Well.. There should be a standby server ready to server as a primary if the current primary goes down right ?? But the dead primary is yet in the mode of configuring stage or probably failed to be a standby server. In my high availability cluster there are only two servers. --Reddy. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Streaming-replication-failed-to-start-scenarios-tp5728519p5729310.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general