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> On Nov 5, 2018, at 11:25 AM, Pierre Ochsenbein =
<pierreochsenbein@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> but on your stdby you have configure a script to become the primary =
automatically?

Yes, as soon at the CARP address (i.e. the VIP) is migrated to the =
standby the database is promoted automatically.  All the existing TCP =
connections are reset/dropped and the clients reconnect to the new =
server within seconds.=20

You have to researched the best solution for your given OS platform.  =
There are solutions that are platform agnostic too.  I don=E2=80=99t =
have a canned one to recommend though.