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Does GaussDB(for MySQL) Support Automatic Failover?

During the creation of a GaussDB(for MySQL) DB instance, a read replica is created by default in addition to a primary node. If the primary node fails, the system automatically fails over to a read replica with the highest priority and the original primary node is restored in the background.