kafka connection_error ai_generated true

SessionExpiredException: ZooKeeper session expired

ID: kafka/zookeeper-session-expired

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78%Fix Rate
82%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active

Root Cause

Broker lost ZooKeeper session, triggering leader re-election.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 88% success Check network between brokers and ZooKeeper ensemble
  2. 90% success Migrate to KRaft mode to eliminate ZooKeeper dependency

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Increase session timeout to hours 78% fail

    Slow failure detection

  2. Remove ZooKeeper quorum check 88% fail

    Split-brain risk