What is split-brain and why is it dangerous?
Split-brain occurs when a network partition causes two parts of a cluster to operate independently, each believing it is the primary. Both partition leaders accept writes, diverging data and corrupting consistency. On network healing, the diverged states cannot merge automatically.
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Why Raft Consensus Prevents Split-BrainRaft ensures only one partition can reach quorum, making split-brain impossible. Writes commit to majorities. Powers etcd and CockroachDB.
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