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Why does Redis Sentinel recommend running at least three Sentinel instances rather than just one? How does an application discover the current primary Redis instance when using Sentinel, especially after a failover has occurred? What is the quorum setting in a Sentinel configuration, and how does it affect the decision to trigger a failover? How do you check the current status of a Sentinel deployment to confirm it is properly monitoring your Redis primary and replicas? How would you deploy Redis Sentinel across multiple data centers or availability zones to maximize resilience against a localized failure? What is the difference between using Redis Sentinel and using Redis Cluster for achieving high availability, and how would you decide between them?
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What is Redis Sentinel, and what role does it play in providing high availability for a non clustered Redis setup?

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Redis Sentinel is a separate monitoring system that continuously watches your primary and replica Redis instances, and if it detects the primary has failed, it automatically coordinates promoting one of the replicas to become the new primary, providing automatic failover without needing to run a full Redis Cluster.
-- Sentinel configuration file
sentinel monitor mymaster 192.168.1.10 6379 2
Real-world example A company running a simple primary and replica Redis setup adds Sentinel to automatically detect and recover from a primary failure, without needing the added complexity of setting up a full Redis Cluster.

Common follow-ups: How many Sentinel instances are recommended for a production deployment?;What is the difference between using Sentinel and using Redis Cluster for high availability?

Redis Replication;Clustering
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