@@ -3074,7 +3074,19 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
30743074 (as shown by a state of <literal>streaming</literal> in the
30753075 <link linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table">
30763076 <literal>pg_stat_replication</></link> view).
3077- Specifying more than one standby names can allow very high availability.
3077+ Specifying more than one synchronous standby can allow for very high
3078+ availability and protection against data loss.
3079+ </para>
3080+ <para>
3081+ The name of a standby server for this purpose is the
3082+ <varname>application_name</> setting of the standby, as set in the
3083+ standby's connection information. In case of a physical replication
3084+ standby, this should be set in the <varname>primary_conninfo</>
3085+ setting in <filename>recovery.conf</filename>; the default
3086+ is <literal>walreceiver</literal>. For logical replication, this can
3087+ be set in the connection information of the subscription, and it
3088+ defaults to the subscription name. For other replication stream
3089+ consumers, consult their documentation.
30783090 </para>
30793091 <para>
30803092 This parameter specifies a list of standby servers using
@@ -3136,15 +3148,12 @@ ANY <replaceable class="parameter">num_sync</replaceable> ( <replaceable class="
31363148 as a synchronous standby.
31373149 </para>
31383150 <para>
3139- The name of a standby server for this purpose is the
3140- <varname>application_name</> setting of the standby, as set in the
3141- <varname>primary_conninfo</> of the standby's WAL receiver. There is
3142- no mechanism to enforce uniqueness. In case of duplicates one of the
3143- matching standbys will be considered as higher priority, though
3144- exactly which one is indeterminate.
3145- The special entry <literal>*</> matches any
3146- <varname>application_name</>, including the default application name
3147- of <literal>walreceiver</>.
3151+ The special entry <literal>*</> matches any standby name.
3152+ </para>
3153+ <para>
3154+ There is no mechanism to enforce uniqueness of standby names. In case
3155+ of duplicates one of the matching standbys will be considered as
3156+ higher priority, though exactly which one is indeterminate.
31483157 </para>
31493158 <note>
31503159 <para>
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