{
  "id": "mongodb/wiredtiger-checkpoint-stall",
  "signature": "WiredTiger error: checkpoint stall detected: unable to create checkpoint within 60 seconds",
  "signature_zh": "WiredTiger 错误：检测到检查点停滞：无法在 60 秒内创建检查点",
  "regex": "WiredTiger error.*checkpoint stall.*unable to create checkpoint within",
  "domain": "mongodb",
  "category": "system_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "High write load or disk I/O contention prevents WiredTiger from completing a checkpoint within the configured timeout.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "高写入负载或磁盘 I/O 争用阻止 WiredTiger 在配置的超时时间内完成检查点。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "MongoDB 6.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "MongoDB 7.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "MongoDB 8.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Smaller cache increases I/O pressure, potentially stalling checkpoints more.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Checkpoints are still needed for durability; disabling journaling doesn't eliminate checkpoint requirement.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Longer intervals may accumulate more dirty data, making checkpoints even slower.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Monitor disk I/O with iostat or MongoDB's serverStatus().wiredTiger.concurrentTransactions and upgrade to faster storage (e.g., NVMe SSDs) if needed.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "Monitor disk I/O with iostat or MongoDB's serverStatus().wiredTiger.concurrentTransactions and upgrade to faster storage (e.g., NVMe SSDs) if needed.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Reduce write load by throttling application writes or using write concerns with lower durability (e.g., w:1 instead of w:majority).",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "Reduce write load by throttling application writes or using write concerns with lower durability (e.g., w:1 instead of w:majority).",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Increase checkpoint timeout via storage.wiredTiger.engineConfig.checkpointWaitTimeoutSecs in the configuration file.",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Increase checkpoint timeout via storage.wiredTiger.engineConfig.checkpointWaitTimeoutSecs in the configuration file.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Monitor disk I/O with iostat or MongoDB's serverStatus().wiredTiger.concurrentTransactions and upgrade to faster storage (e.g., NVMe SSDs) if needed.",
    "Reduce write load by throttling application writes or using write concerns with lower durability (e.g., w:1 instead of w:majority).",
    "Increase checkpoint timeout via storage.wiredTiger.engineConfig.checkpointWaitTimeoutSecs in the configuration file."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2023-08-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}