On 9 June 2017 at 02:47, Zhu, Joshua <jzhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the clarification. > > A follow up question, then, given *once joined all nodes are equal*, is that: > > should the node A dies or taken out of the group, the remaining three node group (with B, C and D) would continue to function properly, correct? Yes. Though you'll need to tell them node A isn't coming back by parting it from one of the other nodes at some point, otherwise they'll accumulate WAL in pg_xlog and run out of disk space eventually as they hold onto the resources A would need to sync back up. Monitoring is important. -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general