Code RoomPrimary database manual failover decision
HardPrep Room Coding #3048

Primary database manual failover decision

On-callReliability & on-callSenior–Staff~20 min

The primary database is unhealthy and automatic failover hasn't triggered. You must decide whether and how to fail over manually. How do you reason about it?

What a strong answer looks like

Stop the bleeding first (mitigate), then form hypotheses from real signals. Separate root cause from symptom, communicate status as you go, and close with what prevents a repeat.

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