with more than half the environments will elect a new master and continue, while the environments communicating with fewer than half of the environments will fail to find a new master, as no site can get nvotes votes.
We recommend nsites be set to:
sites participating in the election - 1
This allows replication groups to elect a new master immediately if the current master fails. Setting the nsites value to the number of sites participating in the replication election ensures all sites in the group get the chance to participate in the election, at the cost of potentially slower elections. Setting nsites to lower values can increase the speed of an election, but can also result in election failure, and is usually not recommended.
The DbEnv::rep_elect method may fail and throw DbException, encapsulating one of the following non-zero errors, or return one of the following non-zero errors:
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