diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
index 15cdc6eb47..efbee7c030 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.net.NetUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.SecurityUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ExitUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -96,20 +97,25 @@ private static void secureLogin(Configuration conf)
         socAddr.getHostName());
   }
 
-  private static NameNodeConnector getNameNodeConnector(Configuration conf)
-      throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  public static NameNodeConnector getNameNodeConnector(Configuration conf)
+      throws InterruptedException {
     final Collection<URI> namenodes = DFSUtil.getInternalNsRpcUris(conf);
     final Path externalSPSPathId = HdfsServerConstants.MOVER_ID_PATH;
+    String serverName = ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.class.getSimpleName();
     while (true) {
       try {
         final List<NameNodeConnector> nncs = NameNodeConnector
             .newNameNodeConnectors(namenodes,
-                ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.class.getSimpleName(),
+                serverName,
                 externalSPSPathId, conf,
                 NameNodeConnector.DEFAULT_MAX_IDLE_ITERATIONS);
         return nncs.get(0);
       } catch (IOException e) {
         LOG.warn("Failed to connect with namenode", e);
+        if (e.getMessage().equals("Another " + serverName + " is running.")) {
+          ExitUtil.terminate(-1,
+              "Exit immediately because another " + serverName + " is running");
+        }
         Thread.sleep(3000); // retry the connection after few secs
       }
     }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/TestExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/TestExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
index 77922a0991..361d61d54e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/TestExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/sps/TestExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.java
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.ssl.KeyStoreTestUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils.LogCapturer;
+import org.apache.hadoop.test.LambdaTestUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ExitUtil;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -197,9 +199,24 @@ private void createCluster() throws IOException {
     writeContent(FILE);
   }
 
+  private void createCluster(boolean createMoverPath) throws IOException {
+    getConf().setLong("dfs.block.size", DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE);
+    setCluster(startCluster(getConf(), allDiskTypes, NUM_OF_DATANODES,
+        STORAGES_PER_DATANODE, CAPACITY, createMoverPath));
+    getFS();
+    writeContent(FILE);
+  }
+
   private MiniDFSCluster startCluster(final Configuration conf,
       StorageType[][] storageTypes, int numberOfDatanodes, int storagesPerDn,
       long nodeCapacity) throws IOException {
+    return startCluster(conf, storageTypes, numberOfDatanodes, storagesPerDn,
+        nodeCapacity, false);
+  }
+
+  private MiniDFSCluster startCluster(final Configuration conf,
+      StorageType[][] storageTypes, int numberOfDatanodes, int storagesPerDn,
+      long nodeCapacity, boolean createMoverPath) throws IOException {
     long[][] capacities = new long[numberOfDatanodes][storagesPerDn];
     for (int i = 0; i < numberOfDatanodes; i++) {
       for (int j = 0; j < storagesPerDn; j++) {
@@ -212,7 +229,7 @@ private MiniDFSCluster startCluster(final Configuration conf,
     cluster.waitActive();
 
     nnc = DFSTestUtil.getNameNodeConnector(getConf(),
-        HdfsServerConstants.MOVER_ID_PATH, 1, false);
+        HdfsServerConstants.MOVER_ID_PATH, 1, createMoverPath);
 
     externalSps = new StoragePolicySatisfier(getConf());
     externalCtxt = new ExternalSPSContext(externalSps, nnc);
@@ -428,6 +445,30 @@ public void testWhenStoragePolicySetToCOLD()
     }
   }
 
+  @Test(timeout = 300000)
+  public void testInfiniteStartWhenAnotherSPSRunning()
+      throws Exception {
+
+    try {
+      // Create cluster and create mover path when get NameNodeConnector.
+      createCluster(true);
+
+      // Disable system exit for assert.
+      ExitUtil.disableSystemExit();
+
+      // Get NameNodeConnector one more time to simulate starting other sps process.
+      // It should exit immediately when another sps is running.
+      LambdaTestUtils.intercept(ExitUtil.ExitException.class,
+          "Exit immediately because another ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier is running",
+          () -> ExternalStoragePolicySatisfier.getNameNodeConnector(config));
+    } finally {
+      // Reset first exit exception to avoid AssertionError in MiniDFSCluster#shutdown.
+      // This has no effect on functionality.
+      ExitUtil.resetFirstExitException();
+      shutdownCluster();
+    }
+  }
+
   private void doTestWhenStoragePolicySetToCOLD() throws Exception {
     // Change policy to COLD
     dfs.setStoragePolicy(new Path(FILE), COLD);