How to Test Distributed Systems Under Realistic Failures

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Testing distributed systems under realistic failures involves simulating network partitions, node crashes, and resource exhaustion. This helps verify that the system remains consistent, available, and partition-tolerant. Engineers inject faults like latency spikes or dropped messages to observe how the system degrades and recovers. Chaos engineering tools automate these scenarios, enabling teams to assess resilience before production incidents occur.