Comments - galera cluster - all nodes down, restart query
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Three nodes is the minimum recommended size for a functional cluster, but in your example, if the cluster is entirely down, yes, manual restart is by design. You want to check which node is furthest ahead, as you don't want to start a node that's behind first. See Restarting the Cluster.