On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Ray Stell <stellr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 11:59:07AM -0700, A J wrote: >> We then rely on filesystem tools (or other third party tools) to get the >> original master in sync with the new master efficiently and then make it join as >> slave. > > the doc would not be corrupted by an additional few words that stated as such: > > "To return to normal operation, a standby server must be recreated using > external tools such as rsync, either on the former primary system when > it comes up, or on a third, possibly new, system." You need repmgr: http://www.repmgr.org/ -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin