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@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ While Consul can function with one server, 3 to 5 is recommended to avoid
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failure scenarios leading to data loss. A cluster of Consul servers is recommended |
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for each datacenter. |
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The servers maintain a _catalog_, which is formed by aggregating information |
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submitted by the agents. The catalog maintains the high-level view of the cluster, |
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including which services are available, which nodes run those services, health |
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information, and more. How agents and the catalog interact can be found |
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[here](/docs/internals/anti-entropy.html#catalog). |
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Components of your infrastructure that need to discover other services |
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or nodes can query any of the Consul servers _or_ any of the Consul agents. |
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The agents forward queries to the servers automatically. |
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Jono Sosulska
5 years ago
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