diff --git a/src/cm_agent/client_adpts/libpq/cma_datanode.cpp b/src/cm_agent/client_adpts/libpq/cma_datanode.cpp
index 334010dea36df1edbb1a928b01c71362ebe5b1d6..e5df828dee658215a23a879bc8483c4b1de6666b 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/client_adpts/libpq/cma_datanode.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_agent/client_adpts/libpq/cma_datanode.cpp
@@ -1296,6 +1296,12 @@ void StartDatanodeCheck(void)
                 !g_ltranDown[ii]);
 #endif
             if (cdt) {
+                if (g_dnStartCounts[ii] >= g_maxStartTimes) {
+                    write_runlog(LOG, "dn[%d] start times(%u) exceeds the max start times(%u), do not start it!"
+                        " Please check!\n", ii, g_dnStartCounts[ii], g_maxStartTimes);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (stat(gaussdbStatePath, &instanceStatBuf) == 0) {
                     if (unlink(gaussdbStatePath) != 0) {
                         write_runlog(ERROR, "unlink DN state file(%s) failed.\n", gaussdbStatePath);
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized.conf.sample b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized.conf.sample
index d690ab102a5c86a8fea26fa5a3ab20192f09daad..2faccde4b346f77d06601630d6b5b2d4b81c6e64 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized.conf.sample
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized.conf.sample
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ enable_fence_dn = off                                        #enable fence the d
                                                              #default off
 event_triggers = ''
 ss_double_cluster_mode = 0                                   #cluster run mode for ss double cluster scene, Valid value: 0-2
+max_start_times = 5                                          #max start times for DN and cm_server
 ############### must leave a new line at the end ###################
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized_new.conf.sample b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized_new.conf.sample
index 26032fb5ce757779482398e0c80d54d26d41cee2..d646448f5c11cd272ac53fbde3773f38377cb2ec 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized_new.conf.sample
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.centralized_new.conf.sample
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ enable_fence_dn = off                                        #enable fence the d
                                                              #if set to on, restart datenode after 30 seconds. otherwise, don't restart datanode.
                                                              #default off
 ss_double_cluster_mode = 0                                   #cluster run mode for ss double cluster scene, Valid value: 0-2
+max_start_times = 5                                          #max start times for DN and cm_server
 ############### must leave a new line at the end ###################
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.conf.sample b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.conf.sample
index fe8e72d135ba94f9e6a747875923344f281b8561..9f87f1309208bbfb2ab95c16ec9ad599ca3d3536 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.conf.sample
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cm_agent.conf.sample
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ enable_fence_dn = off                                        #enable fence the d
                                                              #if set to on, restart datenode after 30 seconds. otherwise, don't restart datanode.
                                                              #default off
 ss_double_cluster_mode = 0                                   #cluster run mode for ss double cluster scene, Valid value: 0-2
+max_start_times = 5                                          #max start times for DN and cm_server
 ############### must leave a new line at the end ###################
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cma_common.cpp b/src/cm_agent/cma_common.cpp
index 294ee8798dc4b447ab21e6a76630600bec642a5b..98c6c239984b54d4e920fa90251a3fcce129056a 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cma_common.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cma_common.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ void ReloadParametersFromConfigfile()
     if (get_config_param(configDir, "enable_fence_dn", g_enableFenceDn, sizeof(g_enableFenceDn)) < 0)
         write_runlog(ERROR, "get_config_param() get enable_fence_dn fail.\n");
 #endif
+    g_maxStartTimes = get_int_value_from_config(configDir, "max_start_times", 5);
+    if (g_maxStartTimes < 5) {
+        g_maxStartTimes = 5;
+    }
+
 
     write_runlog(LOG,
         "reload cm_agent parameters:\n"
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cma_global_params.cpp b/src/cm_agent/cma_global_params.cpp
index 3c9ac30c6b421b682c3f06e2a0929b1642727921..c0ab0b3ff3db490739f4e7fb8ad270982617481b 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cma_global_params.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cma_global_params.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ bool g_isPauseArbitration = false;
 char g_cmManualPausePath[MAX_PATH_LEN] = {0};
 bool g_isStarting = false;
 char g_cmManualStartingPath[MAX_PATH_LEN] = {0};
+int g_maxStartTimes = 5;
 
 bool &GetIsSharedStorageMode()
 {
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cma_instance_management.cpp b/src/cm_agent/cma_instance_management.cpp
index 3bb1afa3c5bcfce6a63e318c9b6b6c9b03170efa..39f63ecc1d3be3189b626596e09e51d6c8a5c55b 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cma_instance_management.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cma_instance_management.cpp
@@ -184,17 +184,7 @@ void start_cmserver_check(void)
             }
             break;
         case PROCESS_NOT_EXIST:
-            if (g_startCmsCount < STARTUP_CMS_CHECK_TIMES) {
-                /*
-                 * the value is -1, it meas the
-                 * cluster is starting now ,and cmserver don't start any one
-                 */
-                if (g_startCmsCount == -1) {
-                    g_startCmsCount = 1;
-                } else {
-                    ++g_startCmsCount;
-                }
-            } else {
+            if (g_startCmsCount >= STARTUP_CMS_CHECK_TIMES) {
                 if (g_startupAlarmList != NULL) {
                     /* fill the alarm message */
                     WriteAlarmAdditionalInfo(&tempAdditionalParam,
@@ -210,6 +200,24 @@ void start_cmserver_check(void)
                 }
             }
 
+            /*
+             * the value is -1, it means the
+             * cluster is starting now ,and cmserver don't start any one
+             */
+            if (g_startCmsCount == -1) {
+                g_startCmsCount = 1;
+            } else if (g_startCmsCount < g_maxStartTimes) {
+                ++g_startCmsCount;
+            }
+
+            write_runlog(LOG, "the node(%u) cms start times(%u), max start times(%u)\n",
+                g_currentNode->node, g_startCmsCount, g_maxStartTimes);
+            if (g_startCmsCount >= g_maxStartTimes) {
+                write_runlog(LOG, "the node(%u) cms start times(%u) exceeds the max start times(%u), do not start it!"
+                    " Please check!\n", g_currentNode->node, g_startCmsCount, g_maxStartTimes);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (g_cmsDiskDamage || g_cmsNicDown) {
                 write_runlog(LOG, "g_cmsDiskDamage is %d, and g_cmsNicDown is %d, cannot start cms.\n",
                     g_cmsDiskDamage, g_cmsNicDown);
diff --git a/src/cm_agent/cma_main.cpp b/src/cm_agent/cma_main.cpp
index 2371eb6fe1c6402f2d09d3b65642132394c55678..2cff2eb727f10ec6a77c9217121e20247097b2a0 100644
--- a/src/cm_agent/cma_main.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_agent/cma_main.cpp
@@ -1477,6 +1477,10 @@ int get_agent_global_params_from_configfile()
         write_runlog(ERROR, "get_config_param() get enable_fence_dn fail.\n");
 #endif
     GetEventTrigger();
+    g_maxStartTimes = get_int_value_from_config(configDir, "max_start_times", 5);
+    if (g_maxStartTimes < 5) {
+        g_maxStartTimes = 5;
+    }
 
 #ifdef __aarch64__
     agent_process_cpu_affinity = get_uint32_value_from_config(configDir, "process_cpu_affinity", 0);
diff --git a/src/cm_ctl/ctl_param_check.cpp b/src/cm_ctl/ctl_param_check.cpp
index d9fa453e719f856cc9acb262b3aecab1fc788e09..27f3ed91f7526551e0c9861752dc6db1293d0a00 100644
--- a/src/cm_ctl/ctl_param_check.cpp
+++ b/src/cm_ctl/ctl_param_check.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const char *g_cmaParamInfo[] = {
     "db_service_vip|string|0,0|NULL|NULL|",
     "event_triggers|string|0,0|NULL|NULL|",
     "ss_double_cluster_mode|int|0,2|NULL|NULL|",
+    "max_start_times|int|5,65536|NULL|max start times for DN and cm_server|",
 };
 
 const char *g_cmsParamInfo[] = {
diff --git a/src/include/cm/cm_agent/cma_global_params.h b/src/include/cm/cm_agent/cma_global_params.h
index fbcf08ca6f89c1f83bb726c851f3a1f7bdc0acf7..88103e3939e21dff7ad2db11242ba51684567d71 100644
--- a/src/include/cm/cm_agent/cma_global_params.h
+++ b/src/include/cm/cm_agent/cma_global_params.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ extern bool g_isPauseArbitration;
 extern char g_cmManualPausePath[MAX_PATH_LEN];
 extern bool g_isStarting;
 extern char g_cmManualStartingPath[MAX_PATH_LEN];
+extern int g_maxStartTimes;
 
 
 #endif