oceanbase / oceanbase/seekdb

Standby fails to start with error: failed to do retry, abort(result=-4408)

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Description

Environment

  • Version: observer (OceanBase seekdb 1.2.0.0)
  • Revision: 1-e932a9787d23fc0396d3baec70d4f100435c212b
  • Build Branch: feat_rootservice_lite
  • Build Time: Mar 17 2026 16:37:29
  • Build Flags: RelWithDebInfo|Sani...

Description

When attempting to start ("pull up") a standby database, the process fails with the error: failed to do retry, abort(result=-4408).

Steps to Reproduce

The specific steps to reproduce were not provided in the original report. The issue appears to be consistently reproducible ("必现").

Impact

The standby database is unavailable, affecting high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.

Additional Context

This issue is related to the primary-standby ("主备库") replication setup.

Creator: 15640940228-ctrl

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Research direction

No source file, entry point, test, or reproduction steps are named. Start by reproducing the standby database pull-up failure and tracing the primary-standby startup path around error -4408; done means the standby starts successfully without the retry-abort error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
databases, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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