@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ Apache frontend is available in 3 software types:
About replicate frontend
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Slaves of the root instance (type "replicate") are sent as a parameter to requested frontends which will process them. The only difference is that they will then return the « would-be published information » to the root instance instead of publishing it. The root instance will then do a synthesis and publish the information to its slaves. The replicate instance only use 4 type of parameters for itself and will transmit the rest to requested frontends.
Slaves of the root instance (type "replicate") are sent as a parameter to requested frontends which will process them. The only difference is that they will then return the « would-be published information » to the root instance instead of publishing it. The root instance will then do a synthesis and publish the information to its slaves. The replicate instance only use 5 type of parameters for itself and will transmit the rest to requested frontends.
These parameters are :
* "-frontend-type" : the type to deploy frontends with. (default to 2)
* "-frontend-quantity" : The quantity of frontends to request (default to "default")
* "-frontend-i-state": The state of frontend i
* "-frontend-software-release-url": Software release to be used for frontends, default to the current software release
* "-sla-i-foo" : where "i" is the number of the concerned frontend (between 1 and "-frontend-quantity") and "foo" a sla parameter.
will request the third frontend on COMP-1234. All frontends will be of software type "custom-personal". The second frontend will be requested with the state stopped
Note: the way slaves are transformed to a parameter avoid modifying more than 3 lines in the frontend logic.