diff --git a/website/content/commands/snapshot/agent.mdx b/website/content/commands/snapshot/agent.mdx index fe5821dcf4..347cdc71ee 100644 --- a/website/content/commands/snapshot/agent.mdx +++ b/website/content/commands/snapshot/agent.mdx @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ if desired. is useful for running snapshots via batch jobs. Defaults to "1h" - `-lock-key` - A prefix in Consul's KV store used to coordinate between - different instances of the snapshot agent order to only have one active instance + different instances of the snapshot agent in order to only have one active instance at a time. For highly available operation of the snapshot agent, simply run multiple instances. All instances must be configured with the same lock key in order to properly coordinate. Defaults to "consul-snapshot/lock". @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ if desired. - `-log-level` - Controls verbosity of snapshot agent logs. Valid options are "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error". Defaults to "info". -- `-service` - The service name to used when registering the agent with Consul. +- `-service` - The service name to use when registering the agent with Consul. Registering helps monitor running agents and the leader registers an additional health check to monitor that snapshots are taking place. Defaults to "consul-snapshot".