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*** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
*************** NET STOP postgresql-9.0
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      </para>
  
      <para>
!      Streaming replication and log-shipping standby servers can remain running until
!      a later step.
      </para>
     </step>
  
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      </para>
  
      <para>
!      Streaming replication and log-shipping standby servers can
!      remain running until a later step.
!     </para>
!    </step>
! 
!    <step>
!     <title>Verify standby servers</title>
! 
!     <para>
!      If you are upgrading Streaming Replication and Log-Shipping standby
!      servers, verify that the old standby servers are caught up by running
!      <application>pg_controldata</> against the old primary and standby
!      clusters.  Verify that the <quote>Latest checkpoint location</>
!      values match in all clusters.  (There will be a mismatch if old
!      standby servers were shut down before the old primary.)
      </para>
     </step>
  
*************** pg_upgrade.exe
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       If you have Streaming Replication (<xref
       linkend="streaming-replication">) or Log-Shipping (<xref
       linkend="warm-standby">) standby servers, follow these steps to
!      upgrade them (before starting any servers):
      </para>
  
      <substeps>
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       If you have Streaming Replication (<xref
       linkend="streaming-replication">) or Log-Shipping (<xref
       linkend="warm-standby">) standby servers, follow these steps to
!      upgrade them.  You will not be running <application>pg_upgrade</>
!      on the standby servers, but rather <application>rsync</>.  Do not
!      start any servers yet.
      </para>
  
      <substeps>
*************** pg_upgrade.exe
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        </para>
       </step>
  
-      <step>
-       <title>Verify standby servers</title>
- 
-       <para>
-        To prevent old standby servers from being modified, run
-        <application>pg_controldata</> against the primary and standby
-        clusters and verify that the <quote>Latest checkpoint location</>
-        values match in all clusters.  (This requires the standbys to be
-        shut down after the primary.)
-       </para>
-      </step>
- 
       <step>
        <title>Save configuration files</title>
  
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