docker-dev/docker-compose.yml

@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ services:
     # host raise the VM memory or run fewer host services.
     mem_limit: 2g
     mem_reservation: 1g
+    # Restart supervision. A 2-node keep-oldest SBR downs the LONE survivor when the
+    # OLDEST node crashes (the survivor is "the side without the oldest" → DownReachable
+    # → run-coordinated-shutdown-when-down terminates it). Recovery is by exit-and-rejoin:
+    # the supervisor restarts the exited node and it re-forms/rejoins as a fresh
+    # incarnation (the ScadaBridge pattern). Without a restart policy the exited node
+    # stays down and the cluster looks like a total outage. Inherited by every host node
+    # via the anchor merge.
+    restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       sql: { condition: service_healthy }
       migrator: { condition: service_completed_successfully }
@@ -143,7 +151,11 @@ services:
       Cluster__Hostname: "0.0.0.0"
       Cluster__Port: "4053"
       Cluster__PublicHostname: "central-1"
+      # Both redundancy peers are seeds (#459 / ScadaBridge parity) so a restarted node can
+      # re-join the mesh via EITHER peer, not only central-1. With restart supervision this is
+      # the 2-node keep-oldest exit-and-rejoin recovery path.
       Cluster__SeedNodes__0: "akka.tcp://otopcua@central-1:4053"
+      Cluster__SeedNodes__1: "akka.tcp://otopcua@central-2:4053"
       Cluster__Roles__0: "admin"
       Cluster__Roles__1: "driver"
       Security__Jwt__SigningKey: "docker-dev-signing-key-with-at-least-32-bytes-of-utf8-content-12345"
@@ -204,7 +216,9 @@ services:
       Cluster__Hostname: "0.0.0.0"
       Cluster__Port: "4053"
       Cluster__PublicHostname: "central-2"
+      # Both redundancy peers are seeds (#459 / ScadaBridge parity) — see central-1.
       Cluster__SeedNodes__0: "akka.tcp://otopcua@central-1:4053"
+      Cluster__SeedNodes__1: "akka.tcp://otopcua@central-2:4053"
       Cluster__Roles__0: "admin"
       Cluster__Roles__1: "driver"
       Security__Jwt__SigningKey: "docker-dev-signing-key-with-at-least-32-bytes-of-utf8-content-12345"

docs/Redundancy.md

@@ -161,23 +161,46 @@ provider reads the `split-brain-resolver` HOCON block in `akka.conf`. On top of
 `ServiceCollectionExtensions.BuildClusterOptions` sets the typed `ClusterOptions.SplitBrainResolver`
 (`KeepOldestOption { DownIfAlone = true }`) to make the strategy **explicit in code** rather than relying on
 the framework default — it is reinforcing, not the sole activator, and yields the same effective behavior. So
-the cluster is **not** running `NoDowning`; hard-crashed nodes are downed and both the cluster singletons and
-the `driver` role-leader fail over. (Only an *explicit* `NoDowning`, e.g.
+the cluster is **not** running `NoDowning`; hard-crashed nodes are downed and the cluster recovers (how it
+recovers depends on *which* node was lost — see the table below). (Only an *explicit* `NoDowning`, e.g.
 `akka.cluster.downing-provider-class = ""`, would leave both redundancy sides at ServiceLevel 240
 indefinitely.) The HOCON block carries the tuning: `active-strategy = keep-oldest`, `stable-after = 15s`,
 `keep-oldest.down-if-alone = on`, `failure-detector.threshold = 10.0` (its `active-strategy` + `down-if-alone`
 must stay consistent with the typed option; `stable-after` lives only in HOCON because the typed option can't
 express it).
 
-`keep-oldest` is the correct strategy for a 2-node warm-redundancy pair: under a clean partition the oldest
-member (typically the long-running primary) stays up and the smaller (or younger) side downs itself within
-~`stable-after` seconds; `down-if-alone` downs a node that loses its only peer. `keep-majority`/`static-quorum`
-are wrong for two nodes (no majority in a 1-1 split). The `RedundancyStateActor` on the surviving partition
-re-computes from the post-partition `Cluster.State`, and a hard-crashed (not gracefully stopped) node
-triggers the same failover — verified by `HardKillFailoverTests` (its negative control confirms failover
-survives removing the typed option, and only breaks under an explicit `NoDowning`).
+`keep-oldest` is the correct strategy for a 2-node warm-redundancy pair (`keep-majority`/`static-quorum`
+are wrong for two nodes — no majority in a 1-1 split), but its two loss cases recover **differently**, and
+this is inherent to any 2-node cluster:
 
-There is no operator-driven role swap during a partition. Failover is what the cluster does automatically.
+| Node lost | What keep-oldest does | Recovery |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Younger** node (crash or partition) | The oldest is on the surviving side → it stays up and downs the younger side (`DownUnreachable`). | **In-place, fast.** The oldest keeps its singletons + `driver` role-leadership; `RedundancyStateActor` re-computes from the post-loss `Cluster.State`. |
+| **Oldest** node (crash or partition) | The lone survivor is "the side **without** the oldest" → keep-oldest downs the **survivor itself** (`DownReachable "including myself"`), and `run-coordinated-shutdown-when-down = on` terminates it. `down-if-alone` does **not** rescue a lone survivor (its rescue branch needs ≥ 2 surviving members, so it is a 3+-node feature). | **Exit-and-rejoin.** The self-downed survivor **and** the crashed oldest are both restarted by the service supervisor and re-form / rejoin. There is a brief restart-window outage; there is **no** in-place takeover. |
+
+**Recovery therefore depends on three things being in place** (the [ScadaBridge](../../ScadaBridge/CLAUDE.md)
+sister project runs the same pattern):
+
+1. **A service supervisor that restarts the process** on exit — production `Install-Services.ps1` sets
+   `sc.exe failure OtOpcUaHost … actions= restart/5000/restart/30000/restart/60000`; the docker-dev rig sets
+   `restart: unless-stopped`. Without it a downed node stays down and an oldest-crash looks like a total outage.
+2. **The recovery watchdog** `ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog` (registered in `Program.cs` after `AddAkka`) — it
+   watches `ActorSystem.WhenTerminated` and, on an unexpected self-down, calls
+   `IHostApplicationLifetime.StopApplication()` so the process exits (and the supervisor restarts it) instead of
+   idling forever with a dead actor system.
+3. **Both peers listed in `SeedNodes`** on every node, so a restarted node can re-join the mesh via either peer.
+
+> **On `HardKillFailoverTests`:** that in-process test hard-kills the oldest and asserts the survivor becomes
+> sole `driver` role-leader, and it passes — but it simulates the crash with `provider.Transport.Shutdown()`,
+> which leaves node A's `ActorSystem` **alive** (a transport partition with the oldest still running), not a
+> real process death. It is therefore **not** representative of an oldest-process crash; a real 2-container
+> `docker kill` of the oldest downs the survivor (verified 2026-07-15, see
+> `archreview/plans/artifacts/459-oldest-crash-live-finding-2026-07-15.md`). Treat the recovery guarantee for
+> the oldest as "exit-and-rejoin under supervision," not "in-place failover."
+
+There is no operator-driven role swap during a partition. Failover / recovery is what the cluster + supervisor
+do automatically. **Instant in-place takeover on *any* single-node loss requires 3+ members** (an odd cluster
+or a lightweight witness) — a deliberate future option, not the current 2-node posture.
 
 ## Primary data-plane gate (writes, acks, alerts emit)
 

src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Down-if-alone recovery watchdog (arch-review #459). The 2-node <c>keep-oldest</c> split-brain
+///     resolver downs the <b>lone survivor</b> when the OLDEST node crashes (the survivor is "the side
+///     without the oldest" → <c>DownReachable</c>), and <c>run-coordinated-shutdown-when-down = on</c>
+///     terminates that node's <see cref="ActorSystem"/>. Recovery is by <b>exit-and-rejoin</b>: the
+///     service supervisor (Windows <c>sc.exe failure … restart</c> / docker <c>restart: unless-stopped</c>)
+///     restarts the exited node and it re-forms / rejoins as a fresh incarnation.
+///
+///     <para>This watchdog closes the gap where the <see cref="ActorSystem"/> terminates but the .NET
+///     host process keeps running with a dead actor system (idling forever, never restarted). It watches
+///     <see cref="ActorSystem.WhenTerminated"/>; if the system terminates <b>outside</b> a normal host
+///     shutdown, it stops the application so the supervisor can restart the process. Mirrors the sister
+///     ScadaBridge project's proven pattern.</para>
+///
+///     <para>Registered <b>after</b> <c>AddAkka</c> so it starts after Akka's own hosted service has
+///     built the system; the <see cref="ActorSystem"/> is resolved lazily in <see cref="StartAsync"/>
+///     (never at construction) so it can't race Akka startup. A graceful host stop is distinguished from
+///     an unexpected SBR self-down via <see cref="_stopRequested"/> plus
+///     <see cref="IHostApplicationLifetime.ApplicationStopping"/>, so normal shutdown never logs a false
+///     alarm or double-triggers <see cref="IHostApplicationLifetime.StopApplication"/>.</para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly Func<ActorSystem> _actorSystemAccessor;
+    private readonly IHostApplicationLifetime _lifetime;
+    private readonly ILogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog> _logger;
+    private volatile bool _stopRequested;
+
+    /// <summary>Constructs the watchdog over a lazy <see cref="ActorSystem"/> accessor and the host lifetime.</summary>
+    /// <param name="actorSystemAccessor">Lazy accessor (resolved in <see cref="StartAsync"/>, never at construction, so it can't race Akka startup).</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">Host application lifetime used to stop the process on an unexpected self-down.</param>
+    /// <param name="logger">Logger for the critical self-down diagnostic.</param>
+    public ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog(
+        Func<ActorSystem> actorSystemAccessor,
+        IHostApplicationLifetime lifetime,
+        ILogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog> logger)
+    {
+        _actorSystemAccessor = actorSystemAccessor;
+        _lifetime = lifetime;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Wires the <see cref="ActorSystem.WhenTerminated"/> continuation that exits the host on an unexpected self-down.</summary>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Unused; the watchdog only registers a continuation.</param>
+    /// <returns>A completed task.</returns>
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var system = _actorSystemAccessor();
+        system.WhenTerminated.ContinueWith(
+            _ =>
+            {
+                // Expected shutdown: our StopAsync ran, or the host is already stopping. Stay quiet.
+                if (_stopRequested || _lifetime.ApplicationStopping.IsCancellationRequested)
+                    return;
+
+                _logger.LogCritical(
+                    "ActorSystem terminated outside host shutdown (SBR self-down / "
+                    + "run-coordinated-shutdown-when-down). Stopping the host so the service supervisor "
+                    + "restarts this node as a fresh incarnation (2-node keep-oldest exit-and-rejoin recovery).");
+                _lifetime.StopApplication();
+            },
+            TaskContinuationOptions.ExecuteSynchronously);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Marks a graceful shutdown so the termination continuation stays silent and does not re-trigger stop.</summary>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Unused.</param>
+    /// <returns>A completed task.</returns>
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _stopRequested = true;
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+}

src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host/Program.cs

@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ builder.Services.AddAkka("otopcua", (ab, sp) =>
         ab.WithOtOpcUaRuntimeActors();
 });
 
+// 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
+// (sc.exe failure / docker restart: unless-stopped) restarts this node — the 2-node keep-oldest
+// exit-and-rejoin recovery path.
+builder.Services.AddHostedService(sp => new ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog(
+    () => sp.GetRequiredService<ActorSystem>(),
+    sp.GetRequiredService<IHostApplicationLifetime>(),
+    sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog>>()));
+
 if (hasAdmin)
 {
     // Auth + AdminUI surface only mounted on admin-role nodes. Driver-only nodes have no UI.

tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests/ActorSystemTerminationWatchdogTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Unit coverage for the #459 down-if-alone recovery watchdog: an unexpected
+///     <see cref="ActorSystem"/> termination (SBR self-down) must stop the host so the supervisor
+///     restarts it, while a graceful host shutdown must stay silent and not re-trigger stop.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class ActorSystemTerminationWatchdogTests
+{
+    /// <summary>An unexpected ActorSystem termination stops the host so the supervisor restarts the node.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Unexpected_termination_stops_the_application()
+    {
+        var system = ActorSystem.Create("watchdog-unexpected");
+        var lifetime = new FakeHostApplicationLifetime();
+        var watchdog = new ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog(
+            () => system, lifetime, NullLogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog>.Instance);
+
+        await watchdog.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        // Simulate the SBR self-down: the ActorSystem terminates while the host is still running.
+        await system.Terminate();
+
+        await WaitForAsync(() => lifetime.StopApplicationCalls > 0, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+        lifetime.StopApplicationCalls.ShouldBe(1, "an out-of-band ActorSystem termination must stop the host once");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A graceful host stop (StopAsync ran) leaves the termination continuation silent.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Graceful_stop_does_not_stop_the_application()
+    {
+        var system = ActorSystem.Create("watchdog-graceful");
+        var lifetime = new FakeHostApplicationLifetime();
+        var watchdog = new ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog(
+            () => system, lifetime, NullLogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog>.Instance);
+
+        await watchdog.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        // Host is shutting down normally: StopAsync runs, THEN the system terminates.
+        await watchdog.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        await system.Terminate();
+
+        // Give any continuation a chance to run, then assert it stayed silent.
+        await Task.Delay(500, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        lifetime.StopApplicationCalls.ShouldBe(0, "a graceful shutdown must not re-trigger StopApplication");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Termination while the host is already stopping (ApplicationStopping fired) stays silent.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Termination_while_already_stopping_stays_silent()
+    {
+        var system = ActorSystem.Create("watchdog-already-stopping");
+        var lifetime = new FakeHostApplicationLifetime();
+        var watchdog = new ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog(
+            () => system, lifetime, NullLogger<ActorSystemTerminationWatchdog>.Instance);
+
+        await watchdog.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        lifetime.TriggerStopping(); // the host is already tearing down (ApplicationStopping cancelled)
+        await system.Terminate();
+
+        await Task.Delay(500, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        lifetime.StopApplicationCalls.ShouldBe(0, "termination during an in-progress host shutdown must stay silent");
+    }
+
+    private static async Task WaitForAsync(Func<bool> condition, TimeSpan timeout)
+    {
+        var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow + timeout;
+        while (!condition() && DateTime.UtcNow < deadline)
+            await Task.Delay(20);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Minimal <see cref="IHostApplicationLifetime"/> that records <see cref="StopApplication"/> calls.</summary>
+    private sealed class FakeHostApplicationLifetime : IHostApplicationLifetime
+    {
+        private readonly CancellationTokenSource _stopping = new();
+        public int StopApplicationCalls { get; private set; }
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStarted => CancellationToken.None;
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStopping => _stopping.Token;
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStopped => CancellationToken.None;
+        public void StopApplication() => StopApplicationCalls++;
+        public void TriggerStopping() => _stopping.Cancel();
+    }
+}