Thanks so much Jay for clarifying that.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Jay Kreps <jay.kr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Leader election is automatic. The preferred-replica-election tool isn't > about electing a leader it is about migrating leaderships to ensure each > broker is a leader for a fair share of partitions. > > -Jay > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Vadim Keylis <vkeylis2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello guys. I am not clear about leader election rules in case of server > > or service failure. If one of the servers went down that was a leader for > > some partitions. Will new leader be elected automatically on server that > > has replica or manual intervention is required like running leader > election > > tool? > > How did you automate the process of running leader election tool in case > > leaders are not re-elected automatically in case of failure? > > > > Thanks, > > Vadim > > > > Sent from my iPhone >