Database experiment reveals timer synchronization issues

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-30 15:54

This blog post details an experiment where a primary database was disconnected from its replicas and control plane to observe its behavior. The analysis revealed that two default timers, which were not synchronized, caused significant issues. The post explains these timers and proposes a change to reduce the problematic time window. AI

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Database experiment reveals timer synchronization issues

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We cut a primary off from its replicas and the control plane, then watched what actually happened instead of what the docs promised: https:// coroot.com/blog/re

We cut a primary off from its replicas and the control plane, then watched what actually happened instead of what the docs promised: https:// coroot.com/blog/reproducing-sp lit-brain-on-cloudnativepg/ Most of it comes down to two default timers that don't agree with each other. T…

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We cut a primary off from its replicas and the control plane, then watched what actually happened instead of what the docs promised: https:// coroot.com/blog/re

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