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service discovery infrastructure. On this page, we'll create our first |
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service discovery infrastructure. On this page, we'll create our first |
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real cluster with multiple members. |
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real cluster with multiple members. |
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When starting a Consul agent, it begins without knowledge of any other node, and is |
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When a Consul agent is started, it begins without knowledge of any other node, |
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an isolated cluster of one. To learn about other cluster members, the agent must |
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and is an isolated cluster of one. To learn about other cluster members, the |
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_join_ an existing cluster. To join an existing cluster, it only needs to know |
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agent must _join_ an existing cluster. To join an existing cluster, it only |
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about a _single_ existing member. After it joins, the agent will gossip with this |
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needs to know about a _single_ existing member. After it joins, the agent will |
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member and quickly discover the other members in the cluster. A Consul |
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gossip with this member and quickly discover the other members in the cluster. |
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agent can join any other agent, it doesn't have to be an agent in server mode. |
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A Consul agent can join any other agent, not just agents in server mode. |
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## Starting the Agents |
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## Starting the Agents |
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agent-two 172.20.20.11:8301 alive role=node,dc=dc1,vsn=2,vsn_min=1,vsn_max=2 |
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agent-two 172.20.20.11:8301 alive role=node,dc=dc1,vsn=2,vsn_min=1,vsn_max=2 |
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``` |
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``` |
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-> **Remember:** To join a cluster, a Consul agent needs to only |
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-> **Remember:** To join a cluster, a Consul agent only needs to |
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learn about <em>one existing member</em>. After joining the cluster, the |
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learn about <em>one existing member</em>. After joining the cluster, the |
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agents gossip with each other to propagate full membership information. |
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agents gossip with each other to propagate full membership information. |
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