CONFD crashed after loading initial DB

[sbarvick]

It seems possible that using confd --status to check for the phase transitions is the issue.

We recommend using the confd --wait-* in patterns as mentioned in:

How to know if there is schema upgrade in ConfD start phase

Yes, but what’s the point with respect to the original question? Just always follow one of the tables in ConfD 6.3 UG “28.5. Starting ConfD”. You will always register in phase0 everything that may be needed for the upgrade, if there is one. If there is no upgrade, no harm done, and you have a clear and straightforward startup procedure that you always follow, instead of a complex one with conditions and alternatives, making testing harder and errors likely to exist.

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Problem with external data provider in initial configuration

Hello, I would like to ask you about confd startup procedure. I have created an external data provider, I also use a script that controls confd phases transition. According to manual if there is an external data provider needs to be registered in phase0, but when I am trying to load initial configuration in confd, external data provider has not started yet as a result confd exits with error code 10 due to not yet registered callbacks. From confd manual initial configuration is committed after …

Please check these out and see if this will work better for you.

Best,
Scott