From 4448d4951ae20b4cb63d3ad25a55699a811c4505 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Baker Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 12:19:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: make explicit the communication pattern on RPC port (4647) --- website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md b/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md index 7a06501ba..a29dbe080 100644 --- a/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md +++ b/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md @@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ port. * HTTP API (Default 4646). This is used by clients and servers to serve the HTTP API. TCP only. -* RPC (Default 4647). This is used by servers and clients to communicate among - each other. TCP only. +* RPC (Default 4647). This is used for internal RPC communication between agents + and servers, and for inter-server traffic for the consensus algorithm (raft). + TCP only. * Serf WAN (Default 4648). This is used by servers to gossip both over the LAN and WAN to other servers. It isn't required that Nomad clients can reach this address. From 738cf3ad6241e157bdd177d8d2f717a8e7baeffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Baker Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 13:02:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: amended description per @dadgar suggestions in https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/pull/4743 --- website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md b/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md index a29dbe080..d149d771e 100644 --- a/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md +++ b/website/source/guides/operations/requirements.html.md @@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ port. * HTTP API (Default 4646). This is used by clients and servers to serve the HTTP API. TCP only. -* RPC (Default 4647). This is used for internal RPC communication between agents - and servers, and for inter-server traffic for the consensus algorithm (raft). - TCP only. +* RPC (Default 4647). This is used for internal RPC communication between client + agents and servers, and for inter-server traffic. TCP only. * Serf WAN (Default 4648). This is used by servers to gossip both over the LAN and WAN to other servers. It isn't required that Nomad clients can reach this address.