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Discussion on the use and implementation of the Raft consensus algorithm. https://raft.github.io

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Quốc Khánh Bùi, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien)4

Aug 27

How can we sync logs to a follower that has been left to far behind

Log compaction is a separate step Let's assume that you don't _have_ log compaction, and you

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How can we sync logs to a follower that has been left to far behind

Log compaction is a separate step Let's assume that you don't _have_ log compaction, and you

Aug 27

Srinivas V, … Konstantin Osipov3

Jul 3

Regarding commitIndex and lastAppliedIndex

* Srinivas V <sriniv...@gmail.com> [23/07/03 09:55]: > Hi All, > I had a quick design

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Regarding commitIndex and lastAppliedIndex

* Srinivas V <sriniv...@gmail.com> [23/07/03 09:55]: > Hi All, > I had a quick design

Jul 3

Zaid Kraitem, … Karlis Zigurs5

Apr 21

thank you Karlis for your advice .. really it is magical solution of this problem :) On Friday, April

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thank you Karlis for your advice .. really it is magical solution of this problem :) On Friday, April

Apr 21

Gurjant Kalsi, … John Ousterhout3

Apr 14

Rules for Updating NextIndex[]

One clarification on this. Updating nextIndex doesn't have to be perfect, since it will self-

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Rules for Updating NextIndex[]

One clarification on this. Updating nextIndex doesn't have to be perfect, since it will self-

Apr 14

yuhang xiu, Jordan Halterman2

Mar 17

Question for RAFT joint consensus

Your understanding of the approach is correct, but I'm not so sure about the second scenario. Yes

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Question for RAFT joint consensus

Your understanding of the approach is correct, but I'm not so sure about the second scenario. Yes

Mar 17

Aadi Swadipto Mondal, John Ousterhout3

Mar 4

Question regarding the RAFT problems

Thanks, I got your point. On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3:54:45 PM UTC-6 ous...@cs.stanford.edu wrote

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Question regarding the RAFT problems

Thanks, I got your point. On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3:54:45 PM UTC-6 ous...@cs.stanford.edu wrote

Mar 4

Daniel Gleason, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien)4

Mar 1

RequestVote RPC confusion about arguments

The way I imagine this looking is something like this: class LogEntry: term: int command: Command log

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RequestVote RPC confusion about arguments

The way I imagine this looking is something like this: class LogEntry: term: int command: Command log

Mar 1

12/19/22

What if readIndex is not checked with appliedIndex in read only requests.

To clarify, I am assuming a synchronous update to the state machine along with the commitIndex. The

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What if readIndex is not checked with appliedIndex in read only requests.

To clarify, I am assuming a synchronous update to the state machine along with the commitIndex. The

12/19/22

M Keyer, John Ousterhout2

12/10/22

When is the random election timeout is chosen?

No, a new election timeout must be chosen for each election. This ensures that if multiple nodes

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When is the random election timeout is chosen?

No, a new election timeout must be chosen for each election. This ensures that if multiple nodes

12/10/22

M Keyer, … Jesper Lindholm4

12/7/22

Behaviour of candidate receiving RequestVote with higher term

Aha! Correct - sorry I missed that. /Jesper > 7 dec. 2022 kl. 10:27 skrev Free Ekanayaka <free.

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Behaviour of candidate receiving RequestVote with higher term

Aha! Correct - sorry I missed that. /Jesper > 7 dec. 2022 kl. 10:27 skrev Free Ekanayaka <free.

12/7/22

Zeroes L, M Keyer2

12/6/22

raft algorithm: During the leader Election, it is prompted that term1 has 2 leaders

Did you ensure that each follower grants at most one vote per term? zeroes18...@gmail.com schrieb am

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raft algorithm: During the leader Election, it is prompted that term1 has 2 leaders

Did you ensure that each follower grants at most one vote per term? zeroes18...@gmail.com schrieb am

12/6/22

Jack Kinnof, Free Ekanayaka3

11/24/22

Looking for help implementing raft in my P2P ecommerce app for cryptocurrency users

Hey, I can surely provide some clarification about how to use dqlite, if needed, but unfortunately

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Looking for help implementing raft in my P2P ecommerce app for cryptocurrency users

Hey, I can surely provide some clarification about how to use dqlite, if needed, but unfortunately

11/24/22

Diego Ongaro, … Unmesh Joshi11

9/17/22

Re: Effect of not storing votedFor, on leader-election

Just to give some context on why I am trying out more generic descriptions and implementations is

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Re: Effect of not storing votedFor, on leader-election

Just to give some context on why I am trying out more generic descriptions and implementations is

9/17/22

Kiran K, … dr-dr xp4

9/16/22

IT companies that use Raft algorithm

Wow, That's great info. Thanks :) Thanks and regards Kiran Kondru PhD Research Scholar,

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IT companies that use Raft algorithm

Wow, That's great info. Thanks :) Thanks and regards Kiran Kondru PhD Research Scholar,

9/16/22

mc lin, … Jinkun Geng8

8/10/22

Question regarding commit return

I see. Thanks for your patience! 在2022年8月9日星期二 UTC-7 23:32:07<aye...@ayende.com> 写道： How can

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Question regarding commit return

I see. Thanks for your patience! 在2022年8月9日星期二 UTC-7 23:32:07<aye...@ayende.com> 写道： How can

8/10/22

Jinkun Geng, … John Ousterhout18

7/29/22

Can we make client do the quorum check to reduce message delay?

Related to Vilho's question: out of curiosity, what kind of clients do you have in mind? This may

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Can we make client do the quorum check to reduce message delay?

Related to Vilho's question: out of curiosity, what kind of clients do you have in mind? This may

7/29/22

vnmRD, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien)5

7/20/22

What happens if the leader recieves a vore request RPC

Thank you! Il giorno mercoledì 20 luglio 2022 alle 11:21:18 UTC+2 aye...@ayende.com ha scritto: See

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What happens if the leader recieves a vore request RPC

Thank you! Il giorno mercoledì 20 luglio 2022 alle 11:21:18 UTC+2 aye...@ayende.com ha scritto: See

7/20/22

7/13/22

Raft implementation in Omnet++

Hello everyone, In the past months me and a colleague Leonardo Ruzza have worked on an implementation

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Raft implementation in Omnet++

Hello everyone, In the past months me and a colleague Leonardo Ruzza have worked on an implementation

7/13/22

Sahara Heart, … Konstantin Osipov3

6/30/22

behaviour of stale candidate

* Sahara Heart <xhn875...@gmail.com> [22/06/30 08:09]: > Consider the following case:

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behaviour of stale candidate

* Sahara Heart <xhn875...@gmail.com> [22/06/30 08:09]: > Consider the following case:

6/30/22

tianyu chen, … Soham Dongargaonkar4

6/28/22

Confusion about "committing entries from previous terms"

The scenario in figure 8 isn't something we can solve or avoid. The scenario basically explains

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Confusion about "committing entries from previous terms"

The scenario in figure 8 isn't something we can solve or avoid. The scenario basically explains

6/28/22

Sohi, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien)2

6/20/22

Adding a non voter

We have this feature (We call it watcher). In general, it is not accounted for in terms of the

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Adding a non voter

We have this feature (We call it watcher). In general, it is not accounted for in terms of the

6/20/22

Mathieu Borderé, … Vilho Raatikka15

6/13/22

Pre-Vote cluster deadlock

Hi, a minor thing to take into account with pre-voting addition is that the sender of a pre-vote

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Pre-Vote cluster deadlock

Hi, a minor thing to take into account with pre-voting addition is that the sender of a pre-vote

6/13/22

Joan Fontanals Martínez

4/22/22

Assumptions on algorithm

Hello everybody, I have recently been looking at `raft consensus algorithm` and some open source

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Assumptions on algorithm

Hello everybody, I have recently been looking at `raft consensus algorithm` and some open source

4/22/22

Kalpa 1977, … Unmesh Joshi7

4/13/22

Seeking help to get the clarity on a commit phase

I have tried to document it in a slightly more generic way here https://martinfowler.com/articles/

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Seeking help to get the clarity on a commit phase

I have tried to document it in a slightly more generic way here https://martinfowler.com/articles/

4/13/22

Fábio Botelho, … Jesper Lindholm5

3/2/22

Can a leaving member become leader

According to 4.1 in the thesis paper (towards the end): “In Raft, it is the caller's

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Can a leaving member become leader

According to 4.1 in the thesis paper (towards the end): “In Raft, it is the caller's

3/2/22

2/24/22

Voter/leader members in Raft

Hello, My team and I want to make a slight variation to the algorithm, and I wanted to make sure I

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Voter/leader members in Raft

Hello, My team and I want to make a slight variation to the algorithm, and I wanted to make sure I

2/24/22

2/23/22

Question about 5.4.3 safety argument

Hi guys, I've been reading the masterpiece for several weeks while struggling with one question

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Question about 5.4.3 safety argument

Hi guys, I've been reading the masterpiece for several weeks while struggling with one question

2/23/22

Georgii Shagov, Diego Ongaro3

1/24/22

Scenario in case Node gets disconnected

Hello Diego I really appreciate your reply. This is very to the purpose. If I understand you right in

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Scenario in case Node gets disconnected

Hello Diego I really appreciate your reply. This is very to the purpose. If I understand you right in

1/24/22

Ex Puexto, … sahar Al-Taee8

1/7/22

Is it possible to function with a minority?

hi Can we cooperate in the construction of the Raft project? On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:09:42

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Is it possible to function with a minority?

hi Can we cooperate in the construction of the Raft project? On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:09:42

1/7/22

1/7/22

hi Can you help me build the next project Holding elections in the system based on the existence of

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hi Can you help me build the next project Holding elections in the system based on the existence of

1/7/22

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