From a9dcaa0ac991507a3fde70eee04b0cba165c27e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Phillips Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:59:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adds a note about 2 CPU cores. --- website/source/docs/guides/performance.html.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/guides/performance.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/guides/performance.html.markdown index 19137be7b6..5a6c57d160 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/guides/performance.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/guides/performance.html.markdown @@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ The high performance configuration is simple and looks like this: It's best to benchmark with a realistic workload when choosing a production server for Consul. Here are some general recommendations: +* Consul will make use of multiple cores, and at least 2 cores are recommended. + * For write-heavy workloads, disk speed on the servers is key for performance. Use SSDs or another fast disk technology for the best write throughput.