From 3f92cc70e8163df866873c16c6d89889b5c95fc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Stokes Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:18:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Autopilot guide: clarify left status --- website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.markdown | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.markdown index c2ade17b6a..054f19d6a5 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.markdown @@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ Prior to Autopilot, it would take 72 hours for dead servers to be automatically or operators had to script a `consul force-leave`. If another server failure occurred, it could jeopardize the quorum, even if the failed Consul server had been automatically replaced. Autopilot helps prevent these kinds of outages by quickly removing failed -servers as soon as a replacement Consul server comes online. +servers as soon as a replacement Consul server comes online. When servers are removed +by the cleanup process they will enter the "left" state. This option can be disabled by running `consul operator autopilot set-config` with the `-cleanup-dead-servers=false` option.