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Make it clearer that a witness node counts as a "sibling node"
It's not attached to the primary per-se, but needs to know what the current primary is in order to correctly synchronise its copy of the metadata. Per GitHub #560.
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@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
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<para>
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Beginning with <link linkend="release-4.4">repmgr 4.4</link>,
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the option <option>--siblings-follow</option> can be used to have
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all other standbys follow the new primary.
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all other standbys (and a witness server, if in use)
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follow the new primary.
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</para>
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<note>
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@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@
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Have all sibling nodes (nodes formerly attached to the same upstream
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node as the promotion candidate) follow this node after it has been promoted.
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that a witness server, if in use, is also
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counted as a "sibling node" as it needs to be instructed to
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synchronise its metadata with the new primary.
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</para>
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<important>
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<para>
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Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> provide this option when configuring
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@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
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these to follow the new primary if the option <literal>--siblings-follow</literal>
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is specified. This requires a passwordless SSH connection between the promotion
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candidate (new primary) and the nodes attached to the demotion candidate
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(existing primary).
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(existing primary). Note that a witness server, if in use, is also
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counted as a "sibling node" as it needs to be instructed to
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synchronise its metadata with the new primary.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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