Redis NOGOODSLAVE No good slave available for failover

Redis cannot promote any slave to master due to a lack of healthy replicas.
  1. Log into the Redis master server and check the replication status with the command: redis-cli info replication. This command will show the master’s state and the number of connected slaves, their states, and their offsets.
  2. For each slave, verify its connection status to the master using the command: redis-cli -h <slave_ip> info replication. Replace <slave_ip> with the actual IP address of the slave. This will help identify if the slave is connected and catching up with the master.
  3. Check the Redis logs on both master and slave servers for any errors or warnings that might indicate why the slaves are not considered good for failover. The default log location is /var/log/redis/redis-server.log.
  4. Verify network connectivity between the master and slave instances using ping <slave_ip> from the master server and vice versa. This ensures there is no network issue causing the replication problem.
  5. If any slave seems to be lagging significantly behind the master, force a manual synchronization with the command: redis-cli -h <slave_ip> SLAVEOF NO ONE followed by redis-cli -h <slave_ip> SLAVEOF <master_ip> <master_port>. This will stop and restart the replication process for that slave, potentially resolving synchronization issues.
  6. Ensure there's enough disk space and memory available on the slave servers as these are common issues that can affect replication and failover processes.
  7. If all slaves are up to date and there are no network issues, but the problem persists, consider temporarily promoting a slave to master manually using the command: redis-cli -h <slave_ip> SLAVEOF NO ONE, to ensure service continuity while investigating further.

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