What happens if a Dynatrace Cluster node fails?

When a Dynatrace Cluster node fails, the remaining nodes in the cluster are designed to automatically take over the responsibilities of the failed node. This failover mechanism ensures that monitoring continues without interruption. Each node in the Dynatrace cluster plays a role in maintaining high availability and resilience, and in the event of a failure, the system is structured to redistribute workloads among the surviving nodes. This seamless transition is crucial for maintaining consistent performance monitoring and data collection across services, thus ensuring that users experience minimal disruption.

The architecture of Dynatrace clusters is built to support this functionality, prioritizing uptime and responsive monitoring capabilities to detect and address issues as they arise. By having the other nodes readily take over, it helps maintain the integrity of the monitoring system, allowing organizations to effectively manage their applications and infrastructure in real-time.