Why distributed cache couldn't join?

[yelin66]

For a distributed cache (cache.getConfiguration.getCacheMode().isDistributed() is true), when I test with cache.getAdvancedCache().getDistributionManager().isJoinComplete(), sometimes the join is never complete. Could you please suggest why it behaves like that? And is there a way to make the join complete?

[manik]

Joins are sequential.  I.e., if you start 10 caches, they will join 1 at a time.  Perhaps watch the logs and see if anything nasty happens that breaks the join process?

[yelin66]

Thanks for the hints. It seems the second one tried to join before the first one fully started up. I can avoid that now.

Thanks again for the reponse.