Hi All,
 
I have a very basic question about streaming replication feature of Postgres.
Let’s assume I have servers A, B, C, D, & E with postgres installed with streaming replication as follow:
A  à  B ( sync replication )
A  à  C ( async replication )
A  à  D ( async replication ) 
A  à  E ( async replication ) 
A is master & rest are slaves.
 
Now my question is: 
Assume replication link between A & B may/may not stable.  If A goes down, how will I choose my new master from slaves? What are criteria to choose new master? 
 
Thanks,
Sacheen Birhade