Active controller count must equal exactly one
criticalavailabilityUpdated Dec 19, 2025(via Exa)
Technologies:
How to detect:
ActiveControllerCount must equal exactly 1. If it's 0 (no controller) or >1 (split brain), the cluster cannot handle metadata operations like partition leadership changes.
Recommended action:
Alert immediately when ActiveControllerCount ≠1. This is a P0 cluster health issue. Check for network partitions, controller election failures, or ZooKeeper/KRaft issues.