[pgpool-general: 6959] auto_failback = on not working

hostmaster hostmaster at mylinuxsite.com
Wed Apr 8 15:04:59 JST 2020


Hi all,

I have a 2 node setup (2 pgpool and 2 Postgresql9.6)  At the start
there is a primary and standby.  I then stop the standby database and
then restart it after a while. After more than 60 seconds.  I check the
status using 'show pool nodes'. The result is that the standby is still
down. 

My understanding is that if you set the auto_failback = on pgpool will
automatically attach the standby. Is my understanding correct?
Appreciate any help.  

Thanks.

Here's the version of pgpool I'm using:

pgpool-II-pg96-extensions-4.1.1-1pgdg.rhel7.x86_64
pgpool-II-pg96-4.1.1-1pgdg.rhel7.x86_64
pgpool-II-pg96-debuginfo-4.1.1-1pgdg.rhel7.x86_64
pgpool-II-pg96-devel-4.1.1-1pgdg.rhel7.x86_64





************* Here's my config file *********************

# ----------------------------
# pgPool-II configuration file
# ----------------------------
#
# This file consists of lines of the form:
#
#   name = value
#
# Whitespace may be used.  Comments are introduced with "#" anywhere on
a line.
# The complete list of parameter names and allowed values can be found
in the
# pgPool-II documentation.
#
# This file is read on server startup and when the server receives a
SIGHUP
# signal.  If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP
the
# server for the changes to take effect, or use "pgpool reload".  Some
# parameters, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and
restart to
# take effect.
#


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# CONNECTIONS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

# - pgpool Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = '*'
                                   # Host name or IP address to listen
on:
                                   # '*' for all, '' for no TCP/IP
connections
                                   # (change requires restart)
port = 5432
                                   # Port number
                                   # (change requires restart)
socket_dir = '/var/run/postgresql'
                                   # Unix domain socket path
                                   # The Debian package defaults to
                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                   # (change requires restart)
listen_backlog_multiplier = 2
                                   # Set the backlog parameter of
listen(2) to
                                   # num_init_children *
listen_backlog_multiplier.
                                   # (change requires restart)
serialize_accept = off
                                   # whether to serialize accept() call
to avoid thundering herd problem
                                   # (change requires restart)
reserved_connections = 0
                                   # Number of reserved connections.
                                   # Pgpool-II does not accept
connections if over
                                   # num_init_chidlren -
reserved_connections.

# - pgpool Communication Manager Connection Settings -

pcp_listen_addresses = '*'
                                   # Host name or IP address for pcp
process to listen on:
                                   # '*' for all, '' for no TCP/IP
connections
                                   # (change requires restart)
pcp_port = 9898
                                   # Port number for pcp
                                   # (change requires restart)
pcp_socket_dir = '/var/run/postgresql'
                                   # Unix domain socket path for pcp
                                   # The Debian package defaults to
                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                   # (change requires restart)

# - Backend Connection Settings -

backend_hostname0 = 'PGHOST1'
                                   # Host name or IP address to connect
to for backend 0
backend_port0 = 5433
                                   # Port number for backend 0
backend_weight0 = 1
                                   # Weight for backend 0 (only in load
balancing mode)
backend_data_directory0 = '/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data'
                                   # Data directory for backend 0
backend_flag0 = 'ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER'
                                   # Controls various backend behavior
                                   # ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER,
DISALLOW_TO_FAILOVER
                                   # or ALWAYS_MASTER
backend_application_name0 = 'server0'
                                   # walsender's application_name, used
for "show pool_nodes" command
backend_hostname1 = 'PGHOST2'
backend_port1 = 5433
backend_weight1 = 1
backend_data_directory1 = '/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data'
backend_flag1 = 'ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER'
backend_application_name1 = 'server1'

# - Authentication -

enable_pool_hba = on
                                   # Use pool_hba.conf for client
authentication
pool_passwd = 'pool_passwd'
                                   # File name of pool_passwd for md5
authentication.
                                   # "" disables pool_passwd.
                                   # (change requires restart)
authentication_timeout = 60
                                   # Delay in seconds to complete
client authentication
                                   # 0 means no timeout.

allow_clear_text_frontend_auth = off
                                   # Allow Pgpool-II to use clear text
password authentication
                                   # with clients, when pool_passwd
does not
                                   # contain the user password


# - SSL Connections -

ssl = off
                                   # Enable SSL support
                                   # (change requires restart)
#ssl_key = './server.key'
                                   # Path to the SSL private key file
                                   # (change requires restart)
#ssl_cert = './server.cert'
                                   # Path to the SSL public certificate
file
                                   # (change requires restart)
#ssl_ca_cert = ''
                                   # Path to a single PEM format file
                                   # containing CA root certificate(s)
                                   # (change requires restart)
#ssl_ca_cert_dir = ''
                                   # Directory containing CA root
certificate(s)
                                   # (change requires restart)

ssl_ciphers = 'HIGH:MEDIUM:+3DES:!aNULL'
                                   # Allowed SSL ciphers
                                   # (change requires restart)
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = off
                                   # Use server's SSL cipher
preferences,
                                   # rather than the client's
                                   # (change requires restart)
ssl_ecdh_curve = 'prime256v1'
                                   # Name of the curve to use in ECDH
key exchange
ssl_dh_params_file = ''
                                   # Name of the file containing
Diffie-Hellman parameters used
                                   # for so-called ephemeral DH family
of SSL cipher.

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# POOLS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

# - Concurrent session and pool size -

num_init_children = 32
                                   # Number of concurrent sessions
allowed
                                   # (change requires restart)
max_pool = 4
                                   # Number of connection pool caches
per connection
                                   # (change requires restart)

# - Life time -

child_life_time = 300
                                   # Pool exits after being idle for
this many seconds
child_max_connections = 0
                                   # Pool exits after receiving that
many connections
                                   # 0 means no exit
connection_life_time = 0
                                   # Connection to backend closes after
being idle for this many seconds
                                   # 0 means no close
client_idle_limit = 0
                                   # Client is disconnected after being
idle for that many seconds
                                   # (even inside an explicit
transactions!)
                                   # 0 means no disconnection


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# LOGS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

# - Where to log -

log_destination = 'stderr'
                                   # Where to log
                                   # Valid values are combinations of
stderr,
                                   # and syslog. Default to stderr.

# - What to log -

log_line_prefix = '%t: pid %p: '   # printf-style string to output at
beginning of each log line.

log_connections = off
                                   # Log connections
log_hostname = off
                                   # Hostname will be shown in ps
status
                                   # and in logs if connections are
logged
log_statement = off
                                   # Log all statements
log_per_node_statement = off
                                   # Log all statements
                                   # with node and backend informations
log_client_messages = off
                                   # Log any client messages
log_standby_delay = 'none'
                                   # Log standby delay
                                   # Valid values are combinations of
always,
                                   # if_over_threshold, none

# - Syslog specific -

syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
                                   # Syslog local facility. Default to
LOCAL0
syslog_ident = 'pgpool'
                                   # Syslog program identification
string
                                   # Default to 'pgpool'

# - Debug -

#log_error_verbosity = default          # terse, default, or verbose
messages

#client_min_messages = notice           # values in order of decreasing
detail:
                                        #   debug5
                                        #   debug4
                                        #   debug3
                                        #   debug2
                                        #   debug1
                                        #   log
                                        #   notice
                                        #   warning
                                        #   error

log_min_messages = debug2              # values in order of decreasing
detail:
                                        #   debug5
                                        #   debug4
                                        #   debug3
                                        #   debug2
                                        #   debug1
                                        #   info
                                        #   notice
                                        #   warning
                                        #   error
                                        #   log
                                        #   fatal
                                        #   panic

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# FILE LOCATIONS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

pid_file_name = '/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid'
                                   # PID file name
                                   # Can be specified as relative to
the"
                                   # location of pgpool.conf file or
                                   # as an absolute path
                                   # (change requires restart)
logdir = '/var/log/pgpool'
                                   # Directory of pgPool status file
                                   # (change requires restart)


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# CONNECTION POOLING
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

connection_cache = on
                                   # Activate connection pools
                                   # (change requires restart)

                                   # Semicolon separated list of
queries
                                   # to be issued at the end of a
session
                                   # The default is for 8.3 and later
reset_query_list = 'ABORT; DISCARD ALL'
                                   # The following one is for 8.2 and
before
#reset_query_list = 'ABORT; RESET ALL; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
DEFAULT'


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# REPLICATION MODE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

replication_mode = off
                                   # Activate replication mode
                                   # (change requires restart)
replicate_select = off
                                   # Replicate SELECT statements
                                   # when in replication mode
                                   # replicate_select is higher
priority than
                                   # load_balance_mode.

insert_lock = on
                                   # Automatically locks a dummy row or
a table
                                   # with INSERT statements to keep
SERIAL data
                                   # consistency
                                   # Without SERIAL, no lock will be
issued
lobj_lock_table = ''
                                   # When rewriting lo_creat command in
                                   # replication mode, specify table
name to
                                   # lock

# - Degenerate handling -

replication_stop_on_mismatch = off
                                   # On disagreement with the packet
kind
                                   # sent from backend, degenerate the
node
                                   # which is most likely "minority"
                                   # If off, just force to exit this
session

failover_if_affected_tuples_mismatch = off
                                   # On disagreement with the number of
affected
                                   # tuples in UPDATE/DELETE queries,
then
                                   # degenerate the node which is most
likely
                                   # "minority".
                                   # If off, just abort the transaction
to
                                   # keep the consistency


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# LOAD BALANCING MODE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

load_balance_mode = on
                                   # Activate load balancing mode
                                   # (change requires restart)
ignore_leading_white_space = on
                                   # Ignore leading white spaces of
each query
white_function_list = ''
                                   # Comma separated list of function
names
                                   # that don't write to database
                                   # Regexp are accepted
black_function_list = 'currval,lastval,nextval,setval'
                                   # Comma separated list of function
names
                                   # that write to database
                                   # Regexp are accepted

black_query_pattern_list = ''
                                   # Semicolon separated list of query
patterns
                                   # that should be sent to primary
node
                                   # Regexp are accepted
                                   # valid for streaming replicaton
mode only.

database_redirect_preference_list = ''
                                   # comma separated list of pairs of
database and node id.
                                   # example: postgres:primary,mydb[0-
4]:1,mydb[5-9]:2'
                                   # valid for streaming replicaton
mode only.
app_name_redirect_preference_list = ''
                                   # comma separated list of pairs of
app name and node id.
                                   # example: 'psql:primary,myapp[0-
4]:1,myapp[5-9]:standby'
                                   # valid for streaming replicaton
mode only.
allow_sql_comments = off
                                   # if on, ignore SQL comments when
judging if load balance or
                                   # query cache is possible.
                                   # If off, SQL comments effectively
prevent the judgment
                                   # (pre 3.4 behavior).

disable_load_balance_on_write = 'transaction'
                                   # Load balance behavior when write
query is issued
                                   # in an explicit transaction.
                                   # Note that any query not in an
explicit transaction
                                   # is not affected by the parameter.
                                   # 'transaction' (the default): if a
write query is issued,
                                   # subsequent read queries will not
be load balanced
                                   # until the transaction ends.
                                   # 'trans_transaction': if a write
query is issued,
                                   # subsequent read queries in an
explicit transaction
                                   # will not be load balanced until
the session ends.
                                   # 'always': if a write query is
issued, read queries will
                                   # not be load balanced until the
session ends.

statement_level_load_balance = off
                                   # Enables statement level load
balancing

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# MASTER/SLAVE MODE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

master_slave_mode = on
                                   # Activate master/slave mode
                                   # (change requires restart)
master_slave_sub_mode = 'stream'
                                   # Master/slave sub mode
                                   # Valid values are combinations
stream, slony
                                   # or logical. Default is stream.
                                   # (change requires restart)

# - Streaming -

sr_check_period = 5
                                   # Streaming replication check period
                                   # Disabled (0) by default
sr_check_user = 'postgres'
                                   # Streaming replication check user
                                   # This is necessary even if you
disable
                                   # streaming replication delay check
with
                                   # sr_check_period = 0

sr_check_password = 'P at ssw0rd1'
                                   # Password for streaming replication
check user.
                                   # Leaving it empty will make Pgpool-
II to first look for the
                                   # Password in pool_passwd file
before using the empty password

sr_check_database = 'postgres'
                                   # Database name for streaming
replication check
delay_threshold = 0
                                   # Threshold before not dispatching
query to standby node
                                   # Unit is in bytes
                                   # Disabled (0) by default

# - Special commands -

follow_master_command = ''
                                   # Executes this command after master
failover
                                   # Special values:
                                   #   %d = failed node id
                                   #   %h = failed node host name
                                   #   %p = failed node port number
                                   #   %D = failed node database
cluster path
                                   #   %m = new master node id
                                   #   %H = new master node hostname
                                   #   %M = old master node id
                                   #   %P = old primary node id
                                   #   %r = new master port number
                                   #   %R = new master database cluster
path
                                   #   %N = old primary node hostname
                                   #   %S = old primary node port
number
                                   #   %% = '%' character

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# HEALTH CHECK GLOBAL PARAMETERS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

health_check_period = 0
                                   # Health check period
                                   # Disabled (0) by default
health_check_timeout = 20
                                   # Health check timeout
                                   # 0 means no timeout
health_check_user = 'postgres'
                                   # Health check user
health_check_password = 'P at ssw0rd1'
                                   # Password for health check user
                                   # Leaving it empty will make Pgpool-
II to first look for the
                                   # Password in pool_passwd file
before using the empty password

health_check_database = ''
                                   # Database name for health check. If
'', tries 'postgres' frist, then 'template1'

health_check_max_retries = 0
                                   # Maximum number of times to retry a
failed health check before giving up.
health_check_retry_delay = 1
                                   # Amount of time to wait (in
seconds) between retries.
connect_timeout = 10000
                                   # Timeout value in milliseconds
before giving up to connect to backend.
                                   # Default is 10000 ms (10 second).
Flaky network user may want to increase
                                   # the value. 0 means no timeout.
                                   # Note that this value is not only
used for health check,
                                   # but also for ordinary conection to
backend.

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# HEALTH CHECK PER NODE PARAMETERS (OPTIONAL)
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
#health_check_period0 = 0
#health_check_timeout0 = 20
#health_check_user0 = 'nobody'
#health_check_password0 = ''
#health_check_database0 = ''
#health_check_max_retries0 = 0
#health_check_retry_delay0 = 1
#connect_timeout0 = 10000

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# FAILOVER AND FAILBACK
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

failover_command = '/var/lib/pgsql/failover/scripts/failover.sh %M %m
%h %H'
                                   # Executes this command at failover
                                   # Special values:
                                   #   %d = failed node id
                                   #   %h = failed node host name
                                   #   %p = failed node port number
                                   #   %D = failed node database
cluster path
                                   #   %m = new master node id
                                   #   %H = new master node hostname
                                   #   %M = old master node id
                                   #   %P = old primary node id
                                   #   %r = new master port number
                                   #   %R = new master database cluster
path
                                   #   %N = old primary node hostname
                                   #   %S = old primary node port
number
                                   #   %% = '%' character
failback_command = '/var/lib/pgsql/failover/scripts/failback.sh %d %h
%D'
                                   # Executes this command at failback.
                                   # Special values:
                                   #   %d = failed node id
                                   #   %h = failed node host name
                                   #   %p = failed node port number
                                   #   %D = failed node database
cluster path
                                   #   %m = new master node id
                                   #   %H = new master node hostname
                                   #   %M = old master node id
                                   #   %P = old primary node id
                                   #   %r = new master port number
                                   #   %R = new master database cluster
path
                                   #   %N = old primary node hostname
                                   #   %S = old primary node port
number
                                   #   %% = '%' character

failover_on_backend_error = on
                                   # Initiates failover when
reading/writing to the
                                   # backend communication socket fails
                                   # If set to off, pgpool will report
an
                                   # error and disconnect the session.

detach_false_primary = on
                                   # Detach false primary if on. Only
                                   # valid in streaming replicaton
                                   # mode and with PostgreSQL 9.6 or
                                   # after.

search_primary_node_timeout = 300
                                   # Timeout in seconds to search for
the
                                   # primary node when a failover
occurs.
                                   # 0 means no timeout, keep searching
                                   # for a primary node forever.

auto_failback = on
                                   # Dettached backend node reattach
automatically
                                   # if replication_state is
'streaming'.
auto_failback_interval = 60
                                   # Min interval of executing
auto_failback in
                                   # seconds.

#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# ONLINE RECOVERY
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

recovery_user = 'postgres'
                                   # Online recovery user
recovery_password = 'P at ssw0rd1'
                                   # Online recovery password
                                   # Leaving it empty will make Pgpool-
II to first look for the
                                   # Password in pool_passwd file
before using the empty password

recovery_1st_stage_command = 'recovery_1st_stage.sh'
                                   # Executes a command in first stage
recovery_2nd_stage_command = ''
                                   # Executes a command in second stage
recovery_timeout = 90
                                   # Timeout in seconds to wait for the
                                   # recovering node's postmaster to
start up
                                   # 0 means no wait
client_idle_limit_in_recovery = 0
                                   # Client is disconnected after being
idle
                                   # for that many seconds in the
second stage
                                   # of online recovery
                                   # 0 means no disconnection
                                   # -1 means immediate disconnection


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# WATCHDOG
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

# - Enabling -

use_watchdog = on
                                    # Activates watchdog
                                    # (change requires restart)

# -Connection to up stream servers -

trusted_servers = 'PGHOST3'
                                    # trusted server list which are
used
                                    # to confirm network connection
                                    # (hostA,hostB,hostC,...)
                                    # (change requires restart)
ping_path = '/bin'
                                    # ping command path
                                    # (change requires restart)

# - Watchdog communication Settings -

wd_hostname = 'PGHOST1'
                                    # Host name or IP address of this
watchdog
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_port = 9000
                                    # port number for watchdog service
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_priority = 1
                                    # priority of this watchdog in
leader election
                                    # (change requires restart)

wd_authkey = ''
                                    # Authentication key for watchdog
communication
                                    # (change requires restart)

wd_ipc_socket_dir = '/var/run/postgresql'
                                    # Unix domain socket path for
watchdog IPC socket
                                    # The Debian package defaults to
                                    # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)


# - Virtual IP control Setting -

delegate_IP = '10.0.2.20'
                                    # delegate IP address
                                    # If this is empty, virtual IP
never bring up.
                                    # (change requires restart)
if_cmd_path = '/var/lib/pgsql/failover/scripts'
                                    # path to the directory where
if_up/down_cmd exists
                                    # If if_up/down_cmd starts with
"/", if_cmd_path will be ignored.
                                    # (change requires restart)
if_up_cmd = 'ip_w addr add $_IP_$/24 dev enp0s3 label enp0s3:0'
                                    # startup delegate IP command
                                    # (change requires restart)
if_down_cmd = 'ip_w addr del $_IP_$/24 dev enp0s3'
                                    # shutdown delegate IP command
                                    # (change requires restart)
arping_path = '/var/lib/pgsql/failover/scripts'
                                    # arping command path
                                    # If arping_cmd starts with "/",
if_cmd_path will be ignored.
                                    # (change requires restart)
arping_cmd = 'arping_w -U $_IP_$ -w 1 -I enp0s3'
                                    # arping command
                                    # (change requires restart)

# - Behaivor on escalation Setting -

clear_memqcache_on_escalation = on
                                    # Clear all the query cache on
shared memory
                                    # when standby pgpool escalate to
active pgpool
                                    # (= virtual IP holder).
                                    # This should be off if client
connects to pgpool
                                    # not using virtual IP.
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_escalation_command = ''
                                    # Executes this command at
escalation on new active pgpool.
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_de_escalation_command = ''
                                    # Executes this command when master
pgpool resigns from being master.
                                    # (change requires restart)

# - Watchdog consensus settings for failover -

failover_when_quorum_exists = on
                                    # Only perform backend node
failover
                                    # when the watchdog cluster holds
the quorum
                                    # (change requires restart)

failover_require_consensus = on
                                    # Perform failover when majority of
Pgpool-II nodes
                                    # aggrees on the backend node
status change
                                    # (change requires restart)

allow_multiple_failover_requests_from_node = off
                                    # A Pgpool-II node can cast
multiple votes
                                    # for building the consensus on
failover
                                    # (change requires restart)

enable_consensus_with_half_votes = on
                                    # apply majority rule for consensus
and quorum computation
                                    # at 50% of votes in a cluster with
even number of nodes.
                                    # when enabled the existence of
quorum and consensus
                                    # on failover is resolved after
receiving half of the
                                    # total votes in the cluster,
otherwise both these
                                    # decisions require at least one
more vote than
                                    # half of the total votes.
                                    # (change requires restart)

# - Lifecheck Setting -

# -- common --

wd_monitoring_interfaces_list = ''  # Comma separated list of
interfaces names to monitor.
                                    # if any interface from the list is
active the watchdog will
                                    # consider the network is fine
                                    # 'any' to enable monitoring on all
interfaces except loopback
                                    # '' to disable monitoring
                                    # (change requires restart)


wd_lifecheck_method = 'heartbeat'
                                    # Method of watchdog lifecheck
('heartbeat' or 'query' or 'external')
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_interval = 10
                                    # lifecheck interval (sec) > 0
                                    # (change requires restart)

# -- heartbeat mode --

wd_heartbeat_port = 9694
                                    # Port number for receiving
heartbeat signal
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_heartbeat_keepalive = 2
                                    # Interval time of sending
heartbeat signal (sec)
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_heartbeat_deadtime = 30
                                    # Deadtime interval for heartbeat
signal (sec)
                                    # (change requires restart)
heartbeat_destination0 = 'PGHOST2'
                                    # Host name or IP address of
destination 0
                                    # for sending heartbeat signal.
                                    # (change requires restart)
heartbeat_destination_port0 = 9694 
                                    # Port number of destination 0 for
sending
                                    # heartbeat signal. Usually this is
the
                                    # same as wd_heartbeat_port.
                                    # (change requires restart)
heartbeat_device0 = ''
                                    # Name of NIC device (such like
'eth0')
                                    # used for sending/receiving
heartbeat
                                    # signal to/from destination 0.
                                    # This works only when this is not
empty
                                    # and pgpool has root privilege.
                                    # (change requires restart)

#heartbeat_destination1 = 'host0_ip2'
#heartbeat_destination_port1 = 9694
#heartbeat_device1 = ''

# -- query mode --

wd_life_point = 3
                                    # lifecheck retry times
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_lifecheck_query = 'SELECT 1'
                                    # lifecheck query to pgpool from
watchdog
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_lifecheck_dbname = 'template1'
                                    # Database name connected for
lifecheck
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_lifecheck_user = 'nobody'
                                    # watchdog user monitoring pgpools
in lifecheck
                                    # (change requires restart)
wd_lifecheck_password = ''
                                    # Password for watchdog user in
lifecheck
                                    # Leaving it empty will make
Pgpool-II to first look for the
                                    # Password in pool_passwd file
before using the empty password
                                    # (change requires restart)

# - Other pgpool Connection Settings -

other_pgpool_hostname0 = 'PGHOST2'
                                    # Host name or IP address to
connect to for other pgpool 0
                                    # (change requires restart)
other_pgpool_port0 = 5432
                                    # Port number for other pgpool 0
                                    # (change requires restart)
other_wd_port0 = 9000
                                    # Port number for other watchdog 0
                                    # (change requires restart)
#other_pgpool_hostname1 = 'host1'
#other_pgpool_port1 = 5432
#other_wd_port1 = 9000


#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# OTHERS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
relcache_expire = 0
                                   # Life time of relation cache in
seconds.
                                   # 0 means no cache expiration(the
default).
                                   # The relation cache is used for
cache the
                                   # query result against PostgreSQL
system
                                   # catalog to obtain various
information
                                   # including table structures or if
it's a
                                   # temporary table or not. The cache
is
                                   # maintained in a pgpool child local
memory
                                   # and being kept as long as it
survives.
                                   # If someone modify the table by
using
                                   # ALTER TABLE or some such, the
relcache is
                                   # not consistent anymore.
                                   # For this purpose, cache_expiration
                                   # controls the life time of the
cache.

relcache_size = 256
                                   # Number of relation cache
                                   # entry. If you see frequently:
                                   # "pool_search_relcache: cache
replacement happend"
                                   # in the pgpool log, you might want
to increate this number.

check_temp_table = catalog
                                   # Temporary table check method.
catalog, trace or none.
                                   # Default is catalog.

check_unlogged_table = on
                                   # If on, enable unlogged table check
in SELECT statements.
                                   # This initiates queries against
system catalog of primary/master
                                   # thus increases load of master.
                                   # If you are absolutely sure that
your system never uses unlogged tables
                                   # and you want to save access to
primary/master, you could turn this off.
                                   # Default is on.
enable_shared_relcache = on
                                   # If on, relation cache stored in
memory cache,
                                   # the cache is shared among child
process.
                                   # Default is on.
                                   # (change requires restart)

relcache_query_target = master     # Target node to send relcache
queries. Default is master (primary) node.
                                   # If load_balance_node is specified,
queries will be sent to load balance node.
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
# IN MEMORY QUERY MEMORY CACHE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
memory_cache_enabled = off
                                   # If on, use the memory cache
functionality, off by default
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_method = 'shmem'
                                   # Cache storage method. either
'shmem'(shared memory) or
                                   # 'memcached'. 'shmem' by default
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_memcached_host = 'localhost'
                                   # Memcached host name or IP address.
Mandatory if
                                   # memqcache_method = 'memcached'.
                                   # Defaults to localhost.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_memcached_port = 11211
                                   # Memcached port number. Mondatory
if memqcache_method = 'memcached'.
                                   # Defaults to 11211.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_total_size = 67108864
                                   # Total memory size in bytes for
storing memory cache.
                                   # Mandatory if memqcache_method =
'shmem'.
                                   # Defaults to 64MB.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_max_num_cache = 1000000
                                   # Total number of cache entries.
Mandatory
                                   # if memqcache_method = 'shmem'.
                                   # Each cache entry consumes 48 bytes
on shared memory.
                                   # Defaults to 1,000,000(45.8MB).
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_expire = 0
                                   # Memory cache entry life time
specified in seconds.
                                   # 0 means infinite life time. 0 by
default.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_auto_cache_invalidation = on
                                   # If on, invalidation of query cache
is triggered by corresponding
                                   # DDL/DML/DCL(and
memqcache_expire).  If off, it is only triggered
                                   # by memqcache_expire.  on by
default.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_maxcache = 409600
                                   # Maximum SELECT result size in
bytes.
                                   # Must be smaller than
memqcache_cache_block_size. Defaults to 400KB.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_cache_block_size = 1048576
                                   # Cache block size in bytes.
Mandatory if memqcache_method = 'shmem'.
                                   # Defaults to 1MB.
                                   # (change requires restart)
memqcache_oiddir = '/var/log/pgpool/oiddir'
                                   # Temporary work directory to record
table oids
                                   # (change requires restart)
white_memqcache_table_list = ''
                                   # Comma separated list of table
names to memcache
                                   # that don't write to database
                                   # Regexp are accepted
black_memqcache_table_list = ''
                                   # Comma separated list of table
names not to memcache
                                   # that don't write to database
                                   # Regexp are accepted


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