diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index b4326999a..d6fd6f6f1 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class HomestoreConan(ConanFile):
     name = "homestore"
-    version = "6.5.14"
+    version = "6.5.16"
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eBay/Homestore"
     description = "HomeStore Storage Engine"
diff --git a/src/include/homestore/replication/repl_dev.h b/src/include/homestore/replication/repl_dev.h
index cf0e00a0c..20e9a170f 100644
--- a/src/include/homestore/replication/repl_dev.h
+++ b/src/include/homestore/replication/repl_dev.h
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ struct repl_req_ctx : public boost::intrusive_ref_counter< repl_req_ctx, boost::
     MultiBlkId const& local_blkid() const { return m_local_blkid; }
     RemoteBlkId const& remote_blkid() const { return m_remote_blkid; }
     const char* data() const {
-        DEBUG_ASSERT(m_data != nullptr, "m_data is nullptr, use before save_pushed/fetched_data or after release_data()");
+        DEBUG_ASSERT(m_data != nullptr,
+                     "m_data is nullptr, use before save_pushed/fetched_data or after release_data()");
         return r_cast< const char* >(m_data);
     }
     repl_req_state_t state() const { return repl_req_state_t(m_state.load()); }
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ class ReplDevListener {
     /// @brief Called when the repl_dev is being destroyed. The consumer is expected to clean up any related resources.
     /// However, it is expected that this call be idempotent. It is possible in rare scenarios that this can be called
     /// after restart in case crash happened during the destroy.
-    virtual void on_destroy() = 0;
+    virtual void on_destroy(const group_id_t& group_id) = 0;
 
     /// @brief Called when replace member is performed.
     virtual void on_replace_member(const replica_member_info& member_out, const replica_member_info& member_in) = 0;
@@ -450,6 +451,10 @@ class ReplDev {
     /// @return Block size
     virtual uint32_t get_blk_size() const = 0;
 
+    /// @brief Gets the last commit lsn of this repldev
+    /// @return last_commit_lsn
+    virtual repl_lsn_t get_last_commit_lsn() const = 0;
+
     virtual void attach_listener(shared< ReplDevListener > listener) { m_listener = std::move(listener); }
 
     virtual void detach_listener() {
diff --git a/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h b/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
index 0406d428f..4b69b1332 100644
--- a/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
+++ b/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class VChunk {
     uint16_t get_chunk_id() const;
     cshared< Chunk > get_internal_chunk() const;
     uint64_t size() const;
+    void reset();
 
 private:
     shared< Chunk > m_internal_chunk;
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
index 4a4c7fd18..1380a5ff6 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ bool AppendBlkAllocator::is_blk_alloced(const BlkId& in_bid, bool) const {
     return in_bid.blk_num() < get_used_blks();
 }
 
+void AppendBlkAllocator::reset() {
+    m_last_append_offset.store(0);
+    m_freeable_nblks.store(0);
+    m_commit_offset.store(0);
+    m_is_dirty.store(true);
+}
+
 bool AppendBlkAllocator::is_blk_alloced_on_disk(BlkId const& bid, bool) const {
     return bid.blk_num() < m_sb->commit_offset;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.h b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.h
index 384a4936b..5e745c33a 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/append_blk_allocator.h
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ struct append_blk_sb_t {
 };
 #pragma pack()
 
-//class AppendBlkAllocMetrics : public sisl::MetricsGroup {
-//public:
-//    explicit AppendBlkAllocMetrics(const char* inst_name) : sisl::MetricsGroup("AppendBlkAlloc", inst_name) {
-//        REGISTER_COUNTER(num_alloc, "Number of blks alloc attempts");
-//        REGISTER_COUNTER(num_alloc_failure, "Number of blk alloc failures");
+// class AppendBlkAllocMetrics : public sisl::MetricsGroup {
+// public:
+//     explicit AppendBlkAllocMetrics(const char* inst_name) : sisl::MetricsGroup("AppendBlkAlloc", inst_name) {
+//         REGISTER_COUNTER(num_alloc, "Number of blks alloc attempts");
+//         REGISTER_COUNTER(num_alloc_failure, "Number of blk alloc failures");
 //
-//        register_me_to_farm();
-//    }
+//         register_me_to_farm();
+//     }
 //
-//    AppendBlkAllocMetrics(const AppendBlkAllocMetrics&) = delete;
-//    AppendBlkAllocMetrics(AppendBlkAllocMetrics&&) noexcept = delete;
-//    AppendBlkAllocMetrics& operator=(const AppendBlkAllocMetrics&) = delete;
-//    AppendBlkAllocMetrics& operator=(AppendBlkAllocMetrics&&) noexcept = delete;
-//    ~AppendBlkAllocMetrics() { deregister_me_from_farm(); }
-//};
+//     AppendBlkAllocMetrics(const AppendBlkAllocMetrics&) = delete;
+//     AppendBlkAllocMetrics(AppendBlkAllocMetrics&&) noexcept = delete;
+//     AppendBlkAllocMetrics& operator=(const AppendBlkAllocMetrics&) = delete;
+//     AppendBlkAllocMetrics& operator=(AppendBlkAllocMetrics&&) noexcept = delete;
+//     ~AppendBlkAllocMetrics() { deregister_me_from_farm(); }
+// };
 
 //
 // The assumption for AppendBlkAllocator:
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ class AppendBlkAllocator : public BlkAllocator {
 
     std::string to_string() const override;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief : reset the allocator to initial state, so all the blks in this chunk are free.
+     */
+    void reset() override;
+
     void cp_flush(CP* cp) override;
     void recovery_completed() override {}
     nlohmann::json get_status(int log_level) const override;
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ class AppendBlkAllocator : public BlkAllocator {
     std::atomic< blk_num_t > m_freeable_nblks{0};     // count of blks fragmentedly freed (both on-disk and in-memory)
     std::atomic< blk_num_t > m_commit_offset{0};      // offset in on-disk version
     std::atomic< bool > m_is_dirty{false};
-    //AppendBlkAllocMetrics m_metrics;
+    // AppendBlkAllocMetrics m_metrics;
     superblk< append_blk_sb_t > m_sb; // only cp will be writing to this disk
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/bitmap_blk_allocator.h b/src/lib/blkalloc/bitmap_blk_allocator.h
index 381767bef..a86e08757 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/bitmap_blk_allocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/bitmap_blk_allocator.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class BitmapBlkAllocator : public BlkAllocator {
     void cp_flush(CP* cp) override;
 
     void recovery_completed() override {}
+    void reset() override {}
     blk_num_t get_num_portions() const { return (m_num_blks - 1) / m_blks_per_portion + 1; }
     blk_num_t get_blks_per_portion() const { return m_blks_per_portion; }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/blk_allocator.h b/src/lib/blkalloc/blk_allocator.h
index 3ba0ecf82..f02aa3dd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/blk_allocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/blk_allocator.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class BlkAllocator {
     virtual bool is_blk_alloced(BlkId const& b, bool use_lock = false) const = 0;
     virtual bool is_blk_alloced_on_disk(BlkId const& b, bool use_lock = false) const = 0;
     virtual void recovery_completed() = 0;
+    virtual void reset() = 0;
 
     virtual std::string to_string() const = 0;
     virtual void cp_flush(CP* cp) = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/fixed_blk_allocator.h b/src/lib/blkalloc/fixed_blk_allocator.h
index fa28681f2..01f1e1138 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/fixed_blk_allocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/fixed_blk_allocator.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class FixedBlkAllocator : public BitmapBlkAllocator {
     blk_num_t available_blks() const override;
     blk_num_t get_used_blks() const override;
     blk_num_t get_defrag_nblks() const override;
+    void reset() override{};
     bool is_blk_alloced(BlkId const& in_bid, bool use_lock = false) const override;
     std::string to_string() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/blkalloc/varsize_blk_allocator.h b/src/lib/blkalloc/varsize_blk_allocator.h
index 1a90de8da..03a507b03 100644
--- a/src/lib/blkalloc/varsize_blk_allocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/blkalloc/varsize_blk_allocator.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class VarsizeBlkAllocator : public BitmapBlkAllocator {
     blk_num_t get_used_blks() const override;
     bool is_blk_alloced(BlkId const& in_bid, bool use_lock = false) const override;
     std::string to_string() const override;
+    void reset() override{};
     nlohmann::json get_metrics_in_json();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp b/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
index 26391ac1b..a809450d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const uint8_t* VChunk::get_user_private() const { return m_internal_chunk->user_
 
 blk_num_t VChunk::get_total_blks() const { return m_internal_chunk->blk_allocator()->get_total_blks(); }
 
+void VChunk::reset() { m_internal_chunk->blk_allocator_mutable()->reset(); }
+
 blk_num_t VChunk::available_blks() const { return m_internal_chunk->blk_allocator()->available_blks(); }
 
 blk_num_t VChunk::get_defrag_nblks() const { return m_internal_chunk->blk_allocator()->get_defrag_nblks(); }
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
index 6cf4411dd..7b4a407cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
@@ -914,8 +914,7 @@ void RaftReplDev::handle_rollback(repl_req_ptr_t rreq) {
     if (rreq->has_state(repl_req_state_t::BLK_ALLOCATED)) {
         auto blkid = rreq->local_blkid();
         data_service().async_free_blk(blkid).thenValue([this, blkid](auto&& err) {
-            HS_LOG_ASSERT(!err, "freeing blkid={} upon error failed, potential to cause blk leak",
-                          blkid.to_string());
+            HS_LOG_ASSERT(!err, "freeing blkid={} upon error failed, potential to cause blk leak", blkid.to_string());
             RD_LOGD("Rollback rreq: Releasing blkid={} freed successfully", blkid.to_string());
         });
     }
@@ -1212,7 +1211,7 @@ void RaftReplDev::leave() {
 
     // We let the listener know right away, so that they can cleanup persistent structures soonest. This will
     // reduce the time window of leaked resources if any
-    m_listener->on_destroy();
+    m_listener->on_destroy(group_id());
 
     // Persist that destroy pending in superblk, so that in case of crash before cleanup of resources, it can be done
     // post restart.
@@ -1227,7 +1226,8 @@ std::pair< bool, nuraft::cb_func::ReturnCode > RaftReplDev::handle_raft_event(nu
                                                                               nuraft::cb_func::Param* param) {
     auto ret = nuraft::cb_func::ReturnCode::Ok;
 
-    if (type == nuraft::cb_func::Type::GotAppendEntryReqFromLeader) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case nuraft::cb_func::Type::GotAppendEntryReqFromLeader: {
         auto raft_req = r_cast< nuraft::req_msg* >(param->ctx);
         auto const& entries = raft_req->log_entries();
 
@@ -1276,9 +1276,29 @@ std::pair< bool, nuraft::cb_func::ReturnCode > RaftReplDev::handle_raft_event(nu
             sisl::VectorPool< repl_req_ptr_t >::free(reqs);
         }
         return {true, ret};
-    } else {
-        return {false, ret};
     }
+
+    case nuraft::cb_func::Type::RemovedFromCluster: {
+        // a node will reach here when :
+        // 1. it is removed from the cluster and the new config(excluding this node) is being committed on this node
+        // 2. it is removed from the cluster , but the node is down and new config log(excluding this node) is not
+        // replicated to this removed node. when the node restart, leader will not send any append entry to this node,
+        // since it is not a member of the raft group. it will become a condidate and send request-vote request to other
+        // members of this raft group. a member will send RemovedFromCluster to the node if this member finds the node
+        // is no longer a member of the raft group.
+
+        // this will lazily cleanup the group
+        // TODO:cleanup this repl dev ASAP if necessary.
+        leave();
+
+        return {true, ret};
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Add more type handler if necessary
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    return {false, ret};
 }
 
 void RaftReplDev::flush_durable_commit_lsn() {
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.h b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.h
index 0d5c8b8d8..2bf7cc52c 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.h
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class RaftReplDev : public ReplDev,
     std::string rdev_name() const { return m_rdev_name; }
     std::string my_replica_id_str() const { return boost::uuids::to_string(m_my_repl_id); }
     uint32_t get_blk_size() const override;
-    repl_lsn_t get_last_commit_lsn() const { return m_commit_upto_lsn.load(); }
+    repl_lsn_t get_last_commit_lsn() const override { return m_commit_upto_lsn.load(); }
     void set_last_commit_lsn(repl_lsn_t lsn) { m_commit_upto_lsn.store(lsn); }
     bool is_destroy_pending() const;
     bool is_destroyed() const;
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ class RaftReplDev : public ReplDev,
      *
      * @param num_reserved_entries The number of reserved entries of the replication log.
      */
-    void truncate(uint32_t num_reserved_entries) {
-        m_data_journal->truncate(num_reserved_entries, m_compact_lsn.load());
-    }
+    void truncate(uint32_t num_reserved_entries) { m_data_journal->truncate(num_reserved_entries, m_compact_lsn.load()); }
 
     void wait_for_logstore_ready() { m_data_journal->wait_for_log_store_ready(); }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
index 654851dc8..2047a3b28 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,32 @@ raft_buf_ptr_t RaftStateMachine::commit_ext(nuraft::state_machine::ext_op_params
 }
 
 void RaftStateMachine::commit_config(const ulong log_idx, raft_cluster_config_ptr_t& new_conf) {
+    // when reaching here, the config change log has already been committed, and the new config has been applied to the
+    // cluster
+
     RD_LOGD("Raft channel: Commit new cluster conf , log_idx = {}", log_idx);
-    // TODO:add more logic here if necessary
+
+#ifdef _PRERELEASE
+    auto& servers_in_new_conf = new_conf->get_servers();
+    std::vector< int32_t > server_ids_in_new_conf;
+    for (auto& server : servers_in_new_conf)
+        server_ids_in_new_conf.emplace_back(server->get_id());
+
+    auto my_id = m_rd.server_id();
+
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    auto it = server_ids_in_new_conf.begin();
+    if (it != server_ids_in_new_conf.end()) {
+        oss << *it;
+        ++it;
+    }
+    for (; it != server_ids_in_new_conf.end(); ++it) {
+        oss << "," << *it;
+    }
+
+    RD_LOG(INFO, "Raft channel: server ids in new cluster conf : {}, my_id {}, group_id {}", oss.str(), my_id,
+           m_rd.group_id_str());
+#endif
 }
 
 void RaftStateMachine::rollback_config(const ulong log_idx, raft_cluster_config_ptr_t& conf) {
@@ -242,9 +266,7 @@ void RaftStateMachine::unlink_lsn_to_req(int64_t lsn, repl_req_ptr_t rreq) {
     // it is possible a LSN mapped to different rreq in history
     // due to log overwritten. Verify the rreq before removing
     auto deleted = m_lsn_req_map.erase_if_equal(lsn, rreq);
-    if (deleted) {
-        RD_LOG(DEBUG, "Raft channel: erase lsn {},  rreq {}", lsn, rreq->to_string());
-    }
+    if (deleted) { RD_LOG(DEBUG, "Raft channel: erase lsn {},  rreq {}", lsn, rreq->to_string()); }
 }
 
 void RaftStateMachine::link_lsn_to_req(repl_req_ptr_t rreq, int64_t lsn) {
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/solo_repl_dev.h b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/solo_repl_dev.h
index cddb94856..911f4bd28 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/solo_repl_dev.h
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/solo_repl_dev.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class SoloReplDev : public ReplDev {
 
     uuid_t group_id() const override { return m_group_id; }
 
+    repl_lsn_t get_last_commit_lsn() const override { return 0; }
+
     uint32_t get_blk_size() const override;
 
     void cp_flush(CP* cp);
diff --git a/src/tests/test_common/raft_repl_test_base.hpp b/src/tests/test_common/raft_repl_test_base.hpp
index 1ab90143a..889ab72bb 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_common/raft_repl_test_base.hpp
+++ b/src/tests/test_common/raft_repl_test_base.hpp
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ class TestReplicatedDB : public homestore::ReplDevListener {
                 boost::uuids::to_string(member_out.id), boost::uuids::to_string(member_in.id));
     }
 
-    void on_destroy() override {
+    void on_destroy(const group_id_t& group_id) override {
         LOGINFOMOD(replication, "[Replica={}] Group={} is being destroyed", g_helper->replica_num(),
-                   boost::uuids::to_string(repl_dev()->group_id()));
-        g_helper->unregister_listener(repl_dev()->group_id());
+                   boost::uuids::to_string(group_id));
+        g_helper->unregister_listener(group_id);
     }
 
     void db_write(uint64_t data_size, uint32_t max_size_per_iov) {
diff --git a/src/tests/test_solo_repl_dev.cpp b/src/tests/test_solo_repl_dev.cpp
index 2e17235f2..1b990d592 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_solo_repl_dev.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/test_solo_repl_dev.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class SoloReplDevTest : public testing::Test {
             LOGINFO("Received error={} on repl_dev", enum_name(error));
         }
         void on_replace_member(const replica_member_info& member_out, const replica_member_info& member_in) override {}
-        void on_destroy() override {}
+        void on_destroy(const group_id_t& group_id) override {}
     };
 
     class Application : public ReplApplication {