# Redundancy (v2) ## Overview OtOpcUa supports OPC UA **non-transparent** warm/hot redundancy. Two or more `OtOpcUa.Host` processes run side-by-side, share the same Config DB, and join the same Akka.NET cluster. Each process owns a distinct `ApplicationUri`; OPC UA clients discover both endpoints by reading `Server.ServerArray` (NodeId `i=2254`) on either node and pick one based on the `ServiceLevel` byte that each server publishes. > **Discovery surface.** The `ServerArray` path on the `Server` object is what each node populates with self + peer `ApplicationUri`s — see `OpcUaApplicationHost.PopulateServerArray` and the per-node `PeerApplicationUris` option below. The redundancy-object-type `ServerUriArray` proper (a child of `Server.ServerRedundancy`) remains deferred pending an SDK object-type upgrade; clients should read `Server.ServerArray` for peer discovery today. > **v2 change.** v1's operator-managed `ClusterNode.RedundancyRole` column + `RedundancyCoordinator` / `ApplyLeaseRegistry` / `PeerHttpProbeLoop` are gone. Primary/secondary is now derived from **Akka cluster role-leader** for the `driver` role. The operator no longer writes a role into the DB; cluster topology + health drive ServiceLevel automatically. The runtime pieces live in: | Component | Project | Role | |---|---|---| | `ServiceLevelCalculator` | `OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Redundancy` | Pure function `(NodeHealthInputs) → byte`. No side effects. | | `RedundancyStateActor` | `OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Redundancy` | Admin-role cluster singleton; subscribes to cluster topology events, debounces 250ms, broadcasts `RedundancyStateChanged` on the `redundancy-state` DPS topic. | | `DbHealthProbeActor` | `OtOpcUa.Runtime.Health` | Per-node; runs `SELECT 1` against ConfigDb every 5s. Read by health endpoint + redundancy calc. | | `PeerOpcUaProbeActor` | `OtOpcUa.Runtime.Health` | Per-node; pings peer `opc.tcp://peer:4840` (real probe call is staged for follow-up F12). | | `ClusterRoleInfo` | `OtOpcUa.Cluster` | Live view of cluster membership + role-leader; exposes `IClusterRoleInfo` to the rest of the host. | ## ServiceLevel tiers (Part 5 §6.5) `ServiceLevelCalculator.Compute(NodeHealthInputs)` returns a byte in 0..255 by tier: | Tier | Byte | Condition | |---|---|---| | Down | 0 | Member status is not `Up` or `Joining` (leaving, removed, exiting). | | Critically degraded | 100 | ConfigDb unreachable AND data is stale. | | Stale | 200 | Data stale but ConfigDb reachable. | | Healthy follower | 240 | DB ok + OPC UA probe ok + not stale. | | Healthy leader | 250 | Healthy + this node is the `driver` role-leader. | Drivers write their computed byte into the OPC UA `ServiceLevel` Variable on each refresh. Clients with the standard redundancy heuristic ("pick the highest ServiceLevel") therefore prefer the role-leader and fall back to followers on its degradation. ## Data flow ``` Cluster topology event ──┐ DB health probe ─────────┤ OPC UA peer probe ───────┤ ▼ RedundancyStateActor (admin singleton) │ debounce 250ms ▼ DPS topic "redundancy-state" │ ▼ Driver nodes' OpcUaPublishActor │ ▼ ServiceLevelCalculator → byte │ ▼ OPC UA ServiceLevel Variable ``` The admin singleton is the cluster's only `RedundancyStateActor`. If the admin leader fails over, the new admin node spins up its replacement, re-subscribes to cluster events, and publishes a fresh snapshot from the current `Cluster.State`. There is no DB-persisted state to recover. ## Configuration Per-node identity comes from `appsettings.json` + the `OTOPCUA_ROLES` env var: ```json { "Cluster": { "Hostname": "0.0.0.0", "Port": 4053, "PublicHostname": "node-a.lan", "SeedNodes": ["akka.tcp://otopcua@node-a.lan:4053"], "Roles": ["admin", "driver"] } } ``` ``` OTOPCUA_ROLES=admin,driver ``` Both nodes share the same `ConfigDb` connection string; `Cluster.PublicHostname` + `Roles` are what makes them distinct in cluster gossip. The first node bootstraps the cluster (its address goes in `SeedNodes`); the second node joins via the same `SeedNodes` list. There is no longer a `Node:NodeId` setting, no `ClusterNode.RedundancyRole`, no `ServiceLevelBase`. NodeId is derived as `host:port` of the cluster `PublicHostname` (see `ClusterRoleInfo.LocalNode` for the formula). ### Peer URI advertising Each node advertises its partner via `OpcUaApplicationHostOptions.PeerApplicationUris` (an `IList`, default empty). `OpcUaApplicationHost.PopulateServerArray` appends each configured peer URI to the SDK's `IServerInternal.ServerUris` string table after server startup, so that `Server.ServerArray` reads served by `OnReadServerArray` return both self + peers. Set this per-node in `appsettings.json`: ```json { "OpcUaServer": { "PeerApplicationUris": ["urn:node-b:OtOpcUa"] } } ``` Node A lists Node B's `ApplicationUri` and vice-versa. Validated by `DualEndpointTests` in `tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.OpcUaServer.IntegrationTests/` — boots two `OpcUaApplicationHost` instances on loopback, asserts a real OPCFoundation client `Session` reading `Server.ServerArray` from Node A sees both URIs. ## Split-brain `akka.conf` configures Akka's split-brain resolver with `active-strategy = keep-oldest`, `stable-after = 15s`, and `failure-detector.threshold = 10.0`. Under a clean partition: the oldest member stays up + the smaller (or younger) side downs itself within ~15 seconds. The `RedundancyStateActor` on the surviving partition re-computes from the post-partition `Cluster.State`. There is no operator-driven role swap during a partition. Failover is what the cluster does automatically. ## Client-side failover The OtOpcUa Client CLI at `src/Client/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Client.CLI` supports `-F` / `--failover-urls` for automatic client-side failover; for long-running subscriptions the CLI monitors session KeepAlive and reconnects to the next available server, recreating the subscription on the new endpoint. See [`Client.CLI.md`](Client.CLI.md). ## Depth reference For the full design — message contracts, tiered calculator truth table, recovery semantics — see `docs/plans/2026-05-26-akka-hosting-alignment-design.md` §6.