NAME

       pcp_promote_node - promotes the given node as new master to Pgpool-II

SYNOPSIS

       pcp_promote_node [options...] [node_id] [gracefully]

DESCRIPTION

       pcp_promote_node promotes the given node as new master to Pgpool-II. In master/slave
       streaming replication only. Please note that this command does not actually promote
       standby PostgreSQL backend: it just changes the internal status of Pgpool-II and trigger
       failover and users have to promote standby PostgreSQL outside Pgpool-II.

OPTIONS

       -n node_id
       --node-id=node_id
           The index of backend node to promote as new master.

       -g
       --gracefully
           Wait until all clients are disconnected (unless client_idle_limit_in_recovery is -1 or
           recovery_timeout is expired).

       Other options
           See pcp_common_options(1).