If replication.factor=2 and min.insync.replicas=2, what happens when one replica goes down or falls out of sync?

• A. The topic partitions will automatically be reassigned to different brokers.
• B. The cluster stops until manual intervention.
• C. Writes will be rejected until the remaining replica is in sync and the required in-sync replicas count is met.
• D. Writes will continue as if nothing happened.

Answer: (C)