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> I'm assuming a system that tracks nodes and checks for quorum(s) Not sure why. > because if you let isolated servers be authoritative then your data integri
by kiitos 3y ago
> I'm assuming a system that tracks nodes and checks for quorum(s)
Not sure why.
> because if you let isolated servers be authoritative then your data integrity goes to hell
Many AP systems maintain data integrity without central authorities or quorums for data.
> Am I wrong to think that most distributed databases have systems like that?
No, not wrong! Just that it's one class of distributed systems, among many.
- Dylan16807 3y agoThough if you're running AP then I sure hope you have a reconciliation system, and a good reconciliation system can handle that kind of ID conflict. (Maybe you still want to avoid it to speed that process up but that really gets into the weeds.)