oceanbase / oceanbase/seekdb

Standby fails to pull from primary and hangs during initialization in multi-tablet scenario

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Description

Environment

  • Version: seekdb (OceanBase seekdb 1.2.0.0)
  • Revision: 1-e536cfa77c25c6fde5e541fcdee9ead835a41d43
  • Build Branch: feat_rootservice_lite
  • Build Time: Mar 13 2026 10:54:44
  • Build Flags: RelWithDebInfo|Sanity

Description

In a primary-standby deployment with multiple tablets, the standby cluster fails to pull data from the primary cluster. The process hangs indefinitely during its initialization phase.

Impact

The standby cluster cannot be established, preventing high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.

Priority

High (blocks standby setup)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing a multi-tablet primary-standby setup with the reported seekdb version and trace the standby initialization and primary data-pull path. The work is done when the standby completes initialization and successfully pulls data from the primary without hanging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
databases, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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