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Enhance description of 'auto.failover' property
EFM-Bobby Jun 10, 2026
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Clarify `auto.failover` property behavior
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The `auto.failover` property enables automatic failover. By default, `auto.failover` is set to `true`.
The `auto.failover` property enables automatic failover. By default, `auto.failover` is set to `true`. This property is checked before the final primary database checks, VIP checks if needed, and before choosing a standby to attempt to promote. Other steps leading up to promotion still occur, e.g. shutting down a primary database that can no longer be reached.

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# Whether or not failover will happen automatically when the primary
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