From 7194ba7e0ebc23696439eddc0cae42b3fb18e996 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Shubin Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 05:16:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs to add automatic clustering --- DOCUMENTATION.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION.md b/DOCUMENTATION.md index d5c60e91..7bf8ad88 100644 --- a/DOCUMENTATION.md +++ b/DOCUMENTATION.md @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ along with this program. If not, see . 4. [Features - All things mgmt can do](#features) * [Autoedges - Automatic resource relationships](#autoedges) * [Autogrouping - Automatic resource grouping](#autogrouping) + * [Automatic clustering - Automatic cluster management](#automatic-clustering) 5. [Usage/FAQ - Notes on usage and frequently asked questions](#usage-and-frequently-asked-questions) 6. [Reference - Detailed reference](#reference) * [Graph definition file](#graph-definition-file) @@ -122,6 +123,22 @@ the meta attributes of that resource to `false`. You can read the introductory blog post about this topic here: [https://ttboj.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/automatic-grouping-in-mgmt/](https://ttboj.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/automatic-grouping-in-mgmt/) +###Automatic clustering + +Automatic clustering is a feature by which mgmt automatically builds, scales, +and manages the embedded etcd cluster which is compiled into mgmt itself. It is +quite helpful for rapidly bootstrapping clusters and avoiding the extra work to +setup etcd. + +If you prefer to avoid this feature. you can always opt to use an existing etcd +cluster that is managed separately from mgmt by pointing your mgmt agents at it +with the `--seeds` variable. + +####Blog post + +You can read the introductory blog post about this topic here: +[https://ttboj.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/automatic-clustering-in-mgmt/](https://ttboj.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/automatic-clustering-in-mgmt/) + ##Usage and frequently asked questions (Send your questions as a patch to this FAQ! I'll review it, merge it, and respond by commit with the answer.)