diff --git a/docker-dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker-dev/docker-compose.yml
index f0abd190..a76868d8 100644
--- a/docker-dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -516,6 +516,12 @@ services:
# FetchAndCache, never gossip; central and site-a share no seed list.
Cluster__SeedNodes__0: "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-1:4053"
Cluster__SeedNodes__1: "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-2:4053"
+ # Simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard (SITE-A enablement demo). With the pair no longer
+ # startup-serialized, this is what stops both self-first seeds forming their own 1-node cluster:
+ # the lower-address node (site-a-1) founds immediately; the higher (site-a-2) probes site-a-1 and
+ # joins it when reachable, or forms alone only if site-a-1 is truly down. Akka gets NO config
+ # seeds when this is on (BuildClusterOptions); ClusterBootstrapCoordinator issues JoinSeedNodes.
+ Cluster__BootstrapGuard__Enabled: "true"
Cluster__Roles__0: "driver"
Cluster__Roles__1: "cluster-SITE-A"
# Mesh command transport (per-cluster mesh Phase 2, made mandatory by Phase 6) — see
@@ -588,13 +594,11 @@ services:
sql: { condition: service_healthy }
central-1: { condition: service_started }
migrator: { condition: service_completed_successfully }
- # Serialize the SITE-A pair's startup so site-a-1 forms the mesh first and site-a-2 JOINS it —
- # exactly as central-2 waits on central-1. Both nodes are self-first seeds (seed[0]=self), so BOTH
- # run Akka's FirstSeedNodeProcess and, if they start simultaneously, EACH forms its own single-node
- # cluster (split brain — observed in the Phase 6 live gate: both logged "JOINING itself ... forming
- # a new cluster", both elected themselves Primary → 250/250 instead of 250/240). Waiting on site-a-1
- # gives it the head start to be Up before site-a-2's InitJoin, so site-a-2 joins the existing mesh.
- site-a-1: { condition: service_healthy }
+ # SITE-A is the BOOTSTRAP-GUARD enablement demo: NO startup serialization on the pair — both
+ # nodes start simultaneously (the exact race that split-brained in the Phase 6 gate). The
+ # Cluster:BootstrapGuard (enabled in both site-a env blocks) is the ONLY thing preventing the
+ # split: it makes the lower-address node the founder and the higher-address node probe-then-join.
+ # site-b keeps the depends_on:service_healthy serialization + guard OFF, as the A/B control.
environment:
OTOPCUA_ROLES: "driver,cluster-SITE-A"
# Per-cluster mesh Phase 4: no ConfigDb string on driver-only site nodes (see site-a-1).
@@ -617,6 +621,9 @@ services:
# second) — it no longer seeds off central-1.
Cluster__SeedNodes__0: "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-2:4053"
Cluster__SeedNodes__1: "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-1:4053"
+ # Bootstrap-guard enablement demo — see site-a-1. site-a-2 is the HIGHER address, so the guard
+ # makes it probe site-a-1 and join it (peer-first) rather than race-form its own cluster.
+ Cluster__BootstrapGuard__Enabled: "true"
Cluster__Roles__0: "driver"
Cluster__Roles__1: "cluster-SITE-A"
# Mesh command transport (per-cluster mesh Phase 2, made mandatory by Phase 6) — see
diff --git a/docs/Redundancy.md b/docs/Redundancy.md
index a276c56e..39550e53 100644
--- a/docs/Redundancy.md
+++ b/docs/Redundancy.md
@@ -401,11 +401,61 @@ Comparing against `Cluster:Hostname` would be worse than wrong: in docker-dev it
no seed URI anywhere, so the rule would silently exempt the entire rig.
Sequential recovery is island-free by construction: a `FirstSeedNodeProcess` node self-joins only when **no**
-seed answered, so a peer booting after the survivor formed simply joins it as the youngest member. Both
-nodes cold-starting *simultaneously* converge on one cluster while they are mutually reachable — the
-`InitJoin` handshake resolves it before either self-join deadline expires. The residual risk is a boot-time
-**partition** (both cold-starting, mutually unreachable): both form, which is the same dual-active class the
-`auto-down` strategy already accepts, with the same recovery (restart one side).
+seed answered, so a peer booting after the survivor formed simply joins it as the youngest member.
+
+**Simultaneous cold-start CAN split — this is the residual gap the bootstrap guard below closes.** When
+BOTH nodes start from nothing at the same instant, each runs `FirstSeedNodeProcess`, and if neither has
+formed before the other's `seed-node-timeout` expires, EACH self-joins and forms its own single-node
+cluster — two Primaries in one pair. On in-process loopback the `InitJoin` handshake usually resolves fast
+enough to converge, but the Phase 6 live gate reproduced the split reliably on the docker-dev rig (real
+container start timing + DNS): both nodes logged `JOINING itself … forming a new cluster` and both advertised
+ServiceLevel 250. Two independent clusters do **not** auto-merge, so the split persists until an operator
+restarts one side.
+
+### Bootstrap guard (`Cluster:BootstrapGuard`, opt-in)
+
+The guard eliminates the simultaneous-start split without giving up cold-start-alone. It is a **dark switch,
+default off** — a node with `Cluster:BootstrapGuard:Enabled=false` (the default) keeps Akka's config-driven
+self-first auto-join exactly as above.
+
+When enabled, the node is given **no config seed nodes** (so Akka does not auto-join), and
+`ClusterBootstrapCoordinator` picks the join order from a deterministic address tie-break plus a reachability
+probe:
+
+- The node with the lexicographically **lower** canonical `host:port` is the **preferred founder**: it joins
+ self-first and forms immediately if no peer answers — no probe, no delay.
+- The **higher** node probes its partner's Akka port (a plain TCP connect; the partner binds its port well
+ before it forms) for up to `PartnerProbeSeconds` (default 25 s): **reachable ⇒ peer-first** (it joins the
+ founder, never races it); **unreachable after the window ⇒ self-first** (the partner is genuinely down, so
+ it forms alone — cold-start-alone preserved for the higher node too).
+
+The order is decided **before** issuing a single `Cluster.JoinSeedNodes`, from an explicit reachability
+signal — it never re-decides mid-handshake, the failure mode that retired the `SelfFormAfter` watchdog.
+
+**Residual trade-off (accepted, operator-visible):** once the higher node commits peer-first it cannot
+self-form (Akka's `JoinSeedNodeProcess` retries forever). If the founder dies in the small probe→join window,
+the higher node hangs unjoined; the coordinator logs a clear WARNING after a bounded grace, and a **restart
+recovers it** (the guard re-runs, finds the founder down, and forms alone). Config keys:
+
+| Key | Default | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `Cluster:BootstrapGuard:Enabled` | `false` | Dark switch. Only meaningful on a node that is one of its own two pair seeds; inert elsewhere. |
+| `Cluster:BootstrapGuard:PartnerProbeSeconds` | `25` | Higher node's probe window. Must comfortably exceed the founder's process-start-to-Akka-bind time, or a slow-but-alive founder is mistaken for dead and the split re-opens. Validated `> 0` at boot. |
+| `Cluster:BootstrapGuard:PartnerProbeIntervalMs` | `500` | Interval between probes. |
+| `Cluster:BootstrapGuard:ProbeConnectTimeoutMs` | `1000` | Per-probe TCP connect timeout. |
+
+On the docker-dev rig the **site-a pair is the enablement demo** (guard on, startup serialization removed so
+both nodes cold-start simultaneously); **site-b keeps the `depends_on: service_healthy` startup serialization
+with the guard off**, as the A/B control. Either mechanism prevents the split; the guard is the one that also
+works on production hardware, where compose `depends_on` does not exist.
+
+The alternative to the guard is **operational**: stagger the two VMs' service-manager start, or bring the
+designated founder VM up first — see the Phase 7 co-located operator runbook
+(`docs/plans/2026-07-24-mesh-phase7-failover-drills.md`).
+
+The residual risk that remains even with the guard is a boot-time **partition** (both cold-starting, mutually
+unreachable from the start): both form, which is the same dual-active class the `auto-down` strategy already
+accepts, with the same recovery (restart one side).
Pinned by `SelfFirstSeedBootstrapTests` (`tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/`), which starts real
in-process clusters through the production bootstrap at production failure-detection timings: a lone
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptions.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptions.cs
index 5ca6e1b5..99aad37c 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptions.cs
@@ -79,4 +79,46 @@ public sealed class AkkaClusterOptions
///
///
public string SplitBrainResolverStrategy { get; set; } = "auto-down";
+
+ ///
+ /// The simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard (Cluster:BootstrapGuard). Default OFF — a
+ /// dark switch, so existing deployments and tests keep Akka's config-driven self-first auto-join
+ /// unchanged. See for the decision logic and
+ /// ClusterBootstrapCoordinator for the runtime.
+ ///
+ public ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions BootstrapGuard { get; set; } = new();
+}
+
+///
+/// Configuration for the simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard. When
+/// , the node does NOT auto-join from its config seeds; a coordinator picks the
+/// join order (founder self-first / joiner peer-first) after a reachability probe. See
+/// .
+///
+public sealed class ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions
+{
+ ///
+ /// Gets or sets whether the guard is active. Default — Akka auto-joins from
+ /// the config seed list exactly as before. Only meaningful on a node that is one of its own two
+ /// pair seeds; inert everywhere else.
+ ///
+ public bool Enabled { get; set; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets or sets how long the higher-address node probes its partner's Akka endpoint before
+ /// concluding the partner is dead and forming alone. Must comfortably exceed the partner's
+ /// worst-case process-start-to-Akka-bind time so a slow-but-alive partner is never mistaken for a
+ /// dead one (which would re-open the split). Default 25 s.
+ ///
+ public int PartnerProbeSeconds { get; set; } = 25;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets or sets the interval between partner reachability probes, in milliseconds. Default 500 ms.
+ ///
+ public int PartnerProbeIntervalMs { get; set; } = 500;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets or sets the per-probe TCP connect timeout, in milliseconds. Default 1000 ms.
+ ///
+ public int ProbeConnectTimeoutMs { get; set; } = 1000;
}
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptionsValidator.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptionsValidator.cs
index 10a67320..461befa6 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptionsValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/AkkaClusterOptionsValidator.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public sealed class AkkaClusterOptionsValidator : OptionsValidatorBase();
if (seeds.Length == 0)
{
@@ -68,6 +70,25 @@ public sealed class AkkaClusterOptionsValidator : OptionsValidatorBase
+ /// When the bootstrap guard is enabled, its timing knobs must be positive. A zero/negative
+ /// PartnerProbeSeconds in particular silently degrades the guard to "never wait, always
+ /// conclude the partner is dead" — it would form alone immediately and re-open the very split it
+ /// exists to close. Fail-fast at boot rather than producing silence (the same rationale every
+ /// sibling options validator in this project cites).
+ ///
+ private static void ValidateBootstrapGuard(ValidationBuilder builder, ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions guard)
+ {
+ if (guard is null || !guard.Enabled) return;
+
+ if (guard.PartnerProbeSeconds <= 0)
+ builder.Add($"Cluster:BootstrapGuard:PartnerProbeSeconds must be > 0 when the guard is enabled (was {guard.PartnerProbeSeconds}).");
+ if (guard.PartnerProbeIntervalMs <= 0)
+ builder.Add($"Cluster:BootstrapGuard:PartnerProbeIntervalMs must be > 0 when the guard is enabled (was {guard.PartnerProbeIntervalMs}).");
+ if (guard.ProbeConnectTimeoutMs <= 0)
+ builder.Add($"Cluster:BootstrapGuard:ProbeConnectTimeoutMs must be > 0 when the guard is enabled (was {guard.ProbeConnectTimeoutMs}).");
+ }
+
///
/// True when addresses this node itself — host AND port.
///
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapCoordinator.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapCoordinator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfd0754d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapCoordinator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Cluster;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster;
+
+///
+/// Runs the simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard: when Cluster:BootstrapGuard:Enabled, the
+/// node starts with NO config seed nodes (see BuildClusterOptions), and this coordinator picks
+/// the join order and issues the single once the
+/// ActorSystem is up. See for the decision logic and the
+/// split-brain rationale.
+///
+///
+///
+/// The founder (lower canonical address) joins its self-first order immediately. The higher
+/// node probes its partner's Akka endpoint (a plain TCP connect — the partner has bound its
+/// port well before it forms) up to :
+/// reachable ⇒ peer-first (join the founder); unreachable ⇒ self-first (partner is dead, form
+/// alone). The join runs on a background task so it never blocks host startup, and it is issued
+/// exactly once — the coordinator never re-forms a node mid-handshake, the failure mode of the
+/// retired SelfFormAfter watchdog.
+///
+///
+public sealed class ClusterBootstrapCoordinator : IHostedService
+{
+ private readonly Func _system;
+ private readonly AkkaClusterOptions _options;
+ private readonly ILogger _log;
+ private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cts = new();
+ private Task? _joinTask;
+
+ /// Creates the coordinator.
+ /// Lazy accessor for the node's ActorSystem (resolved after Akka's hosted service starts it).
+ /// The bound cluster options (seed list + guard settings).
+ /// Logger for the bootstrap decision.
+ public ClusterBootstrapCoordinator(
+ Func system, IOptions options, ILogger log)
+ {
+ _system = system ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(system));
+ _options = options?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+ _log = log ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(log));
+ }
+
+ ///
+ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ if (!_options.BootstrapGuard.Enabled)
+ return Task.CompletedTask; // dark switch off — Akka auto-joined from config seeds already.
+
+ // Fire-and-forget so a higher node with a dead partner (which waits the full probe window)
+ // never blocks host startup. Exceptions are logged; a failed join leaves the node unjoined,
+ // which is visible and recoverable, never a silent split.
+ _joinTask = Task.Run(() => RunAsync(_cts.Token), _cts.Token);
+ return Task.CompletedTask;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ await _cts.CancelAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+ if (_joinTask is not null)
+ {
+ try { await _joinTask.ConfigureAwait(false); }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException) { /* expected on shutdown */ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ private async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ var seeds = _options.SeedNodes ?? Array.Empty();
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(seeds, _options.PublicHostname, _options.Port);
+
+ string[] order;
+ var committedPeerFirst = false;
+ if (!role.Applies)
+ {
+ // Not a pair seed (single-seed legacy site node, self absent, malformed, or 3+ seeds):
+ // join the configured seeds unchanged — the guard arbitrates only the 2-node pair race.
+ order = seeds;
+ _log.LogInformation(
+ "Bootstrap guard: not a pair seed ({SeedCount} seed(s)); joining configured seeds unchanged.",
+ seeds.Length);
+ }
+ else if (role.IsFounder)
+ {
+ order = role.SelfFirstOrder;
+ _log.LogInformation(
+ "Bootstrap guard: this node is the preferred founder (lower address); joining self-first, forming immediately if no peer answers.");
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ var reachable = await ProbePartnerAsync(role.PartnerHost!, role.PartnerPort, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+ order = ClusterBootstrapGuard.HigherNodeOrder(role, reachable);
+ committedPeerFirst = reachable;
+ _log.LogInformation(
+ "Bootstrap guard: this node is the higher address; partner {PartnerHost}:{PartnerPort} was {Reachability} within the probe window; joining {Order}.",
+ role.PartnerHost, role.PartnerPort, reachable ? "REACHABLE" : "UNREACHABLE",
+ reachable ? "peer-first (join the founder)" : "self-first (partner down, forming alone)");
+ }
+
+ if (order.Length == 0)
+ {
+ _log.LogWarning("Bootstrap guard: no seed nodes to join; node stays unjoined until a seed is configured.");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ var cluster = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(_system());
+ var addresses = order.Select(Address.Parse).ToArray();
+ cluster.JoinSeedNodes(addresses);
+
+ // Peer-first is a one-way commitment: JoinSeedNodeProcess never self-forms. If the founder
+ // died in the probe→join window, this node hangs unjoined forever. We do NOT re-form here
+ // (the retired SelfFormAfter mid-handshake failure mode) — we make the hang operator-visible
+ // so a restart, which re-runs the guard against the now-dead founder and self-forms, recovers
+ // it. Nothing is done on the founder / self-first paths, which always self-form on their own.
+ if (committedPeerFirst)
+ await WarnIfNotUpAsync(cluster, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+ }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException)
+ {
+ // Host shutting down before the join completed — nothing to do.
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ _log.LogError(ex, "Bootstrap guard: failed to issue JoinSeedNodes; node remains unjoined.");
+ }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// After committing peer-first, waits a bounded time for this node to reach Up and logs a
+ /// clear warning if it does not — the founder must have died in the probe→join window, leaving this
+ /// node hung in JoinSeedNodeProcess. Read-only: it never re-forms or re-joins (that is the
+ /// retired mid-handshake failure mode); it only surfaces the condition so an operator restarts the node.
+ ///
+ private async Task WarnIfNotUpAsync(Akka.Cluster.Cluster cluster, CancellationToken ct)
+ {
+ // Give the join a generous grace: the founder's own self-form (seed-node-timeout) plus this
+ // node's join round-trip. Two probe windows is comfortably beyond both.
+ var grace = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Max(10, _options.BootstrapGuard.PartnerProbeSeconds * 2));
+ var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+ while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested && sw.Elapsed < grace)
+ {
+ if (cluster.SelfMember.Status == MemberStatus.Up) return; // joined — all good
+ try { await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), ct).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }
+ }
+
+ if (!ct.IsCancellationRequested && cluster.SelfMember.Status != MemberStatus.Up)
+ _log.LogWarning(
+ "Bootstrap guard: committed peer-first but this node is still {Status} after {Grace}s — its founder likely died in the probe→join window. This node will NOT self-form on its own (peer-first never does). RESTART it to recover: the guard will re-run, find the founder down, and form alone.",
+ cluster.SelfMember.Status, (int)grace.TotalSeconds);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Polls the partner's Akka endpoint with a plain TCP connect until it is reachable or the probe
+ /// window elapses. Reachable-at-TCP is a sound proxy for "the partner is coming up": a node binds
+ /// its Akka port near the start of startup, well before it forms or joins a cluster.
+ ///
+ private async Task ProbePartnerAsync(string host, int port, CancellationToken ct)
+ {
+ var window = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Max(0, _options.BootstrapGuard.PartnerProbeSeconds));
+ var interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Math.Max(50, _options.BootstrapGuard.PartnerProbeIntervalMs));
+ var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+ while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+ {
+ if (await TryConnectAsync(host, port, ct).ConfigureAwait(false)) return true;
+ if (sw.Elapsed >= window) return false;
+ try { await Task.Delay(interval, ct).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException) { return false; }
+ }
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ private async Task TryConnectAsync(string host, int port, CancellationToken ct)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ using var client = new TcpClient();
+ using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+ cts.CancelAfter(Math.Max(100, _options.BootstrapGuard.ProbeConnectTimeoutMs));
+ await client.ConnectAsync(host, port, cts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+ return client.Connected;
+ }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException) when (ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+ {
+ throw; // host shutdown — propagate
+ }
+ catch
+ {
+ return false; // connect refused / timed out / DNS not resolvable yet — partner not up
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapGuard.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapGuard.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38a69ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ClusterBootstrapGuard.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster;
+
+///
+/// Pure decision logic for the simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard.
+///
+///
+///
+/// Both nodes of a 2-node pair are self-first seeds so either can cold-start alone when
+/// its partner is dead (see ). The cost is that when
+/// BOTH cold-start at the same instant, each runs Akka's FirstSeedNodeProcess, times out
+/// waiting for the other, and forms its OWN single-node cluster — a split brain (two Primaries
+/// in one pair). Two independent clusters do not auto-merge, so the split persists until an
+/// operator intervenes.
+///
+///
+/// This guard breaks the symmetry deterministically without giving up cold-start-alone. The
+/// node with the lexicographically lower canonical address is the preferred
+/// founder: it always uses self-first order and forms immediately. The higher node
+/// first probes whether its partner's Akka endpoint is reachable (see
+/// ): reachable ⇒ peer-first order so it JOINS the
+/// founder rather than racing it; unreachable after the probe window ⇒ the partner is genuinely
+/// down, so it falls back to self-first and forms alone. Exactly one node founds when both are
+/// present; the lower node always founds when it starts alone.
+///
+///
+/// Residual trade-off (accepted). Once the higher node observes the partner reachable it
+/// commits to peer-first — Akka's JoinSeedNodeProcess retries InitJoin forever and
+/// never self-forms. If the founder dies in the small window between the probe succeeding and
+/// the join completing, the higher node hangs unjoined until it is restarted (a restart re-runs
+/// the guard, finds the founder unreachable, and self-forms). We deliberately do NOT re-decide
+/// mid-handshake — that is exactly the retired SelfFormAfter failure mode. Instead
+/// makes the hang operator-visible with a warning if
+/// the node has not come Up within a bounded time after committing peer-first.
+///
+///
+/// This decides the join order BEFORE issuing a single JoinSeedNodes, from an explicit
+/// reachability signal — unlike the retired SelfFormAfter watchdog, which fired a
+/// Join(self) mid-handshake on a bare timeout and could not tell "no seed answered" from
+/// "a join is in flight", islanding a node a failover had just bounced.
+///
+///
+public static class ClusterBootstrapGuard
+{
+ private static readonly Regex SeedPattern =
+ new(@"^akka(?:\.[a-z0-9]+)?://[^@/]+@(?[^:/]+):(?\d+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+ /// The analyzed bootstrap role of this node within its seed list.
+ /// True only when the guard engages: exactly two seeds, one of them this node.
+ /// True when this node is the preferred founder (lower address) — form immediately, no probe.
+ /// The partner's advertised host (to probe when this node is the higher one); null when not applicable.
+ /// The partner's Akka port.
+ /// [self, partner] — self-first; forms a new cluster when no peer answers.
+ /// [partner, self] — peer-first; joins the partner's cluster, never self-forms while it is up.
+ public sealed record BootstrapRole(
+ bool Applies,
+ bool IsFounder,
+ string? PartnerHost,
+ int PartnerPort,
+ string[] SelfFirstOrder,
+ string[] PeerFirstOrder);
+
+ ///
+ /// Analyzes the configured seed list to decide this node's bootstrap role. The guard engages only
+ /// for the Phase-6 pair shape (exactly two seeds, one of them this node); any other shape
+ /// (single-seed legacy site node, three+ seeds, self absent) returns
+ /// = false and the caller joins the configured seeds unchanged.
+ ///
+ /// The configured seed URIs (self-first by convention, but order is not relied on here).
+ /// This node's advertised host ().
+ /// This node's Akka port ().
+ /// The analyzed role; never null.
+ public static BootstrapRole Analyze(IReadOnlyList seeds, string selfHost, int selfPort)
+ {
+ ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(seeds);
+ ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(selfHost);
+
+ var na = new BootstrapRole(false, false, null, 0, Array.Empty(), Array.Empty());
+ if (seeds.Count != 2) return na;
+
+ var selfKey = Key(selfHost, selfPort);
+ string? self = null, partner = null;
+ string? partnerHost = null;
+ var partnerPort = 0;
+
+ foreach (var seed in seeds)
+ {
+ if (!TryParse(seed, out var host, out var port)) return na;
+ if (string.Equals(Key(host, port), selfKey, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+ self = seed;
+ else
+ {
+ partner = seed;
+ partnerHost = host;
+ partnerPort = port;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Self must be exactly one of the two, and the other must be a distinct partner.
+ if (self is null || partner is null || partnerHost is null) return na;
+
+ var selfFirst = new[] { self, partner };
+ var peerFirst = new[] { partner, self };
+
+ // Deterministic tie-break: the lower canonical address is the preferred founder. Both nodes
+ // compute the same comparison (same two seeds), so exactly one is the founder. Case-INSENSITIVE
+ // to match how self/partner are classified above (and AkkaClusterOptionsValidator.IsSelf):
+ // container/DNS hostnames are conventionally case-insensitive, and a casing difference between
+ // the two sides' seed config must NOT make both think they are the founder (which would reopen
+ // the very split this guard closes).
+ var isFounder = string.Compare(
+ Key(selfHost, selfPort),
+ Key(partnerHost, partnerPort),
+ StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) < 0;
+
+ return new BootstrapRole(true, isFounder, partnerHost, partnerPort, selfFirst, peerFirst);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// The order the higher (non-founder) node uses once it has learned whether its partner is
+ /// reachable: peer-first when the founder is up (join it), self-first when the founder is absent
+ /// (form alone — cold-start-alone preserved).
+ ///
+ /// The analyzed role (must be applicable and NOT the founder).
+ /// Whether the partner's Akka endpoint became reachable within the probe window.
+ /// The seed order to pass to Cluster.JoinSeedNodes.
+ public static string[] HigherNodeOrder(BootstrapRole role, bool partnerReachable)
+ {
+ ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(role);
+ return partnerReachable ? role.PeerFirstOrder : role.SelfFirstOrder;
+ }
+
+ /// Parses akka.tcp://system@host:port[/...] into host + port.
+ /// The seed URI.
+ /// The parsed advertised host.
+ /// The parsed Akka port.
+ /// True when the seed matched the expected shape.
+ public static bool TryParse(string? seed, out string host, out int port)
+ {
+ host = string.Empty;
+ port = 0;
+ if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(seed)) return false;
+
+ var m = SeedPattern.Match(seed.Trim());
+ if (!m.Success) return false;
+ if (!int.TryParse(m.Groups["port"].Value, out port)) return false;
+ host = m.Groups["host"].Value;
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ private static string Key(string host, int port) => $"{host}:{port}";
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 700c8b20..1dad8d14 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -241,7 +241,13 @@ public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
return new ClusterOptions
{
- SeedNodes = options.SeedNodes,
+ // When the bootstrap guard is on, DO NOT hand Akka the seed list: Akka.Cluster.Hosting
+ // auto-joins from ClusterOptions.SeedNodes the instant the ActorSystem starts, which is
+ // exactly the self-first race the guard exists to arbitrate. Left empty, the node starts
+ // unjoined and ClusterBootstrapCoordinator picks the order (founder self-first / joiner
+ // peer-first, after a reachability probe) and issues the single Cluster.JoinSeedNodes.
+ // The config seed list is still read — by the coordinator, off AkkaClusterOptions.SeedNodes.
+ SeedNodes = options.BootstrapGuard.Enabled ? Array.Empty() : options.SeedNodes,
Roles = options.Roles,
SplitBrainResolver = IsKeepOldest(options) ? new KeepOldestOption { DownIfAlone = true } : null,
};
diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/Program.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/Program.cs
index 8f133bfb..51380bb8 100644
--- a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/Program.cs
@@ -390,6 +390,16 @@ builder.Services.AddAkka("otopcua", (ab, sp) =>
}
});
+// Simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard (dark switch Cluster:BootstrapGuard:Enabled, default off).
+// Registered AFTER AddAkka so its StartAsync runs once Akka's hosted service has built (and, when the
+// guard is off, already auto-joined) the ActorSystem. When on, the node started with no config seeds
+// (BuildClusterOptions) and this coordinator issues the single reachability-gated JoinSeedNodes. It
+// no-ops when the guard is off, so registering it unconditionally is safe.
+builder.Services.AddHostedService(sp => new ClusterBootstrapCoordinator(
+ () => sp.GetRequiredService(),
+ sp.GetRequiredService>(),
+ sp.GetRequiredService>()));
+
// Down-if-alone recovery watchdog (#459). Registered AFTER AddAkka so it starts after Akka's own
// hosted service has built the ActorSystem; it resolves the system lazily (never at construction) so
// it can't race startup. On an unexpected SBR self-down it stops the host so the service supervisor
diff --git a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/AkkaClusterOptionsValidatorTests.cs b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/AkkaClusterOptionsValidatorTests.cs
index 966b1268..8114898c 100644
--- a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/AkkaClusterOptionsValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/AkkaClusterOptionsValidatorTests.cs
@@ -174,4 +174,44 @@ public sealed class AkkaClusterOptionsValidatorTests
result.Failed.ShouldBeFalse(result.FailureMessage);
}
+
+ /// The bootstrap-guard timing knobs default to positive values and pass when enabled.
+ [Fact]
+ public void Bootstrap_guard_defaults_pass()
+ {
+ var options = CentralNode("site-a-1", Seed("site-a-1"), Seed("site-a-2"));
+ options.BootstrapGuard = new ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions { Enabled = true };
+
+ var result = new AkkaClusterOptionsValidator().Validate(null, options);
+
+ result.Failed.ShouldBeFalse(result.FailureMessage);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// A zero PartnerProbeSeconds silently degrades the guard to "never wait, form alone
+ /// immediately" — re-opening the split. It must fail the host at boot, not run degraded.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public void Bootstrap_guard_with_non_positive_probe_seconds_fails()
+ {
+ var options = CentralNode("site-a-1", Seed("site-a-1"), Seed("site-a-2"));
+ options.BootstrapGuard = new ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions { Enabled = true, PartnerProbeSeconds = 0 };
+
+ var result = new AkkaClusterOptionsValidator().Validate(null, options);
+
+ result.Failed.ShouldBeTrue();
+ result.FailureMessage.ShouldContain("PartnerProbeSeconds");
+ }
+
+ /// The timing knobs are NOT validated when the guard is off — a disabled guard is inert.
+ [Fact]
+ public void Bootstrap_guard_disabled_does_not_validate_timings()
+ {
+ var options = CentralNode("site-a-1", Seed("site-a-1"), Seed("site-a-2"));
+ options.BootstrapGuard = new ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions { Enabled = false, PartnerProbeSeconds = 0 };
+
+ var result = new AkkaClusterOptionsValidator().Validate(null, options);
+
+ result.Failed.ShouldBeFalse(result.FailureMessage);
+ }
}
diff --git a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapCoordinatorTests.cs b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapCoordinatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd741b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapCoordinatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Cluster;
+using Akka.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests;
+
+///
+/// Real-ActorSystem tests for the simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard
+/// ( + ), started through
+/// the SAME wiring as production (
+/// with Cluster:BootstrapGuard:Enabled + the coordinator hosted service). This subsystem has a
+/// history of bugs invisible to pure unit tests, so the load-bearing correctness properties are
+/// asserted against running nodes, mirroring .
+///
+///
+/// Ephemeral loopback ports are 5-digit, so numeric order equals the guard's ordinal "host:port"
+/// string order — Min(port) is the founder, Max(port) is the higher (probing) node.
+///
+public sealed class ClusterBootstrapCoordinatorTests
+{
+ private static int FreePort()
+ {
+ var listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Loopback, 0);
+ listener.Start();
+ var port = ((IPEndPoint)listener.LocalEndpoint).Port;
+ listener.Stop();
+ return port;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Starts a node with the bootstrap guard ENABLED, wired exactly as Program.cs does: empty Akka
+ /// seed list (via BuildClusterOptions) plus the coordinator hosted service that issues the
+ /// reachability-gated JoinSeedNodes. Seeds are listed self-first (as every shipped config
+ /// is); the guard, not the order, decides founder vs. joiner.
+ ///
+ private static async Task StartGuardedNodeAsync(
+ string systemName, int selfPort, int peerPort, int probeSeconds = 4)
+ {
+ var self = $"akka.tcp://{systemName}@127.0.0.1:{selfPort}";
+ var peer = $"akka.tcp://{systemName}@127.0.0.1:{peerPort}";
+ var options = new AkkaClusterOptions
+ {
+ SystemName = systemName,
+ Hostname = "127.0.0.1",
+ PublicHostname = "127.0.0.1",
+ Port = selfPort,
+ Roles = new[] { "driver" },
+ SeedNodes = new[] { self, peer },
+ BootstrapGuard = new ClusterBootstrapGuardOptions
+ {
+ Enabled = true,
+ PartnerProbeSeconds = probeSeconds,
+ PartnerProbeIntervalMs = 250,
+ ProbeConnectTimeoutMs = 500,
+ },
+ };
+
+ var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder();
+ builder.ConfigureServices(services =>
+ {
+ services.AddSingleton>(Options.Create(options));
+ services.AddAkka(systemName, (ab, sp) => ab.WithOtOpcUaClusterBootstrap(sp));
+ // Mirror Program.cs — the coordinator is what drives the guarded join.
+ services.AddHostedService(sp => new ClusterBootstrapCoordinator(
+ () => sp.GetRequiredService(),
+ sp.GetRequiredService>(),
+ sp.GetRequiredService>()));
+ });
+
+ var host = builder.Build();
+ await host.StartAsync();
+ return host;
+ }
+
+ private static async Task WaitForUpMembersAsync(IHost host, int expected, TimeSpan timeout)
+ {
+ var cluster = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(host.Services.GetRequiredService());
+ var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow + timeout;
+ while (DateTime.UtcNow < deadline)
+ {
+ if (cluster.State.Members.Count(m => m.Status == MemberStatus.Up) >= expected) return true;
+ await Task.Delay(200);
+ }
+ return cluster.State.Members.Count(m => m.Status == MemberStatus.Up) >= expected;
+ }
+
+ private static async Task StopAsync(IHost host)
+ {
+ try { await host.StopAsync(); }
+ catch (Exception) { /* teardown only */ }
+ host.Dispose();
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// The FOUNDER (lower address) with the guard on forms a cluster alone when its partner is dead —
+ /// exactly as un-guarded self-first does. The guard must not regress the preferred founder.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task Founder_forms_alone_when_partner_is_dead()
+ {
+ var low = FreePort();
+ var high = FreePort();
+ var founderPort = Math.Min(low, high);
+ var deadPeerPort = Math.Max(low, high); // nothing listening
+
+ var host = await StartGuardedNodeAsync("otopcua-guard-1", founderPort, deadPeerPort);
+ try
+ {
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(host, 1, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)))
+ .ShouldBeTrue("the founder (lower address) must self-form immediately when its partner is down");
+ }
+ finally { await StopAsync(host); }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// THE LOAD-BEARING CASE. The HIGHER node with the guard on must still cold-start ALONE when its
+ /// partner is genuinely dead: it probes the (dead) founder, times out, and falls back to self-first.
+ /// If the guard's peer-first logic were wrong, this node would hang in JoinSeedNodeProcess forever —
+ /// the very regression a naive "always let the lower node found" rule would introduce.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task Higher_node_forms_alone_when_partner_is_dead_after_probing()
+ {
+ var low = FreePort();
+ var high = FreePort();
+ var higherPort = Math.Max(low, high);
+ var deadFounderPort = Math.Min(low, high); // the founder is dead
+
+ var host = await StartGuardedNodeAsync("otopcua-guard-2", higherPort, deadFounderPort, probeSeconds: 3);
+ try
+ {
+ // Must come Up AFTER the probe window (~3 s) expires and it falls back to self-first.
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(host, 1, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)))
+ .ShouldBeTrue("the higher node must fall back to self-first and form alone once the dead partner never answers the probe");
+ }
+ finally { await StopAsync(host); }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// FALSIFIABILITY CONTROL for the test above: the higher node does NOT form alone during the probe
+ /// window — it is genuinely waiting/probing, not self-forming immediately (which would mean the
+ /// guard is inert). If this ever starts seeing a member before the window, the probe is not gating.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task Higher_node_does_not_form_before_the_probe_window_expires()
+ {
+ var low = FreePort();
+ var high = FreePort();
+ var higherPort = Math.Max(low, high);
+ var deadFounderPort = Math.Min(low, high);
+
+ var host = await StartGuardedNodeAsync("otopcua-guard-3", higherPort, deadFounderPort, probeSeconds: 10);
+ try
+ {
+ // Well within the 10 s probe window: still no cluster, because it is probing the dead founder.
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(host, 1, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3)))
+ .ShouldBeFalse("the higher node must probe for the founder, not self-form immediately");
+ }
+ finally { await StopAsync(host); }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// The higher node JOINS a live founder rather than forming a second cluster: start the founder,
+ /// then the higher node — its probe finds the founder reachable, it commits peer-first, and the
+ /// pair converges to ONE cluster of two.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task Higher_node_joins_a_live_founder()
+ {
+ const string systemName = "otopcua-guard-4";
+ var low = FreePort();
+ var high = FreePort();
+ var founderPort = Math.Min(low, high);
+ var higherPort = Math.Max(low, high);
+
+ var founder = await StartGuardedNodeAsync(systemName, founderPort, higherPort);
+ IHost? higher = null;
+ try
+ {
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(founder, 1, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)))
+ .ShouldBeTrue("the founder must be Up before the higher node probes it");
+
+ higher = await StartGuardedNodeAsync(systemName, higherPort, founderPort);
+
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(higher, 2, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60)))
+ .ShouldBeTrue("the higher node must join the founder, forming one cluster of two");
+ (await WaitForUpMembersAsync(founder, 2, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60)))
+ .ShouldBeTrue("the founder must see the higher node as a member of ITS cluster");
+ }
+ finally
+ {
+ if (higher is not null) await StopAsync(higher);
+ await StopAsync(founder);
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapGuardTests.cs b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapGuardTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1a92959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests/ClusterBootstrapGuardTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Cluster.Tests;
+
+///
+/// Unit tests for — the pure decision core of the
+/// simultaneous-cold-start split-brain guard. The runtime probe + JoinSeedNodes wiring lives in
+/// ClusterBootstrapCoordinator and is covered by the live gate.
+///
+public sealed class ClusterBootstrapGuardTests
+{
+ private const string A = "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-1:4053";
+ private const string B = "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-2:4053";
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Lower_address_node_is_the_founder_and_needs_no_probe()
+ {
+ // site-a-1 < site-a-2, so on site-a-1 the guard makes it the founder.
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { A, B }, "site-a-1", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeTrue();
+ role.IsFounder.ShouldBeTrue();
+ role.SelfFirstOrder.ShouldBe(new[] { A, B });
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Higher_address_node_is_not_the_founder_and_targets_the_partner_for_probing()
+ {
+ // On site-a-2, the partner is site-a-1 (the lower/founder).
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { B, A }, "site-a-2", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeTrue();
+ role.IsFounder.ShouldBeFalse();
+ role.PartnerHost.ShouldBe("site-a-1");
+ role.PartnerPort.ShouldBe(4053);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Tie_break_is_symmetric_regardless_of_seed_order()
+ {
+ // Both nodes must agree on who founds no matter how each lists its seeds.
+ var onLower = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { A, B }, "site-a-1", 4053);
+ var onHigher = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { B, A }, "site-a-2", 4053);
+
+ onLower.IsFounder.ShouldBeTrue();
+ onHigher.IsFounder.ShouldBeFalse();
+ // Exactly one founder.
+ (onLower.IsFounder ^ onHigher.IsFounder).ShouldBeTrue();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Higher_node_joins_the_founder_when_partner_is_reachable()
+ {
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { B, A }, "site-a-2", 4053);
+
+ // Reachable ⇒ peer-first ⇒ JoinSeedNodeProcess ⇒ joins the founder, never self-forms.
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.HigherNodeOrder(role, partnerReachable: true)
+ .ShouldBe(new[] { A, B }); // partner (site-a-1) first
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Higher_node_forms_alone_when_partner_is_unreachable()
+ {
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { B, A }, "site-a-2", 4053);
+
+ // Unreachable after the window ⇒ partner is dead ⇒ self-first ⇒ cold-start-alone preserved.
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.HigherNodeOrder(role, partnerReachable: false)
+ .ShouldBe(new[] { B, A }); // self (site-a-2) first
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Guard_does_not_apply_to_a_single_seed_node()
+ {
+ // A driver-only site node seeded solely by central-1 is not a pair seed — guard is inert.
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { "akka.tcp://otopcua@central-1:4053" }, "site-x", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Guard_does_not_apply_when_self_is_absent_from_the_two_seeds()
+ {
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { A, B }, "central-1", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Guard_does_not_apply_to_three_or_more_seeds()
+ {
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(
+ new[] { A, B, "akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-3:4053" }, "site-a-1", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Guard_does_not_apply_when_a_seed_is_malformed()
+ {
+ var role = ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { A, "not-a-seed" }, "site-a-1", 4053);
+
+ role.Applies.ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData("akka.tcp://otopcua@site-a-1:4053", "site-a-1", 4053)]
+ [InlineData("akka.tcp://otopcua@10.0.0.5:4053/", "10.0.0.5", 4053)]
+ [InlineData(" akka.tcp://otopcua@host.lan:1234 ", "host.lan", 1234)]
+ public void TryParse_extracts_host_and_port(string seed, string expectedHost, int expectedPort)
+ {
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.TryParse(seed, out var host, out var port).ShouldBeTrue();
+ host.ShouldBe(expectedHost);
+ port.ShouldBe(expectedPort);
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData("")]
+ [InlineData("garbage")]
+ [InlineData("akka.tcp://otopcua@host")] // no port
+ public void TryParse_rejects_malformed_seeds(string seed)
+ {
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.TryParse(seed, out _, out _).ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void Port_participates_in_the_tie_break_when_hosts_are_equal()
+ {
+ // Shared-host loopback pair (test rig): same host, different ports — port breaks the tie.
+ const string low = "akka.tcp://otopcua@127.0.0.1:4053";
+ const string high = "akka.tcp://otopcua@127.0.0.1:4054";
+
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { low, high }, "127.0.0.1", 4053).IsFounder.ShouldBeTrue();
+ ClusterBootstrapGuard.Analyze(new[] { high, low }, "127.0.0.1", 4054).IsFounder.ShouldBeFalse();
+ }
+}