From 42fbbd5d15a8aad33ef04d332336fc2f416d056e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jsosulska Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:27:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added links to Anti-entropy guide + catalog --- website/source/intro/index.html.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/intro/index.html.md b/website/source/intro/index.html.md index 4ec5af52f0..aac9494b04 100644 --- a/website/source/intro/index.html.md +++ b/website/source/intro/index.html.md @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ While Consul can function with one server, 3 to 5 is recommended to avoid failure scenarios leading to data loss. A cluster of Consul servers is recommended for each datacenter. +The servers maintain a _catalog_, which is formed by aggregating information +submitted by the agents. The catalog maintains the high-level view of the cluster, +including which services are available, which nodes run those services, health +information, and more. How agents and the catalog interact can be found +[here](/docs/internals/anti-entropy.html#catalog). + Components of your infrastructure that need to discover other services or nodes can query any of the Consul servers _or_ any of the Consul agents. The agents forward queries to the servers automatically.