Clarify that it is the proxy doing the shuffle.

release-2.1
Brian Akins 2015-04-07 17:05:17 -04:00
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ etcd can now run as a transparent proxy. Running etcd as a proxy allows for easi
etcd currently supports two proxy modes: `readwrite` and `readonly`. The default mode is `readwrite`, which forwards both read and write requests to the etcd cluster. A `readonly` etcd proxy only forwards read requests to the etcd cluster, and returns `HTTP 501` to all write requests.
etcd will shuffle the list of cluster members periodically to avoid sending all connections to a single member.
The proxy will shuffle the list of cluster members periodically to avoid sending all connections to a single member.
### Using an etcd proxy
To start etcd in proxy mode, you need to provide three flags: `proxy`, `listen-client-urls`, and `initial-cluster` (or `discovery`).