From f9cd9a15577da5c075e50f119962c32d2f72df5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Lu Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:59:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ (markdown) --- FAQ.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 3ebbcfd..576faf8 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ ### Why my 010 replicated volume files have different size? -This is normal. The compaction may not happen at exactly the same time. Or the replicated writes failed in the middle, so there is a deletion file appended following the partially written file. +The volumes are consistent, but not necessarily the same size or the same number of files. This could be due to these reasons: + +* If some files are written only to some but not all of the replicas, the writes are considered failed (A best-effort attempt will try to delete the written files). +* The compaction may not happen at exactly the same time. ### Why weed volume server loses connection with master?