Bill Burcham created GEODE-9681:
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Summary: Explain "view persistence" (.dat) files
Key: GEODE-9681
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-9681
Project: Geode
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: docs, membership
Affects Versions: 1.15.0
Reporter: Bill Burcham
The [javadoc
describes|https://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/geode/distributed/Locator.html]
the view persistence ({{.dat}}) file:
{noformat}
Locators persist membership information in a locatorXXXview.dat file. This file
is used to recover information about the cluster when a locator starts if there
are no other currently running locators. It allows the restarted locator to
rejoin the cluster.
{noformat}
When this ticket is complete, the [Running Geode Locator
Processes|https://geode.apache.org/docs/guide/114/configuring/running/running_the_locator.html]
page will mention the view persistence {{.dat}} file and explain its purpose.
Also, the page will highlight the split-brain vulnerabilities (see #GEODE-9680)
associated with missing or stale {{.dat}} files.
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